Words by Jodie Nunn. THE REVENGE OF POPPERFACE is the first instalment of the POPPERFACE Trilogy, the brain-child of choreographer and Horizon 2023 Artist, Gareth Chambers. Chambers isn’t one to shy away from the dark […]
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inklingroom at The Yard Theatre on 28 September
inklingroom presents a multidisciplinary live event at The Yard Theatre in London. Featuring live choreography, performance art, contemporary dance and leftfield club music from emerging independent artists. Multidisciplinary art platform and label ‘inklingroom’ debuts with […]
The vendetta to REVENGE pipeline with Gareth Chambers
Words by Jodie Nunn “I was at a complete dead end and being a follower of ancient mythologies I saw that there was power in having a vendetta and allowing that energy to transform you […]
Free-Flying | Interview with Elizabeth Rose Arifien
Conducted by Maxine Flasher-Düzgüne?. “Life is fleeting…especially if you are a ‘Damselfly’ living only for a few brief moments as a free-flying adult. With the essence of grievance slippery and intangible, every loss is unique, […]
Propel Dance talks The Snow Queen & creating more jobs for disabled dancers
Words by Katie Hagan. Propel Dance is on a mission. Formed in 2022 Propel Dance, spearheaded by Helen Mason, is the first all-wheelchair user professional dance company of its kind. Although a relatively new company, […]
Take Me Somewhere 2023 announces full programme of artists
This Autumn, Take Me Somewhere returns to present its first in person festival since 2019, taking over Glasgow from 13-28 October 2023. A large-scale inflatable sculpture celebrating radical kindness and queer identity takes over a […]
Ailey 2 in the UK for the first time in over a decade
Words by Diane Parkes. Ground-breaking New York dance company Ailey 2 embarks on its largest European tour in more than a decade this autumn visiting 12 venues across the UK. Presenting a programme of hugely […]
Dancing with the Ancestors: Exótica by Amanda Piña/nadaproductions
Words by Giulia Casalini. In this creative writing text, I review the performance of Chilean/Mexican/Austrian artist Amanda Piña, which premiered in June 2023 at Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels. My review is based on experiencing the performance […]
Q&A with Attila Andrasi
Attila Andrasi is a Hungarian-born, UK-based independent dance and performance maker who recently exhibited his work Once Upon a Time at Resolution festival, The Place. Attila also showcased his work Nincompoop, a culmination of his […]
Interweaving the layers of life: A triple bill by Bodies in Action
Words by Francesca Matthys. Bodies in Action advocates for the involvement of all, especially marginalised identities in contemporary dance. This is done through the curation of their various events such as Action Lab that creates […]