Dance is a huge part of Palestinian cultural identity. The traditional dance ‘dabke’, a joyful Levantine folk dance originating in the Middle East, symbolises the hope and struggle of the Palestinian people and is performed […]
‘The Edge of Desire Has a Way of Curving’ by Demetris Charalambous and Riven Ratanavanh
Words by Sunhi Keller. An eerily tall, hunched figure emerges from the darkness, lit only by the yellow light of a lamp held in its hands. As the shape slowly walks towards the middle of […]
What to see at Resolution 2024 festival at The Place
Resolution, The Place’s annual festival for new choreography, returns in 2024 to kick off the year with a bang. This is the first year since the pandemic that Resolution festival returns to its usual programming […]
Attila Andrasi’s sensational Rainbow
Words by Francesca Matthys. Attila Andrási is sensationally present with us throughout Rainbow, a new work that merges the essence of the clown with dance. This work in progress that was created in residence at […]
Vangeline’s Hijikata, Mon Amour highlights rich history of butoh
Words by Pagan Hunt. “Butoh is a shared experience”, says Vangeline – teacher, dancer, and choreographer specialising in Japanese butoh; and the experience shared on 10th November at Dance City, Newcastle, was a unique one […]
Deborah Slater Dance Theater In the Presence of Absence
Words by Maxine Flasher Duzgunes. San Francisco, CA – This poem is not a virus. Here, this poem is a dance: of jazz hollowed by the streets, its pedestrians all traipsing at airy distances. Of […]
Part 1: Dancing with Decolonisation
Words by Paula Catalina Riofrio. I was commissioned to cover the third edition of Dancing with Decolonisation, an organisation started by a small group of alum from the University of Roehampton who decided to pursue […]
Part 2: Dancing with Decolonisation
Me recuerda una película de Akira Kurosawa Me recuerda a cuando conocí los textos de artaud Un lugar sólido de Elena Garro Me recuerdo de un ejercicio de Tamara Cubas Me recuerda a los pasillos […]
Via Injabulo by Via Katlehong a celebration of South Africa
Words by Francesca Matthys. As a South African watching South African art in the UK or Europe, I wonder what the perceptions on African art are and what stereotypes may be expected from ‘African dance’. […]
Elettra Giunta’s To Hold My Love oozes sensuality
Words by Jodie Nunn. A tantalising and textured tableau of womanhood, To Hold My Love expertly fashions a gilded garment of style, scenery, and sistership. Director and Choreographer Elettra Giunta offers a masterclass in the […]