Words by Tom Cherrie. Tom is on our Guest Writers development programme which is supported by Arts Council England. Climbing the stairs of Peckham Levels I notice the walls humming more and more every step. […]
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Red Lick by Sunniva Moen Rørvik a spectacular Queer Celebration of Norewegian Pop-Culture
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. Sunniva Moen Rørvik aka Big Papa Slug (they/them) certainly made a splash at the opening night of Resolution festival at The Place. In the festival focused on supporting the development of […]
Impermanence’s Venus has a unique story to tell
Words by Sophie Chinner. A quadruple bill of new work presented by Impermanence, a company I know best for bringing contemporary dance to stages in the South West. Tonight however, I watched them at Wiltons […]
Wonderland in Alice by CTC Dance Company
Words by Saskia Horton. Saskia took part in our Guest Writers programme, a writers development programme supported by Arts Council England. Never have I seen a take on this much-beloved classic that is so ground-breaking […]
Yishun is Burning by Choy Ka Fai | review
It’s not everyday you watch a performance that changes your perception of your country, but Yishun is Burning by Berlin-based Singaporean artist Choy Ka Fai did exactly that.
Amelia Nommensen’s Upwelling makes the ocean matter
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. I too grew up with the ocean – weekends of sweet treats melting off our mouths while a salty sting rose up our ankles. But throughout my childhood I learned that […]
Nederlands Dans Theater is dance in extremis | review
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. Wednesday 19th April was a very exciting night for me. I have put Nederlands Dans Theater on a pedestal ever since I discovered them on YouTube as a dance-mad teenager. Gods […]
Marcos Morau and Alessandro Sciarroni at FOG Festival Milan | review
Words by Giordana Patumi. Two faces of the same medal? Quite the contrary. I would rather say two gold medals of our generation that look at the body, choreographing the space in unique and sensitive […]
Surge and Sub:Version by Tom Dale Company | review
Words by Josephine Leask. Jemima Brown walks calmly through an intense crossfire of laser beams. Projected from all around the stage they briefly scan the auditorium then track Brown, highlighting segments of her body as […]
Dance in the metaverse | review
How do we feel about dance in the metaverse? We review #CAPITAL: Fashion Opera in the Metaverse by Alastair White, an immersive fashion-dance-opera show fully within the digital world