Words by Maxine Flasher Duzgunes. As a follow up from earlier this year, I shared a conversation with Faye Tan on the progression of her work Infinity Duet with sculptor Cecile Johnson Soliz since its […]
JaQuel Knight releases new dance film, Biters
American choreographer and dancer JaQuel Knight has directed and created a new dance film, Biters. Produced by Knight Haus Studios and Metal & Water, Biters is a hypnotic early-2000s-style music video that unites the spirit of the […]
Where do game and stage collide? Interview with Symoné
Next week, artist Symoné will share their work Nullspace Motel, where audiences can step into a digital world where game and stage intertwine. We caught up with Symoné to discover more about Nullspace Motel and […]
Global dance project unites artists from Northern Ireland, Egypt and Palestine
Belfast International Arts Festival, Orient Productions and Sareyyet Ramallah are proud to present Our Voice Together Now (????? ???? ????) a ground-breaking international dance exchange that brings together choreographers and performers from Belfast, Cairo and Ramallah to […]
Dance as liberation – Akeim Toussaint Buck’s ‘Free’
Words by Francesca Matthys. “Reggae is an art form that touches everyone” says Jamaican born multidisciplinary artist Akeim Toussaint Buck. Buck is in the midst of choreographing and touring his latest dance theatre production Free […]
Hofesh Shechter’s Theatre of Dreams
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. I entered Hofesh Shechter’s Theatre of Dreams with few expectations or ideas of what was to come. Settling in, I flipped through the programme and was reassured to find that my […]
Coco Villa’s other-realmly I am Swimming with Zaza
Words by Andi Soós. In the dramatic setting of Judson Memorial Church, Coco Villa stands in a blue spotlight, facing the wall and moving to music that can only be heard through their headphones. As […]
Envisioning protest in Van Huynh Company’s Exquisite Noise
Words by Josephine Leask. Neil Yuen and Tommaso Petrolo sit in close proximity facing one another. They are quiet for a long time, eyes fixated on each other, very slowly inching their faces closer as […]
Alesandra Seutin on Mimi’s Shebeen
Words by Eoin Fenton. The shebeen, a place where people buy and drink alcohol in an unlicensed venue, is a little innovation of social criminality found across the world. Originally found in Ireland — síbín […]
Dan Daw’s EXXY digs into the complex soil of belonging
Words by Florence Nicholls. Dan Daw Creative Projects’ new work EXXY recently celebrated its world premiere at Battersea Arts Centre. Years in the making, EXXY is a hybrid performance that digs into the complex soil […]