A bit of syncopation and history: Ragtime
Updated: 2012-05-31 09:30:00
: : Paul in London Paul is in London . And seeing mostly theatre Thursday , May 31, 2012 A bit of syncopation and history : Ragtime Ragtime the musical is currently playing at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre It's an epic musical based on E.L . Doctorow's novel that charts the tale of three families against the backdrop of the change , family , immigration , racism , strikes and unrest at the turn of the last century in America . It's an exhausting and exhilarating history lesson set to the music of ragtime , a genre of music that is predominantly recognisable for its syncopated rhythms . It was popular during the period , but then eclipsed by jazz and largely forgotten until a 1970s revival Of course it is neither the period nor the music that hits you first when you take your seats . The