Words by Francesca Matthys. Mission Earth is a vibrant new work that centres children at the heart of its storytelling and mission. As shared by co-choreographer Ania Straczynska, the work was birthed during Lockdown from […]
Category: interviews
Athletic choreography: James Wilton Dance: ‘Lore puts audiences in touch with nature’
Using an exciting range of experiences and physicality including martial arts, athletics and folklore, this company of dancers are constantly in pursuit of finding new things to do with the body. Their energetic feats of […]
Dancing autobiography: Accident / a Life with Marc Brew
Words by Gabriel Levine Brislin. At the height of the covid pandemic, with the possibility of in-person performances a distant uncertainty, Marc Brew and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui spoke over Zoom with the aim of developing […]
Expanding approaches to choreography | Next Choreography Part 1
Angel speaks to Rach Coleman, Lin Ji and Billy Gigurtsis about the projects they’re working on for SDS’s Next Festival taking place on the 23 March. They’ve had no formal dance training but all share an inclination towards the physicality of expression.
Divija Melally & Saili Katebe on new work Six Degrees from Home
Last year Dancin’ Oxford and Pegasus Theatre announced their Moving with the Times commissions. These were awarded to Divija Melally and Saili Katebe; Anjali Dance Company; and Kavya Iyer Ramalingam. The Moving with the Times commission is one […]
Re-dancing archives with Farah Saleh
Words by Hannah Draper. I write this on day 123 of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and Palestine. The day I see the show is December 14th, day 68 of the genocide. The work is […]
Kasia Witek on latest work Solastalgia
Words by Qiao Lin Tan. When I chatted with choreographer Kasia Witek about her new work Solastalgia on a Wednesday evening, I thought that she had the most wonderful way of speaking. She conversed in […]
Mark Bruce Company on adapting Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Mark Bruce Company is no stranger to creating dance works inspired by literary classics. The company’s Dracula which premiered in 2013 was praised for the way it raised the bar for dance theatre with its […]
Interview with Ellye Van Grieken of Silver-Tongue Collective
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ellye Van Grieken (she/her), the creative producer of Silver-Tongue, about their new work, Devil Fish, premiering on the 7th of February as […]
Galit Criden and the Modern Matriarchal Studies Choreographic Attempt
Words by Maria Elena Ricci. Galit Criden talks about modern matriarchal studies, choreography, and her artistic practice as an attempt to move towards more caring, harmonic and balanced dance-making practices. Through her artistic work, Galit […]