Words by Francesca Matthys. My body does the talking for me; dance helps to speak what you can’t say in the best ways Joachim Keke is a Bradford-based multidisciplinary dance artist from Nigeria, who blends […]
Category: interviews
Lizzie Klotz on choreography, care and Abundance
This week, Lizzie Klotz, a North-East-based choreographer will premiere her new work Abundance, an intergenerational live performance inviting audiences to explore care, connections and creative rest. Ahead of the tour, which starts at Dance City, […]
From Fantasy to Reality: The False Promise of Studying Dance in Israel
Words by Nadia Khayrallah. Every year, contemporary dancers from around the world flock to Israel for summer, winter, and year-round training programs, chasing cutting-edge aesthetics or an artistic awakening. Similar to how Birthright trips court […]
Michelle Dorrance presents ‘The Center Will Not Hold’
Next month, American choreographer and dancer Michelle Dorrance presents The Center Will Not Hold along with dancer Ephrat Asherie. Originally presented as a short duet created and performed in December 2022, The Center Will Not […]
Shamel Pitts on new work Marks of RED
Shamel Pitts is an American choreographer, artist and teacher who founded New York-based art collective TRIBE. Next month, TRIBE will be performing Marks of RED at Serendipity‘s annual event, Let’s Dance International Frontiers. Marks of […]
Yewande 103 on Many Lifetimes, advocacy & inclusion
Words by Georgia Howlett. Yewande 103 is a Black, disabled-Led, parent-led dance organisation. The company brings live work to London for the first time with Many Lifetimes, a poetic, dance installation created and premiered back in 2024. We sat down […]
Butch Tribute: Marte Sterud & Ann-Christin Kongsness
Words by Eoin Fenton. The dance festival Fest en Fest returns this year showing the full range of what choreography can be. This year’s edition brings the Norwegian duo Marte Sterud and Ann-Christin Kongsness to […]
Interview with alumna from the MA/MFA Creative Practice: Dance Professional
Words by Stella Rousham. Since its inception in 2010, the MA/MFA Creative Practice: Dance Professional has offered a distinctive postgraduate qualification delivered across both a vocational setting at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance […]
THREE60 on Scottish tour of World’s Evolution
This Spring, pioneering street dance company THREE60 present World’s Evolution – the first Scottish Hip Hop tour to take place in half a decade. Presented by creative and cultural force THREE60 (founded in 2013 by […]
Himadri Madan presents The Gaze – you, me, us, and them
This month, Himadri Madan presents their eclectic new work The Gaze – you, me, us, and them. Trained in Bharatanatyam, Kathak, and Bollywood, The Gaze – you, me, us, and them blends movement, theatre, interactive exhibition, […]