Words by Angelos Angelidis. On a frozen winter London morning, tucked in bed, I connected with Francesca Mariano (@serpentinedance) who is based in Milan, to discuss her somatic practice, hydrofeminism, healing and the vitality of […]

Words by Angelos Angelidis. On a frozen winter London morning, tucked in bed, I connected with Francesca Mariano (@serpentinedance) who is based in Milan, to discuss her somatic practice, hydrofeminism, healing and the vitality of […]
Words by Maxine Flasher-Düzgüneş “Movement and art making [can] be tools for activism,” states Bhumi Patel, Artistic Director of pateldanceworks, an intersectional artist collective operating outside traditional western dance practices and inside models of improvisation […]
Words by Stella Rousham. Lockdown has been marked by intense feelings for everyone – grief, nostalgia, anxiety and importantly, loneliness. Under strict orders to ‘Stay Home’, to social distance and observe the 2 metre rule, […]
Words by Katie Hagan Although the pandemic has seized many aspects of the dance industry’s identity – physical touch, studio time, performance IRL – it has not destroyed its spirit. This is the premise of […]
Everyone loves a meme. They’re pretty much a staple of our digital lives. They can make you laugh, cry, sad, forlorn; almost always they are a mirror which you look into when you are alone […]
Words by Katie Hagan. We all need to be watching Xavier Singer-Kingsmith and collaborators’ short dance fashion film Unapologetic which premiered in October 2020 as part of BBC Arts’ New Creatives programme for filmmakers. Latticing […]
Words by Maxine Flasher-Düzgüneş Togetherness is irreplaceable. Its memory washes over us like waves, its palpability remains an insurmountable reminder of its loss. In Jake Stangel’s 2018 film ‘Mercury’, Fullstop Dance company members Kathryn Florez […]
DAJ is so excited to announce that it’s part of a fantastic line-up for 2Faced Dance Company’s Multi Story Youth Arts Festival taking place on 11 & 12 December. Dance writing opportunities for young people are […]
Words by Katie Hagan Having some time for seclusion where we can be at one with our bodily senses is hard to come by in a world where we’ve become so desensitised. I trawl through […]
A reflective document written by Katie Hagan, dance art journal and Rachel Elderkin, Dance Dialogues Podcast. Introduction Following our WebRes event for Siobhan Davies Dance, we felt it important to create a document that highlights […]