Words by Josephine Leask. Jemima Brown walks calmly through an intense crossfire of laser beams. Projected from all around the stage they briefly scan the auditorium then track Brown, highlighting segments of her body as […]
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Dance in the metaverse | review
How do we feel about dance in the metaverse? We review #CAPITAL: Fashion Opera in the Metaverse by Alastair White, an immersive fashion-dance-opera show fully within the digital world
For You: Wicked by Fimbo Butures | review
Words by Francesca Matthys. I was privileged to witness For You: Wicked by Fimbo Butures again, but this time, a developed version, one year later in a different space in London, part of the VAULT […]
NOW 23 presents Serafine1369 IV
NOW is back at The Yard with a month-long programme for the here and Now. Since 2014, NOW has supported, nurtured and showcased new ideas in theatre, supporting over 60 artists whose work has been presented […]
F-ing Good Provocation celebrates the Asian dance diaspora | Review
Sunhi Keller reviews the bold new zine F-ing Good Provocation, which is a response to the COVID pandemic and the uprise in worldwide violence against people of the Asian diaspora.
Dada Masilo’s spellbinding The Sacrifice | Review
Words by Paula Catalina Riofrio The lights projected on the floor imprinted the shapes of sand caressed by the ocean. Solemnly, enters Dada Masilo as her hands morph into mokue bird wings. Her hands could […]
Oracle Leaves by Colette Sadler | Review
Words by Hannah Draper. Performed at TRAMWAY on 24th February. Trigger warning – this article mentions rape. Burning incense curls up from a metal bowl passed between the circle of whispering performers as I enter […]
Cowpuncher My Ass by Holly Blakey | review
Words by angel dust and Katie Hagan. (KH): Holly Blakey’s Cowpuncher My Ass is dripping in coolness. It’s been a couple of years since its last pre-pandemic performance in 2020, which one of our dance […]
Katherina Radeva delights in touching work 40/40 | review
Words by Josephine Leask. Performed at The Place on 23 February. Artist, costume designer, performance artist and multiple other things, Katherina Radeva delights as she dances her heart out in her work 40/40. Part of […]
In Moments of Pause: A Q&A with Dance Artist Ira Ferris
Words by Maxine Flasher-Düzgünes A few weeks ago, I shared a conversation with Sydney-based dance and curatorial artist Ira Ferris, co-Director of an arts collective Artemis Projects, who create between Europe and Australia. Ferris is co-author […]