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Because We Must

198950mMovieFantasyMusic

The Michael Clark Dance Group perform to the music of T.Rex, Chopin, the Beatles and the Velvet Underground.

DirectorCharles Atlas

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Cast · Directed by Charles Atlas

MC
Michael Clark
LBLeigh Bowery
Leigh Bowery
LB
Leslie Bryant
RM
Russell Maliphant
DH
Dawn Hartley

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