The impact of dance on the health of our population cannot be underestimated. Dance has a positive impact on our mental, physical and social health, with 1 in 5 adults participating in dance classes and […]
Lizzie Klotz on choreography, care and Abundance
This week, Lizzie Klotz, a North-East-based choreographer will premiere her new work Abundance, an intergenerational live performance inviting audiences to explore care, connections and creative rest. Ahead of the tour, which starts at Dance City, […]
From Fantasy to Reality: The False Promise of Studying Dance in Israel
Words by Nadia Khayrallah. Every year, contemporary dancers from around the world flock to Israel for summer, winter, and year-round training programs, chasing cutting-edge aesthetics or an artistic awakening. Similar to how Birthright trips court […]
Michelle Dorrance presents ‘The Center Will Not Hold’
Next month, American choreographer and dancer Michelle Dorrance presents The Center Will Not Hold along with dancer Ephrat Asherie. Originally presented as a short duet created and performed in December 2022, The Center Will Not […]
Finding Connection in Motion: Shiho Yokoyama’s Quiet Power
Alice Tchernookova. On a warm evening in May last year, as the beams of lightstretched across Hackney’s Springfield Park, a small crowd gathered for Sofar London’s latest live instalment. Curated by Sonder Collective – a […]
Shamel Pitts on new work Marks of RED
Shamel Pitts is an American choreographer, artist and teacher who founded New York-based art collective TRIBE. Next month, TRIBE will be performing Marks of RED at Serendipity‘s annual event, Let’s Dance International Frontiers. Marks of […]
Graffiti Bodies XV by Dam Van Huynh, Elaine Mitchener & Michael Picknett
Words by Qiao Lin Tan. It seems to me that Elaine Mitchener’s body never fully belongs to herself in Graffiti Bodies XV, a piece responding to Jean Michael Basquiat’s artwork La Hara (1981) which is […]
Yewande 103 on Many Lifetimes, advocacy & inclusion
Words by Georgia Howlett. Yewande 103 is a Black, disabled-Led, parent-led dance organisation. The company brings live work to London for the first time with Many Lifetimes, a poetic, dance installation created and premiered back in 2024. We sat down […]
Mele Broomes launches new performance company, moniqux ensemble
Award-winning multidisciplinary artist Mele Broomes announces and launches her new performance company moniqux ensemble with a powerful new work. Glasgow-based performance company moniqux ensemble presents the world premiere of Dictations, The Heart of the Sea […]
Butch Tribute: Marte Sterud & Ann-Christin Kongsness
Words by Eoin Fenton. The dance festival Fest en Fest returns this year showing the full range of what choreography can be. This year’s edition brings the Norwegian duo Marte Sterud and Ann-Christin Kongsness to […]
Interview with alumna from the MA/MFA Creative Practice: Dance Professional
Words by Stella Rousham. Since its inception in 2010, the MA/MFA Creative Practice: Dance Professional has offered a distinctive postgraduate qualification delivered across both a vocational setting at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance […]