Words by Maxine Flasher Duzgunes. As a dancer primarily trained in the techniques of the western world, it has been a challenging yet rewarding process to channel the fierce cadence of Kathak dance while allowing […]
Category: interviews
Michael Keegan-Dolan on How to be a Dancer in Seventy-two Thousand Easy Lessons
Michael Keegan-Dolan / Teac Damsa are known for creating works that draw on themes of identity, nationality, mortality and love to reflect on the human experience and our collective journeys. This week from 17-20 September, […]
Ella Tighe on new work Disco Queen & freestyle dance
Words by Katie Hagan. ‘Disco Queen’ explores the evolution and cultural significance of disco freestyle dance, particularly in working-class communities like Bradford. Ella emphasises the technical challenges and stereotypes associated with disco freestyle, aiming to […]
An interview with Cirque Éloize
Pioneeing Canadian company Cirque Éloize return to the UK for an eight-venue Dance Consortium tour of their latest show iD Reloaded. We talked to Jeannot Painchaud, the company’s co-founder and the show’s director, ahead of […]
Ad Infinitum bring Last Rites to Fringe 2025
Next week, as part of Edinburgh Fringe, George Mann and Ramesh Meyyappan present Ad Infinitum’s Last Rites, which will take place at Pleasance One as part of the Here & Now Showcase. In Last Rites, […]
Barrowland Ballet to present shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
This August, Barrowland Ballet presents two shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year – Chunky Jewellery and Wee Man. Chunky Jewellery is co-created by the company’s Artistic Director Natasha Gilmore, Jude Williams and Ben […]
Reimagining Irish dance: Éireann by A Taste of Ireland
Words by Katie Hagan. Next month, Éireann by A Taste of Ireland will have its debut run in London’s West End from 28–31 August 2025 at the Peacock Theatre, as part of its global tour. […]
How to build a dance audience with MIF’s John McGrath
Words by Will Baldwin-Pask. This summer’s Manchester International Festival (3-20 July), or MIF25, is upon us: the multi-arts, biennial festival of local and global culture is on to its 10th edition, and will be the […]
MOSH at Dublin Dance Festival
Words by Eoin Fenton. Ahead of a head-spinning tour across Ireland that opens as the closing show of the Dublin Dance Festival, I caught up with the team behind the electrifying dance theatre work MOSH, […]
Exploring contemporary dance in Bulgaria: One Dance Festival
By Inês Carvalho. Founded in 2008, One Dance Festival in Plovdiv has grown into a vital platform for contemporary dance in Bulgaria and across the Balkans. With an independent team united by the will of […]