New York-based choreographer Akira Uchida’s latest dance film What A Place, which was created in collaboration with electronic music artist altrice, recently premiered on Nowness. What A Place delves and digs into the broad spectrum of […]
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What to see at Brighton Fringe
Brighton Fringe starts this month and we’ve put a list together of dance works to see across the festival! FEAST: A Triple Bill Winners of the South East Dance Brighton Fringe Bursary, FEAST: A Triple […]
Bringing Jamaica to UK audiences | interview with Marlon D. Simms
National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) is making its first UK visit in over ten years, headlining the Let’s Dance International Frontiers (LDIF) festival at Curve, Leicester. Founded in the spirit of Jamaica’s independence […]
Harry Price Projects premiere LIMPET with BalletBoyz
We last featured Harry Price Project’s film q.f.d.f a few years ago, and the choreographer/director is back with a new work entitled LIMPET. Produced by BalletBoyz, LIMPET explores the disorienting complexities of navigating dependent relationships. […]
In memory of Miltercio Santos
Born in Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, and resident in Portugal for over 30 years, Miltercio Santos, dancer, costume designer and producer of the band Puta da Silva will be greatly missed. Miltercio, or […]
Queer East Festival returns for 2024
Queer East Festival returns for its fifth year with a new cross-disciplinary arts programme across London from 17th-28th April. Showcasing boundary-pushing LGBTQ+ visual arts and performance from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities, the festival explores notions […]
Chisenhale Dance Space’s Artist Community is announced
Chisenhale Dance Space announces its 200-strong Artist Community, the first bold move in the reinvention of a pioneering organisation of the independent dance sector. 70% of the new CDS Artist Community identify as marginalised. Last […]
Statement from Dance Umbrella on the death of Emma Gladstone OBE
It is with great sadness that we are announcing the death of Emma Gladstone OBE. A pioneering and highly respected leader in the dance world across the globe, Emma was Artistic Director and Chief Executive […]
8 Palestinian dance artists you should know about
Dance is a huge part of Palestinian cultural identity and the arts in Palestine. The traditional dance ‘dabke’, a joyful Levantine folk dance originating in the Middle East, symbolises the hope and struggle of the […]
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 […]