Dance is a huge part of Palestinian cultural identity. The traditional dance ‘dabke’, a joyful Levantine folk dance originating in the Middle East, symbolises the hope and struggle of the Palestinian people and is performed […]
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What to see at Resolution 2024 festival at The Place
Resolution, The Place’s annual festival for new choreography, returns in 2024 to kick off the year with a bang. This is the first year since the pandemic that Resolution festival returns to its usual programming […]
Rebellious Bodies International Butoh Dance Festival 2023
History of Butoh Butoh, the avant garde dance form that shook Western dance concepts in the twentieth century, was born from a Japan emerging from World War II. As the country began assimilating Western values […]
To Hold My Love film premieres in London
Debuting at The Place’s Resolution festival for new choreography last year, Elettra Giunta’s To Hold My Love is a sensual work about vulnerabilities and personal journeys. Just over a year on, the stage performance of […]
inklingroom at The Yard Theatre on 28 September
inklingroom presents a multidisciplinary live event at The Yard Theatre in London. Featuring live choreography, performance art, contemporary dance and leftfield club music from emerging independent artists. Multidisciplinary art platform and label ‘inklingroom’ debuts with […]
Take Me Somewhere 2023 announces full programme of artists
This Autumn, Take Me Somewhere returns to present its first in person festival since 2019, taking over Glasgow from 13-28 October 2023. A large-scale inflatable sculpture celebrating radical kindness and queer identity takes over a […]
Chisenhale Dance Space announces its transformed artist-led model
This summer, Chisenhale Dance Space is launching its reimagined CDS Artist Community and is seeking 200 dance and performance artists to form the artistic leadership of the organisation. After listening to the needs of artists, […]
THE GALA by Dance Art Journal at the Roundhouse in London
Join the Dance Art Journal as we are approaching the end of another incredible year. In celebratory spirit and a friendly atmosphere this event is a chance for members of the London dance scene to […]
Freelancing in the Desert – Being A Dance Artist in 2023
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes and Sarah Lapinsky. It’s been three years since the dance world went on indefinite hiatus during the Covid-19 Pandemic, a time of fear and uncertainty but also of innovation and resilience. […]
What to see at Resolution festival 2023 at The Place
Resolution, The Place’s annual festival for new choreography, returns this year running from 18 May – 16 June. It’s the UK’s biggest festival for dance, bringing together the hottest works by artists spanning different disciplines. […]