Words by Katie Hagan. “I think artists have all had some weird reckoning over the past year,” contemplates dancer and Trinity Laban Fulbright Will Byram as we speak one afternoon. “We look at the world […]
Category: interviews
Finding a voice in vulnerability | Interview with Jani Toivola
DAJ chats with Jani Toivola about his journey and how he found in vulnerability the strength to find his way – as an artist and as a person.
Celebrating the beauty of classical Indian dance styles | Interview
Words by Katie Hagan. To celebrate its 30th year, Leicester-based arts organisation Nupur Arts is holding the specially curated Āanartam festival. Taking place on 13th November 2021 at the Curve Theatre, Leicester, Āanartam will feature […]
“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 […]
“I believe dance is the most beautiful art form” | interview with Massimo Monticelli
Words by Giordana Patumi. The independent dance artist talks Gender Bender festival and new work Cassandra o della Verità. Massimo is a freelance dancer, teacher and choreographer educated in Italy, UK and France. Since 2019 […]
Dimitris Papaioannou: “I believe I’m a choreographer of illusions”| Interview
Words by Giordana Patumi. Known for being the youngest ever creator to have directed the 2004 Olympic Games ceremonies in Athens and for being the first artist to create a full-length work for Tanztheater Wuppertal […]
“We don’t need to improve diversity, we need room for the diversity to coexist” | interview with Simbarashe Norman Fulukia
Words by Inês Carvalho. Simbarashe Norman Fulukia (Simba) founded Vestland Danseteater with the aim of creating room for artists with a multicultural background. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Simba arrived in Norway as an exchange […]
“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 […]
‘Choreography makes sense of the world’ interview with Richard Chappell dance
Words by Katie Hagan. Since 2013 Richard Chappell Dance (RCD) has been making work that brings people together. Ahead of the premiere of Infinite Ways Home at Exeter Northcott on 24-25 September 2021, dance art […]
Dance history: Uncovering lost figures | Ida Rubinstein
Words by Stella Rousham. ‘The Ballets Russes’, ‘Nijinsky’, and ‘Diaghilev’ are all names that those with passions for ballet and dance history will be well aware of. ‘Ida Rubinstein’ – perhaps less so. The Western […]
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