Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) has today announced its 2026 spring season, a celebration of extraordinary performance and radical, socially conscious new work. The international programme for the next eight months includes four UK and World […]
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Factory International launches 2026 programme
From Ai Weiwei’s first ever major exhibition in the North to an intimate headline show from Lily Allen, from a striking new live performance from pioneering musician Tricky to visionary director Kip Williams’ UK opera debut, Factory International has today announced […]
In Conversation with Dance Data Project: Gender Inequity in Dance Leadership
Words by Karly Benson. Over the past decade, Dance Data Project (DDP) has pioneered a new field within the dance industry, bringing research, reliable statistics, and surveys to the global dance community on topics including compensation, leadership, […]
ODC presents Pilot 75: DIG
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. San Francisco, CA — From the loft studio of one of San Francisco’s permanent homes for contemporary dance, six Bay Area choreographers presented new works excavating the effects of lineage on […]
Mathieu Geffre on new work The Monocle
An homage to the legendary Parisian dance club of the same name, The Monocle is a new contemporary dance and music production created by award-winning choreographer Mathieu Geffré, founder and Artistic Director of Rendez-Vous Dance. With a […]
Sadler’s Wells opens submissions for Dance Digital, a new film festival
Sadler’s Wells has launched a brand-new dance film festival, Dance Digital, coming to audiences from 5 – 7 June 2026. The festival is the first of its kind for Sadler’s Wells, with tickets available this month. This […]
VERVE dance company announces 2026 tour dates
VERVE, the international touring dance company of Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD), is thrilled to announce its 2026 tour featuring a captivating triple bill of contemporary dance works. Beginning with a highly anticipated premiere […]
Anthony Lo-Giudice’s The Guest confronts the bigotry in today’s intolerable world
Words by Maxime Swift. As the performance begins, a knight in once-shining armour walks stiffly onto the Dance City stage. He takes a seat at a small table overflowing with unanswered mail. As he struggles […]
Looking into Monika’s Dance World
Words by angel dust. Monika Blaszczak since I first came across her art, is someone I consider to be a professional shapeshifter. That is not to say that Monika and her work are incoherent and cannot ever be known, but rather […]
Shovel at Roundhouse Studio Theatre: Digging beneath the known
Words by Lizzy Tan. Two people (Daze Hingorani and Alex Whelan) sit facing each other in a tub. There’s a blue wash over the intimate setting of the Roundhouse’s Studio Theatre, and a suit laid […]