Words by Katie Hagan. Australian born, Scotland-based dance artist Penny Chivas started working on her arresting work Burnt Out in January 2020, at a time when the Black Summer bushfires were tearing through Australia, destroying […]
Category: interviews
Monica Tolia talks choreography and their work ‘a snake in the house means the family will never want’
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. With the sound of coffee grinding and smoothies blending in the background, Monica Tolia (they/she) and I discussed their interdisciplinary practice, creative process and new work, a snake in the house […]
Q&A with Surface Area Dance Theatre
Words by Katie Hagan. Header image of Ashling McCann. This week UK-based dance company Surface Area Dance Theatre will present a new dance performance centred upon an experiential understanding and knowledge of British Sign Language, […]
Feminist Futures: How can we all coexist in a better future? | Interview with Sonya Lindfors
Words by Inês Carvalho. If we imagine a future without social oppression, racism, homophobia, or climate crisis, what would it look like? These and other questions inspired Feminist Futures, a cross-collaborative project supported by Perform […]
RECONTEXTUALISING THE CLUB TO SPARK cross-disciplinary COLLABORATIONS | INTERVIEW WITH INKLINGROOM
Words by Stella Rousham “If I go to see performances or performance art, I miss moving, dancing or being somehow bodily shaked.” inklingroom is an art platform, club night and record label created in […]
We touch, we dance | Interview with Second Hand Dance
Words by Hannah Draper. Young children form the landscape and set for We Touch, We Play, We Dance, a piece made for early years audiences by disabled-led dance company, Second Hand Dance which I saw […]
Connectingvibes at IRIE! dance theatre | interview
Words by Maxine Flasher-Düzgüneş “Here we don’t say competition, we compete together,” says dancer Adriana Pino about the upcoming Connectingvibes performance tour, organised by the BA (Hons) Diverse Dance Styles course at IRIE! dance theatre, […]
Embodied ballet – Discovering Anne of Green Gables | Interview
Words by Bengi-Sue Şirin It is a bright, crisp Saturday morning when I go to visit London Children’s Ballet. Lovely weather for an exciting day – exactly the kind of morning that would thrill Anne […]
Matthias Sperling on ‘No-How Generator’ & choreography – interview
Words by Maxine Flasher-Düzgüneş A No-How Generator is a habitat for sustaining generative states of not-knowing ~ Matthias Sperling Under the surface of our feet, we predict earthquakes…we ache from marathons…we remember the rain. Inside […]
Activism through movement: Interview with Ana Clara Guerra Marques (Angola Contemporary Dance Company)
The body has tremendous power in translating reality – no matter how complex it might be. In Angola, translating reality through movement is a powerful act of activism – says Ana Clara Guerra Marques, a pioneer in contemporary dance in this country. We chatted about her journey with CDC Angola, and the role of dance in analysing, questioning and – most importantly – demanding social change.
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