Words by Katie Hagan. To celebrate its 30th year, Leicester-based arts organisation Nupur Arts is holding the specially curated Äanartam festival. Taking place on 13th November 2021 at the Curve Theatre, Leicester, Äanartam will feature […]
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Reflecting on Sivan Rubinstein’s Dance No 2° | Review
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. Watched at The Place, London. “There is no activism without hope” said choreographer Sivan Rubinstein in the post-show talk, speaking of her piece Dance No 2° as a culmination of her […]
In memory of Mirella Bartrip OBE 1949-2021
Written by critic and historian of the performing arts Alastair Macaulay Over almost fifty years of service to British dance education, Mirella Bartrip sustained a widespread reputation as a leader of exemplary qualities: direct, decent, […]
“Dance techniques are tools for movement not dance itself” | Alesandra Seutin Interview
Words by Stella Rousham Acclaimed choreographer Alesandra Seutin talks to dance art journal about representation, technique and her work Boy Breaking Glass. A brief glance through the Sadler’s Wells programmes demonstrates only too well the […]
Reflecting on ‘Attuning’ by Meera Patel, Shivaangee Agrawal and Maryam Shakira | Sadler’s Wells
By Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. A couple of months ago DAJ was invited to the R&D sharing of ‘Attuning’ at Sadler’s Wells, a piece by Meera Patel along with dance artists Shivaangee Agrawal and Maryam Shakira exploring […]
SMACK & Spektakel at Rich Mix | Review
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. A rainy Saturday at Rich Mix London’s split bill SMACK & Spektakel marked a witty journey back to the pre-teen era of Barbie Girl and even further to the neoclassical musings […]
Myzrie House | Review
Words by Madeline Shuron Projected onto the wall is a scene H.G. Wells’ would have been proud of: black-and-white clips of military personnel are interspersed with low-budget, Twilight Zone-esque aliens and robots. The two groups […]
Turning to nature In Zara Sands ‘Hibernation Dream’ | Review
Words by Katie Hagan Although Zara Sands’ Hibernation Dream may open on a habitual woodland scene, there’s nothing predictable about this dance work. Instead, and more compellingly, Hibernation Dream casts the wood as a site […]
Charlotte Spencer Projects ‘Is this a Waste Land?’ | Review
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. At moments, dance exists as a migratory sensation. Sometimes we need to come and go from ourselves as we move, our bodies like mini-wingspans and reminders of what it is to […]
“I want to feel this free all the time” | Dan Daw discusses kink and The Dan Daw Show
Words by Katie Hagan. Dan Daw and his team — also known as Dan Daw Creative Projects — first started researching the hotly-anticipated The Dan Daw Show in 2017. “Back then The Dan Daw Show was about my relationship […]