Words by Maxime Swift. Like all good fairytales, Ode to The Dark is full of magic. Sculptures are brought to life, bodies are reanimated, and anything could be happening in the dark. This one-off performance […]
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Greenwich+Docklands International Festival: Hot but Not Bothered
Words by Luella Rebbeck. Somehow, after spending an afternoon moving between performances in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, that felt true. The Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) 2026 is dance in its honest, raw, fun-loving and sun-kissed […]
Magnus Westwell’s Caught Hold of Nothing
Words by Maxime Swift. Before the opening of this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival, I was reading about The Mechanicos, the dance of the sponge divers. First devised by Theophilos Klonaris, it represented the daily toil […]
At Your Disposal @ Chisenhale Dance Space
Words by Luella Rebbeck. From the beginning, At Your Disposal at Chisenhale Dance Space felt less like entering a theatre and more like arriving somewhere already occupied by friends and family. The performers showing new […]
The Lake, a delicate dance film by Vinnie Jones
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. The Lake, a dance film originally choreographed by Vinnie Jones for Oceánica Ballet’s show EVOLUTION at Bay Area Ballet Conservatory in 2023 and then restaged in 2025, reimagines a beloved duet […]
Rogue Wave’s evening of dance works at Union Theatre
Words by Karly Benson. Last month, Rogue Wave made their international debut at the Union Theatre, performing Bouquet and (my battery is low) and it is getting dark. The New York-based company is led by […]
Confrontations at Chisenhale Dance Space
Words by Francesca Matthys. What I love about London is that on every corner there is an opportunity to experience diverse artists sharing their work. That on every corner there are important stories being told. […]
Yvonne Rainer’s Trio A hasn’t lost its impact
Words by Eoin Fenton. In watching the iconic recording of Yvonne Rainer performing her landmark work Trio A, screened in the dark depths of the basement at the Tate Modern, you’d be forgiven for finding […]
Reflecting on Brian Toh’s dance films
Words by Lizzy Tan. Screendance is tricky. The medium always reveals a philosophy about looking – about how the viewer should relate to the subject on screen. More often than not, the ‘male gaze’ is […]
Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s energetic Our Mighty Groove
Words by Jo Leask. At Club Groove, Sadler’s Wells East, an evening of dance whisks us away from heatwaves, political mayhem and football. The voice of[…]