Words by Stephanie Burrell. Manon Servage’s Letters of Silence, created with collaborator and dancer Zack Parkin, continues Servage’s choreographic inquiry into absence, rupture and the body’s capacity to hold what cannot be spoken. Where A […]
Shiho Yokoyama finding her truth in latest dance film
Words by Katie Hagan. The film opens with Shiho Yokoyama taking us into a secret garden. Plush with greenery, the sun’s rays flicker between tree branches, as Shiho moves bewitched through a walkway adorned with […]
Himadri Madan presents The Gaze – you, me, us, and them
This month, Himadri Madan presents their eclectic new work The Gaze – you, me, us, and them. Trained in Bharatanatyam, Kathak, and Bollywood, The Gaze – you, me, us, and them blends movement, theatre, interactive exhibition, […]
Northern School of Contemporary Dance announces new heritage project
Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) is delighted to announce – as part of its 40th anniversary – a year-long programme of events and celebrations taking[…]
Julie Shanahan on Pina’s legacy & Sweet Mambo
Words by Eoin Fenton. Though Winter has been especially brutal this year, Spring is rounding the corner. To UK audiences, this of course means one thing: the return of Tanztheater Wuppertal to Sadler’s Wells. This […]
Mind The Gap’s night of improvisation
Words by Francesca Matthys. The word ‘improvisation’ finds its origins in the Latin word ‘improvisus’ which refers to the unforeseen, the unanticipated and unpredicted. Improvisation in many forms is rapidly spreading through dance practice around […]
We’ll have you dancing soon enough
Words by Gus Hodgson. It’s strange where our minds go when we’re in extreme pain. I remember lying there desperately trying to work out what time it was. I was going in and out of […]
She Who Moves Everything – Rajeswari Ramaswamy
Words by Josephine Leask. She Who Moves Everything, seen at the Theatre Deli, a vibrant cultural hub on Leadenhall street, is a new project by Rajeswari Ramaswamy, in which she explores her relationship with dance […]
Memory, supermarkets and power @ Resolution, The Place
Words by Lizzy Tan. Resolution festival’s January 10 triple bill at The Place presented diverse perspectives on the pulse of contemporary dance in 2026. Humble Power, Quiet Might by Maya Inniss is a contemplative demonstration […]
‘What we can do when we’re together’ with Romany Dear
Words by Florence Nicholls. Romany Dear’s workshop, Constellations of ‘Together-Mess’, was held with Independent Dance on the 13th of December. Turning in the year, the day signified a cathartic farewell to the tumult of 2025, […]