From May 2025 to July 2026, Chisenhale Dance Space (CDS) will run Scratch Renaissance, a bold programme responding directly to the urgent need for artists to test ideas, take risks and share works-in-progress in a […]
Sam Burkett’s debut GOSS
Words by Lizzy Tan. There’s no easy way to describe GOSS – and that is its whimsy. Contemporary dancer and comedy improviser Sam Burkett’s debut show at Pleasance Futures Festival 2025, Pleasance Theatre defies categorisation, […]
MOSH at Dublin Dance Festival
Words by Eoin Fenton. Ahead of a head-spinning tour across Ireland that opens as the closing show of the Dublin Dance Festival, I caught up with the team behind the electrifying dance theatre work MOSH, […]
Exploring contemporary dance in Bulgaria: One Dance Festival
By Inês Carvalho. Founded in 2008, One Dance Festival in Plovdiv has grown into a vital platform for contemporary dance in Bulgaria and across the Balkans. With an independent team united by the will of […]
Becky Namgauds on THE HEAT
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. Dance Art Journal shared a conversation with choreographer Becky Namgauds ahead of the London premiere of her work THE HEAT at the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler’s Wells on Thursday 22 […]
The Power of Perspective: I, II, III by Finleigh Zack Dance
Words by Francesca Matthys. The Power of Perspective: I, II, III a three part investigation choreographed by Finleigh Zack Dance (FZD) was curated by Finleigh Zack; Artistic Director of FZD, alongside three other works part […]
Okan by Maya Toussaint is sonic & sensual
Words by Francesca Matthys. Walking into a performance space where the artists have intentionally set the atmosphere, allowing for a soft landing into the world, is always a delight. The Place’s stage was carefully curated […]
Camps Breakerz dancing for joy & resistance
This weekend, Move Together x Camps Breakerz is coming to Peckham, south London for a day of dance in celebration of Camps Breakerz, a breakdance school or crew on the Gaza Strip providing a place […]
Oona Doherty’s Specky Clark is magic
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. Edward James Doherty was born in Glasgow… So begins the part fictional, part biographical Specky Clark, the latest offering from maverick choreographer Oona Doherty. Edward James – aka Specky – was […]
NEXT 2025: a sensory & poetic reflection
Words by Stephanie Burrell. At this year’s NEXT 2025 gathering at Siobhan Davies Studios, I witnessed a myriad of eclectic performances by a variety of different practitioners who had completed NEXT Choreography, a programme for […]