Next week, esteemed choreographer Pam Tanowitz brings her work Pastoral to London’s Barbican Centre from 1-3 October. Reimagining Beethoven’s symphony of the same name (itself inspired by the natural world) Pastoral has been developed in collaboration with […]
Words by Rebecca Dodd. Choreodrome is The Place’s residency programme designed for independent makers and choreographers to play, experiment, discover and act on their choreographic tendencies. We watched one of the latest works in progresses […]
Words by Eoin Fenton. The Last Quartet by Seke Chimutengwende, inspired partly by T.S. Eliot’s poetic cycle Four Quartets, is imagined as a last work, a last opportunity to dance. The choreographer enters the space […]
Words by Josephine Leask. Directed and produced by the 2026 MA Screendance cohort, this year’s Frame Rush brought together experimental films by the previous year’s graduates and selected work by established international dance filmmakers. Led […]
We sat down with independent artist Pearl Seraphina to discuss her practice, her work Lotus and her advice for her fellow artists… Q: Tell us about yourself A: Hello my name is Pearl, a London-based […]
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. A blank projector screen. A click of a slide projector presents two chairs facing the ohter on the screen as lights fade up to reveal two chairs on stage. Slide click […]
Words by Maxime Swift. Like all good fairytales, Ode to The Dark is full of magic. Sculptures are brought to life, bodies are reanimated, and anything could be happening in the dark. This one-off performance […]
Words by Georgia Howlett. Set to Beethoven’s Symphony of the same name, Pastoral unites the work of three renowned artists; choreographer Pam Tanowitz, composer Caroline Shaw and painter Sarah Crowner. The piece makes its UK premiere in early […]
Somerset House Studios presents 3 Evenings, an off-site landmark event at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station in East London. Marking 10 years since the launch of Somerset House Studios’ this special programme celebrates the radical spirit […]
Words by Eoin Fenton. The heat of the summer is over, and like hibernating creatures the theatre-going punters of London prepare to get back into venues across the city as “the season” starts again. An […]