Words by Elspeth Wilson. Elspeth took part in our Guest Writers development programme, supported by Arts Council England. There is a level of exhaustion that my body experiences where I know that the only movement […]
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What we saw at Resolution The Place
I Can’t Take My Body Off by Chewed Pink Holehead by Oluwaseun Olayiwola Words by Sarah Lapinsky. It must have been fate that brought these two pieces to premiere at The Place’s Resolution festival on […]
Misery and decay: Porca Miseria by Trajal Harrell
Words by angel dust. It’s been a few weeks since I witnessed Trajal Harrell’s Porca Miseria at the Barbican Theatre and the feeling of awe is still very much present in my body. The evening […]
Lady M (At Home with Lady Macbeth) by Temitope Ajose | review
Words by Francesca Matthys. Temitope Ajose bursts in to The Place’s bar foyer unexpectedly embodying what we have all come to see. Lady Macbeth, a character plagued by her own demise. In this first encounter […]
ESTIA Day Fest | Review
Words by Rachel Ha-Eun Lee Look behind you. I’m building a home. Before walking through the door, the first installation began on the sidewalk. Dancer Jenna Charko moved effortlessly, luring you to enter the Salvatore […]
TOM by BULLYACHE a synth-pop drizzled exploration of queerness
Words by Pooja Sivaraman. Pooja is part of our Guest Writers development programme supported by Arts Council England. TOM by BULLYACHE performed at The Yard is an exploding, colourful, synth-pop drizzled exploration of queerness and […]
EPIC JAM by EPIC and Hip Hopera Foundation | review
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. […]
Red Lick by Sunniva Moen Rørvik a spectacular Queer Celebration of Norwegian 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 […]