Read our magazine made in collaboration with London Contemporary Dance School students
What is anti-ableism?
Words by Saskia Horton. This article is part of our REWRITE series with Chisenhale Dance Space’s Artist Community. It’s so hard to understand systemically or literally what anti-ableism is in the dance world (and beyond) […]
Transform 25 launches its programme
Transform, the UK’s leading festival for inclusive, international performance, has today announced the full programme for the 2025 edition of the festival. Taking over the city of Leeds from 21– 25 October, Transform 25 will […]
NSCD and BBCF announce launch and choreographers for CoLab North
Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) and the Bonnie Bird Choreography Fund (BBCF) today announce – CoLab North, an artist development programme providing 4 choreographers with a funded opportunity to explore their practice over a nine-day choreographic lab. CoLab North is a […]
How to build a dance audience with MIF’s John McGrath
Words by Will Baldwin-Pask. This summer’s Manchester International Festival (3-20 July), or MIF25, is upon us: the multi-arts, biennial festival of local and global culture is on to its 10th edition, and will be the […]
KWAM Collective’s evening of performance at Longfield Hall
Words by Florence Nicholls. When I’m pining for some performance, I look to see what’s on at the big venues, inevitably picking a £25 nosebleed seat to look down onto a perfectly lit stage. It’s […]
Interview with Scratch Renaissance partner Mind The Gap
Last month, we launched an interview series with Chisenhale Dance Space (CDS) that will spotlight the six partners presenting and curating scratch nights as part of Scratch Renaissance. Running for a whole year, Scratch Renaissance […]
Maya Lee-Parritz’s SHADOW BABY
Words by Liana Zhen-ai. SHADOW BABY is the latest work by choreographer Maya Lee-Parritz. Presented at and by Pageant, an artist-run performance space in East Williamsburg, the work took place from June 5–6th, 2025. As […]
Disabled dance organisations urge the sector to address barriers to progression & employment
Candoco Dance Company, Corali, People Dancing, Stopgap Dance Company and TIN Arts (collectively known as The Working Group) are urging the dance sector to commit to change based on outcomes from new research – published in full today […]
The Joystick and The Reins by Eve Stainton comes to London
Choreographer and artist Eve Stainton will perform their new solo work The Joystick and The Reins as part of Bold Tendencies’ 2025 Live Events programme. A slow-motion interrogation and artist’s reconstruction, the show is inspired […]
Gary Clarke’s arresting Detention
Words by Francesca Matthys. Inspired, blown away and moved are just a handful of emotions I am left with after watching Gary Clarke Company’s Detention. In the post performance discussion, Gary Clarke shares that this […]