Mele Broomes is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist, who creates performances that sit between theatre, dance and music, crafting storytelling that is both emotional and physical. In April 2026, Mele Broomes launched moniqux ensemble – a […]
Artistic Integrity in Dance Across the Life Course – Interview with dance artist and performer, George Adams
Words by Stella Rousham. I first met George Adams in January 2023. After a 5am train from London to the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, George’s enthralling introduction pulled me out of my sleep-deprived state. […]
Michael Mendones’ new film (be)longing captures a whole world
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. “When I’m with you, I’m with the whole world,” stated Lalah Simone-Springer to the solo dance of Sofia Nikiforova at Applecart Arts in east London. The extract Springer reads describes how […]
‘Curation is about how you take care of it’ – Dance Umbrella on Diversifying Curatorial Stewardship programme
Words by Lizzy Tan. Freddie Opoku-Addaie knows the freelance dance sector from the inside. Alongside an impressive career as an independent dance artist, Freddie is Artistic Director and Co-CEO of Dance Umbrella, London’s international dance […]
Notes from the Pod: Julia Pond’s ‘Metabolizer’
Words by Lizzy Tan. In a small gallery in a quiet English town, a bright green sign on the pavement reads: METABOLIZER IS OPEN – COME INSIDE – DANCE – CHAT – DANCE – SIT […]
The Dancing Body: A Site for Research magazine
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KWAM Collective’s feverish double bill
Words by Josephine Leask. KWAM Collective’s double bill at Rich Mix is an ambitious and provocative evening in which three exceptional multidisciplinary dance[…]
Common Threads Vol. 2 at Union Theatre: Clara Selberg, Finleigh Zack Dance, Nadine Elise Muncey, and Tiegan Doyle
Words by Lizzy Tan. Tiegan Doyle’s Is This Bliss In Is This Bliss, suited figures stand in for an ambiguous, systemic force pressing in from offstage. Rapid hand gestures – alternating between friendly and threatening […]
Fast Fwd, again! – a new documentary dance film
Fast Fwd, again! uses the summer feel of Tanika’s “Fast FWD,” featuring Kida Kudz, as its starting point — a motivation to create further, taking the choreography Shakeel Kimotho made for the track into fuller, […]
The Madding Crowd: Stephanie Lake’s COLOSSUS
Words by Eoin Fenton. Everyone is doing smaller works these days. Often when flicking through dance offerings of the season you’re met with an increasing amount of solos and duets, trios and works for smaller […]