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 […]
Dancing lineage in Roots to Rise by Nandita Shankardass
Words by Francesca Matthys. Nandita Shankardass’s Roots to Rise never fails to warm my heart, entice me and remind me of the importance of representation of stories from the Global South on UK stages. I […]
Anna Watanabe’s Magokoro: Before Thought
Words by Isabela Palancean. Defining free movement can be hard, but we all have certain images associated with it. A swimmer floating in the sun-dazzled sea. A raver whose body seems congruent with the space […]
VERVE announces 2026 tour
VERVE, the international touring dance company of Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD), is thrilled to announce its 2026 tour featuring a captivating triple bill of contemporary dance works. With a premiere at Riley Theatre […]
BIRDHAUS by Camila Serrano
BIRDHAUS, a film by London Contemporary Dance School Screendance graduate Camila Serrano opens with a bird watcher in a brutalist architectural setting. With a mask on, the watcher nips around the building, peaking and hiding […]
Chicos Mambo’s TUTU
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. Out of darkness, an illuminated tutu spins around like a ghostly music box, setting the stage for six bountifully bouncing tutus, frantic fuzzy fruit heads, spicy ballroom partnering, comedic rhythmic gymnastics, […]
Sadler’s Wells presents Elixir Festival 2026
Elixir Festival takes over Sadler’s Wells Theatre in Islington and Sadler’s Wells East in Stratford for one week in April 2026 with a series of[…]
Letters of Silence by Manon Servage & Zach Parkin
Words by Stephanie Burrell. Manon Servage’s Letters of Silence, created with collaborator and dancer Zach 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 by Nature’s Stage
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, […]