Words by Sarah Lapinsky. I entered Hofesh Shechter’s Theatre of Dreams with few expectations or ideas of what was to come. Settling in, I flipped through the programme and was reassured to find that my […]
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Coco Villa’s other-realmly I am Swimming with Zaza
Words by Andi Soós. In the dramatic setting of Judson Memorial Church, Coco Villa stands in a blue spotlight, facing the wall and moving to music that can only be heard through their headphones. As […]
Envisioning protest in Van Huynh Company’s Exquisite Noise
Words by Josephine Leask. Neil Yuen and Tommaso Petrolo sit in close proximity facing one another. They are quiet for a long time, eyes fixated on each other, very slowly inching their faces closer as […]
Dan Daw’s EXXY digs into the complex soil of belonging
Words by Florence Nicholls. Dan Daw Creative Projects’ new work EXXY recently celebrated its world premiere at Battersea Arts Centre. Years in the making, EXXY is a hybrid performance that digs into the complex soil […]
Andrea Peña’s magical Bogotá
Words by Josephine Leask. The huge, open stage littered with stark utilitarian objects, scaffolding frames, industrial waste bags, a ball of burnt litter swinging from the ceiling like a ghoulish pinata, a dishevelled plastic curtain, […]
Samara Langham’s gripping double bill
Words by Florence Nicholls. This month, as part of the Thames Festival, Samara Langham presented the double bill SKYE ZONE Burial and angels’ mumble at the Brunel Museum, tucked away in Rotherhithe along the Thames […]
Lucy Clark’s Baggage unpacks trauma and friendships
Words by Janejira Matthews. A term increasingly found in mainstream media, Lucy Clark presents Baggage in its most literal and metaphorical sense. Alone on stage at first, she journals in a sketchpad or fiddles with the many leather […]
Lewis Walker’s intense Bornsick
Words by Maxime Swift. We can discover a propensity for discipline quite young. Through the regimented school day, prescribed uniform, or personality-defining extracurriculars that require hours upon hours of practice, we discover that the self […]
The glittery world of Disco Queen
Words by Eoin Fenton. Part documentary, part one-woman show, part rallying cry for recognition, Disco Queen is a pioneering work in its platforming of a beloved — but oftentimes sidelined — genre of dance. Disco […]
How to Be a Dancer in Seventy-Two Thousand Easy Lessons review
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. No one tells stories quite like the Irish, and choreographer/dancer/creative extraordinaire Michael Keegan-Dolan certainly puts paid to that. How to Be a Dancer in Seventy-Two Thousand Easy Lessons is the telling […]