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, […]
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James Cousins Company | In Search of Sanctuary | Review
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 […]
Dance memes: Are they a thing now?
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 […]
Unapologetic BBC Arts New Creatives By Xavier Singer-Kingsmith – review
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 […]
An Interview with Fullstop Dance – ON TIDAL WAVES AS COLLABORATORS
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 PRESENTING AT 2FD MULTI STORY FESTIVAL
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 […]
Re:Sense by Iris Athanasiadi – review
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 […]
WEBRES 2020 – How can dance journalism support the work of independent artists?
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 […]
‘the great thing is not having a mind’ by Oluwaseun S. Olayiwola – review
Words by Katie Hagan With its title derived from the first line of a poem penned by the piercing Louise Glück, the great thing is not having a mind by Trinity Laban Fulbright scholar Oluwaseun […]
Greta Gauhe Memories of Skin – review
Words by Katie Hagan. I’ve been closely following the work of German dance artist and choreographer Greta Gauhe for just over a year now. I interviewed the UK-based dancer last year and around the same […]
