Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. I too grew up with the ocean – weekends of sweet treats melting off our mouths while a salty sting rose up our ankles. But throughout my childhood I learned that […]
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Vidya Patel on choreographing stories of migration
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. Fresh from a day of performances at the Tate Modern, choreographer, Vidya Patel, joined me via Zoom to discuss her work in Akademi’s new piece Pravaas, a site-specific, promenade performance using […]
Nederlands Dans Theater is dance in extremis | review
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. Wednesday 19th April was a very exciting night for me. I have put Nederlands Dans Theater on a pedestal ever since I discovered them on YouTube as a dance-mad teenager. Gods […]
What to see at Resolution festival 2023 at The Place
Resolution, The Place’s annual festival for new choreography, returns this year running from 18 May – 16 June. It’s the UK’s biggest festival for dance, bringing together the hottest works by artists spanning different disciplines. […]
Instigate Unknown on making dance work with its local community | interview
Words by Maria Elena Ricci. Earlier this year Instigate Unknown (IU), a contemporary and hip-hop influenced dance company, led a residency at Spark Lab Ilford, in the north-east side of London. Artistic director Cherilyn Albert […]
National Producers Taskforce launches campaign to build futures in the arts
A new initiative has been launched to address the dire shortage of roles and sustainable pathways for young and emerging producers. Jobs in the arts and culture sector have disappeared more than in other industries […]
Let’s Dance International Frontiers is back!
Let’s Dance International Frontiers is the dynamic annual dance festival in Leicester which presents live performances by fast-rising and established dance artists from the UK and abroad. The festival starts on International Dance Day, 29 […]
Siobhan Davies talks about her final work ‘Transparent’
Words by Katie Hagan. Last week Siobhan Davies and I sat down to have a chat about her latest and, it is touted, final work Transparent which will be screened at Sadler’s Wells on 20th April. Siobhan […]
Class and queerness: BULLYACHE on latest work ‘TOM’
TOM is a work that blends the myth of Orpheus with the Department for Work and Pensions. It’s a pop-culture collision of working class and queer expression. A conflicting space of tradition & lived experience, personal […]
Surge and Sub:Version by Tom Dale Company | review
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 […]