Dance may be an ephemeral, fleeting art form, but its moments can be documented and remembered as being representative or symbolic of a very specific period of time. For dancer, director and cinematographer Diana Olifirova, […]
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Horizon announces its Edinburgh Fringe line up | news
Horizon – Performance Created in England is back with its second showcase at The Fringe, this year focussing on in-person, tour-ready performance works. Horizon is presenting 10 compelling works from 10 exceptional and diverse artists […]
dance art journal launches GoFundMe campaign
Exeunt, A Younger Theatre… many independent theatre magazines are closing because they can’t pay their writers or work sustainably. It’s why we are launching this Crowdfunder campaign, to raise £2,000 to support our Arts Council […]
LAZARUS @ Werkhaus on 9 April | News
LAZARUS is an inclusive event for London’s queers, creatives and misfits that unearths the creative potential of queer clubland. Its first event at Grow Tottenham last year was a sold-out night of eclectic immersive art […]
Feeling Thing by Jo Bannon / Candoco Dance Company | film preview
Feeling Thing is a new film by multi-disciplinary artist Jo Bannon and co-produced by Candoco Dance Company. The film invites us to pay attention to the objects around us and experience them as the dancing, […]
DAJ features WirrWarr, a dance film on loss & separation
Words by Katie Hagan. As well as writing reviews and conducting interviews at dance art journal, we feature dance films directed and produced by independent artists. We are pleased to announce that this month, we […]
Sanctuary on the Fault Line’s latest gathering to explore dance’s potency
New women’s movement Sanctuary on the Fault Line is inviting women dancers and the public worldwide to a three day gathering that will orient dance deeper into its potency. Taking place in-real-life and virtually between […]
In memory of Mirella Bartrip OBE 1949-2021
Written by critic and historian of the performing arts Alastair Macaulay Over almost fifty years of service to British dance education, Mirella Bartrip sustained a widespread reputation as a leader of exemplary qualities: direct, decent, intelligent, […]
Reflecting on ‘Attuning’ by Meera Patel, Shivaangee Agrawal and Maryam Shakira | Sadler’s Wells
By Maxine Flasher-Düzgüneş A couple of months ago DAJ was invited to the R&D sharing of ‘Attuning’ at Sadler’s Wells, a piece by Meera Patel along with dance artists Shivaangee Agrawal and Maryam Shakira exploring […]
DAJ accepted onto the Roundhouse Accelerator Programme 2021
Words by Katie Hagan. We’re delighted to announce that dance art journal has been accepted onto Roundhouse’s Accelerator Programme 2021. The Self Made Accelerator programme is a three month course specifically designed for businesses in […]
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