Words by Hannah Finnimore. “All for oneAnd one for allYou hear the callYour country needs youTo play football” More tender, patient and thoughtful than the title suggests, Oona Doherty’s Wall (performed by the brilliant NYDC) […]
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Susan Kempster & Jack Thomson on choreography within image-making
Photographer Jack Thomson and choreographer Susan Kempster have recently come together to work on Susan Kempster’s new project, MOTHER. MOTHER is an intergenerational duet that invites the audience to question intimacy and who we are […]
Metal & Water a new studio for dance
Metal & Water is a new creative studio for dance, creating, producing and curating live, digital, film and participatory dance at the leading edge of new practice. The team of producers, curators, and researchers are […]
Akira Uchida debuts film What A Place
New York-based choreographer Akira Uchida’s latest dance film What A Place, which was created in collaboration with electronic music artist altrice, recently premiered on Nowness. What A Place delves and digs into the broad spectrum of […]
Bringing disability into dance environments with Stuart Waters
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. How does one begin to describe an artist like Stuart Waters? A challenge he poses to himself through his “live” practice, ever-evolving to encapsulate the complex intersectionality of all the facets […]
Opera Locos is a complete hit
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. Since 1991, the Spanish comedy and physical theatre company Yllana have delighted audiences in over 48 countries. And last week they came to London’s Peacock Theatre, with a show that enjoyed […]
Annie Hanauer’s A Space for All Our Tomorrows
Words by Bengi Sue Sirin. When asked why they dance, dancers often describe a sense of freedom, liberation or release. Concepts that are very Utopian. Annie Hanauer’s latest piece A Space for All Our Tomorrows […]
Charlotte Mclean’s Futuristic Folktales brings people together
Words by Gabriel Levine. ‘I’m finding it quite difficult to keep going,’ sighs one of the two performers in Charlotte Mclean’s newest dance-theatre work Futuristic Folktales, which travelled to Glasgow’s Tramway in April via London, […]
Ray Young’s ‘Out’ a celebration of queer joy
Words by Josephine Leask. Performed at Lilian Baylis 25 and 26 April. Ray Young’s welcoming, relaxed performance at the Lilian Baylis oozes with sensuality, Jamaican Dancehall vibes and queerness. Out shines a fresh queer light […]
What to see at Brighton Fringe
Brighton Fringe starts this month and we’ve put a list together of dance works to see across the festival! FEAST: A Triple Bill Winners of the South East Dance Brighton Fringe Bursary, FEAST: A Triple […]