Words by Giordana Patumi. What remains today of a choreographic work considered a milestone in the history of Western dance at the beginning of the 20th century? In what forms and in what bodies has […]
Category: reviews
‘Reune’ an evening of dance and film | review
Words by Sophie Chinner. Reune was performed 7th August at the Playground Theatre. 9:30am on a Sunday morning blanketed with rain clouds — not that I could see them as I was sat in the […]
‘A sense of wonder’ Groundmarks Project | review
Words by Adam Moore. Laure Dubanet, Teresa Skamletz, Jessy Mackay, and Mathie Duchy commune with and for each other, the audience, and everything living in the Sydenham Hill woods. Calling to each other as they […]
Angelin Preljocaj & Flora Detraz at Festival dei Due Mondi | review
Words by Giordana Patumi. For the sixty-fourth edition of the Festival dei Due Mondi, in Spoleto (Italy), dance is the protagonist of the last weekend of the Festival. Friday July 9 at the Teatro Caio […]
Sophie Taeuber-Arp exhibition – Tate Modern – Review
Words by Katie Hagan. As a neutral haven pre and during the First World War, it was only natural for Zurich to become the hotspot for early twentieth century avant-gardism to multiply. Under a spotlight, […]
‘You Are On Mute’ – LCDS graduation | Review
Words by Stella Rousham. Please note that DAJ saw this performance on Wednesday 7th July during the week where only three of the four works were performed due to Covid restrictions. The following week the […]
Emergence: Triple Bill | Review
Words by Inês Carvalho. On Saturday (26 June), Emergence Dance live-streamed their 2021 Triple Bill. The postgraduate dance company of Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford worked with guest choreographers Becky Namgauds and […]
‘my body is an exhibition’ baby – Christoper Matthews / formed view | Review
Words by Katie Hagan. Experienced @ Sadler’s Wells 24/06/21. As I reflect on my body is an exhibition curated by Christopher Matthews/formed view, I’m reminded of what a special and warm way it was to […]
Impermanence Dance Theatre’s ‘Lady Blackshirt’ – an experimental response
Words by Sophie Chinner and Katie Hagan. Impermanence Dance Theatre‘s Lady Blackshirt is an experimental, dance-collage film exploring the development of modernism and radical ideologies in the early twentieth century. This abstract film, which ran […]
Sex fantasies & food shopping | AllouAqui Dance Theatre ‘Milan’s Game’ | Review
Words by Katie Hagan. *please note this contains sexual references* Milan’s Game is 15+. Nothing seems out-of-bounds in AllouAqui Dance Theatre Company’s Milan’s Game. Over the course of 52 minutes, audience members are swept up […]