The impact of dance on the health of our population cannot be underestimated. Dance has a positive impact on our mental, physical and social health, with 1 in 5 adults participating in dance classes and […]
Butch Tribute: Marte Sterud & Ann-Christin Kongsness
Words by Eoin Fenton. The dance festival Fest en Fest returns this year showing the full range of what choreography can be. This year’s edition brings the Norwegian duo Marte Sterud and Ann-Christin Kongsness to […]
Interview with alumna from the MA/MFA Creative Practice: Dance Professional
Words by Stella Rousham. Since its inception in 2010, the MA/MFA Creative Practice: Dance Professional has offered a distinctive postgraduate qualification delivered across both a vocational setting at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance […]
Sweat Variant’s my tongue is a blade
Words by Amelia Langas. I planned on getting to the performance right when it began, but after a train delay at Penn Station, I arrived towards the end of my slotted entrance time, about fifty […]
Resolution @ The Place on 12 February
Words by Georgia Howlett. U N S I L E N C E D by Rieckhof-Silva Collective Sound travels to us from a distance, as if we are in a cave. Choreographer and performer Moyra Ceclia Silva Rodríguez, one half of Rieckhof-Silva Collective, is a black […]
Resolution @ The Place 2026 on 13 February
Words by Georgia Howlett. STILL BLIND, LET ME SEE by Noah Meteau STILL BLIND, LET ME SEE is slick and sultry. Four dancers impeccably dressed in Chinese silk and suits slink between two tables to curious, plucky strings. Casual indoor smoking, a rotary phone […]
Phoebe Lindenbach premieres SHE KNOWS
Trigger warning: abuse. Last week, dancer and choreographer Phoebe Lindenbach premiered her new film SHE KNOWS, which puts a spotlight on violence against women. The film, captured by King Cat Productions, uses the white walls […]
No One Dances The Mambo Here: Pina Bausch’s Sweet Mambo
Words by Zara Joan Miller. A woman in a pink dress laughs into a Ziploc bag then stuffs it under her arm, “for later”. Her name is Nazareth Panadero, she announces to the audience, enunciating […]
THREE60 on Scottish tour of World’s Evolution
This Spring, pioneering street dance company THREE60 present World’s Evolution – the first Scottish Hip Hop tour to take place in half a decade. Presented by creative and cultural force THREE60 (founded in 2013 by […]
Resolution at The Place Theatre: Rachel Elderkin, Wayward Thread, Taylor Lauren Hughes
Words by Lizzy Tan Resolution festival’s lineup on 11 February showcased work from seasoned performers across the UK’s diverse dance landscape. Rachel Elderkin’s Hours created an ambient world to draw attention to the beauty of […]