REWRITE is an editorial series platforming artists to challenge dominant histories and shape new futures in the dance and performance sector.
Chisenhale Dance Space (CDS) and dance art journal (DAJ) have teamed up to commission an initial series of opinion pieces which draw on perspectives from across our respective communities. Starting from September 2024, eight articles will be released monthly.
These articles resist contemporary pressures to depoliticise artmaking, and cover a range of topics related to anti-oppressive practices, care, sector politics, and experimental forms of working & creation.
Writing has always been a vital way that the ephemeral artforms of dance and performance are framed and remembered. However the pool of people writing these narratives has historically been narrow. As an artist-led organisation (CDS) and grassroots independent media (DAJ), we align with a lineage of independent artists sharing anti-mainstream takes in the studio, after the show, on solo blogs, in artist-led magazines, or in the group chat.
This series seeks to broadcast these conversations to wider audiences, and influence much needed positive change in the sector we love and exist within. Each article will be available to read for free on the DAJ website. We hope you’ll share your thoughts and add to the dialogue!