Words by Sunhi Keller. An eerily tall, hunched figure emerges from the darkness, lit only by the yellow light of a lamp held in its hands. As the shape slowly walks towards the middle of […]
Category: reviews
Attila Andrasi’s sensational Rainbow
Words by Francesca Matthys. Attila Andrási is sensationally present with us throughout Rainbow, a new work that merges the essence of the clown with dance. This work in progress that was created in residence at […]
Vangeline’s Hijikata, Mon Amour highlights rich history of butoh
Words by Pagan Hunt. “Butoh is a shared experience”, says Vangeline – teacher, dancer, and choreographer specialising in Japanese butoh; and the experience shared on 10th November at Dance City, Newcastle, was a unique one […]
Deborah Slater Dance Theater In the Presence of Absence
Words by Maxine Flasher Duzgunes. San Francisco, CA – This poem is not a virus. Here, this poem is a dance: of jazz hollowed by the streets, its pedestrians all traipsing at airy distances. Of […]
Part 1: Dancing with Decolonisation
Words by Paula Catalina Riofrio. I was commissioned to cover the third edition of Dancing with Decolonisation, an organisation started by a small group of alum from the University of Roehampton who decided to pursue […]
Part 2: Dancing with Decolonisation
Me recuerda una película de Akira Kurosawa Me recuerda a cuando conocí los textos de artaud Un lugar sólido de Elena Garro Me recuerdo de un ejercicio de Tamara Cubas Me recuerda a los pasillos […]
Via Injabulo by Via Katlehong a celebration of South Africa
Words by Francesca Matthys. As a South African watching South African art in the UK or Europe, I wonder what the perceptions on African art are and what stereotypes may be expected from ‘African dance’. […]
Elettra Giunta’s To Hold My Love oozes sensuality
Words by Jodie Nunn. A tantalising and textured tableau of womanhood, To Hold My Love expertly fashions a gilded garment of style, scenery, and sistership. Director and Choreographer Elettra Giunta offers a masterclass in the […]
Roberta Jean’s Ways of Being communicates hope
Words by Josephine Leask. As we enter the Lilian Baylis Studio, a woman (Stephanie McMann) is lying crumpled on the darkened, smoke-hazed stage. She restlessly shifts position, trying to find a comfortable place to rest […]
One Drop by Sonya Lindfors
Words by Francesca Matthys. Sonya Lindfors is charismatic and warm as she greets us in the foyer before her offering. We are encouraged to laugh, applaud and react to what we see. A significant sentiment […]