Words by Giordana Patumi. Known for being the youngest ever creator to have directed the 2004 Olympic Games ceremonies in Athens and for being the first artist to create a full-length work for Tanztheater Wuppertal […]
Carareretetatakakekerers / Nicola Conibere | review
Words by angel dust. Watched at Sadler’s Wells Lilian Baylis Studio. Walking home that night, holding the thoughts and processes of a group of humans, softly layered on top of one another, unstapled, fragile and […]
Reflecting on ‘Attuning’ by Meera Patel, Shivaangee Agrawal and Maryam Shakira | Sadler’s Wells
By Maxine Flasher-Düzgüneş A couple of months ago DAJ was invited to the R&D sharing of ‘Attuning’ at Sadler’s Wells, a piece by Meera Patel along with dance artists Shivaangee Agrawal and Maryam Shakira exploring […]
SMACK & Spektakel at Rich Mix | Review
Words by Maxine Flasher-Düzgüneş A rainy Saturday at Rich Mix London’s split bill SMACK & Spektakel marked a witty journey back to the pre-teen era of Barbie Girl and even further to the neoclassical musings […]
Myzrie House | Review
Words by Madeline Shuron Projected onto the wall is a scene H.G. Wells’ would have been proud of: black-and-white clips of military personnel are interspersed with low-budget, Twilight Zone-esque aliens and robots. The two groups […]
Looking into the eyes of Marlene Monteiro Freitas | Review
Mal – Embriaguez Divina Words by Inês Carvalho. Eighteen months since the last time I went to see a live performance, I step into the large entrance of Teatro Municipal do Porto (Rivoli) for an […]
“Turning to nature” Zara Sands ‘Hibernation Dream’| Review
Words by Katie Hagan Although Zara Sands’ Hibernation Dream may open on a habitual woodland scene, there’s nothing predictable about this dance work. Instead, and more compellingly, Hibernation Dream casts the wood as a site […]
“We don’t need to improve diversity, we need room for the diversity to coexist” | interview with Simbarashe Norman Fulukia
Words by Inês Carvalho. Simbarashe Norman Fulukia (Simba) founded Vestland Danseteater with the aim of creating room for artists with a multicultural background. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Simba arrived in Norway as an exchange […]
Charlotte Spencer Projects ‘Is this a Waste Land?’ | Review
Words by Maxine Flasher-Düzgüneş At moments, dance exists as a migratory sensation. Sometimes we need to come and go from ourselves as we move, our bodies like mini-wingspans and reminders of what it is to […]
“I want to feel this free all the time” | Dan Daw discusses kink and The Dan Daw Show
Words by Katie Hagan. Dan Daw and his team – also known as Dan Daw Creative Projects – first started researching the hotly-anticipated The Dan Daw Show in 2017. “Back then The Dan Daw Show was about my relationship […]
