We speak to Abdelfattah Abusrour, director of Alrowwad Cultural Arts and Society centre in Palestine, about the importance of dance to cultural identity, and art’s role in restoring humanity
Category: interviews
“We bring culture into our bodies” – Inês Bogéa
Words by Diane Parkes. São Paulo Dance Company, one of Latin America’s leading dance ensembles, is making its UK and Ireland debut this February. Founded in 2008, SPDC has produced more than 100 classical and […]
Moving in close circles
Maxine chats to We Move in Close circles, a performance experience taking place in people’s homes that morphs between a dinner party, a therapy session, a musical number, and a fight scene inspired by The Real Housewives…
Discussing the iconic Les Noces with New Movement Collective
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. For fans of dance, history, culture, and stage, there is something really exciting coming up. This Saturday and Sunday at the Fireworks Factory in Woolwich, New Movement Collective (NMC) are sharing […]
A Conversation with Annie Kahane of Alive & Well Productions
Edited Transcript by Maxine Flasher-Düzgünes. Annie Kahane is a performer and maker working in performance poetry, dance, song, and theater. She founded Alive & Well Productions in 2014 to unify these disciplines under a single […]
Dam Van Huynh on work Re:birth
Words by Qiao Lin Tan. In speaking about writer Audre Lorde, Dam Van Huynh comments, “When she wakes up, she is politics… In a way, I also describe myself in that manner.” Dam’s glittering list […]
Q&A with Jean Abreu and Naishi Wang
How can the body be used as a instrument to say things that go unsaid? This is one of the many questions that Jean Abreu and Naishi Wang’s new work Deciphers asks. Embarking on its […]
SHEDDING SKINS: Choreographing healing in a world of patriarchy
Words by Stella Rousham. Content Warning: Sexual assault, eating disorders, trauma and gender “What does embodiment mean?” “Why is it important to you?” These were the opening questions to the Coming Home: Embodiment Tools for […]
Take Me Somewhere series: Ashanti Harris
Words by Sarah Lapinsky The Take Me Somewhere Festival is back again to bring audiences radical works from a diverse group of the world’s most cutting-edge contemporary performance makers. Running from the 13th through the […]
Take Me Somewhere series: NXSA
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. At the forefront of pioneering performances, the Take Me Somewhere Festival returns to once again enthrall Glasgow’s audiences with captivating and innovative works from a diverse group of artists dedicated to […]