Words by Katie Hagan. Performed at Blue Elephant Theatre 4-5 November. Noa Genazzano’s 2023 performed at Blue Elephant Theatre is a moody and meditative work that gives time and space to reflect on how we can consciously […]
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‘A Gathering’ at Independent Dance | Review
Words by Katie Hagan and Stella Rousham. Launched in July 2021, Independent Dance’s International Festival of Learning is designed to put the accent on expanded approaches to learning, collaboration, performance and international exchange, with 30+ […]
“Emilyn Claid Untitled is magnetic” | review
Words by Josephine Leask. Performed at The Place. Emilyn Claid brings her magnetic presence and seductive interplay of identities back to the stage after 22 years with her solo Untitled. Reflective, humorous and unbelievably moving, she […]
In Her Skin by Kosta Karakashyan | Review
In Her Skin primes the digital stage for a fascinating performance of fashion, character and embodiment.
Reflecting on SERAFINE1369’s ‘We can no longer deny ourselves’
Words by Maya Williams. This response to SERAFINE1369’s We can no longer deny ourselves was never intended to be a review. It was a scramble of phone notes, a day out with a friend and […]
NOISE by Nua Dance at The Place | Review
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin I am deaf. And I love dance. So I must say, I was very, very excited to see Nua Dance’s NOISE at The Place featuring the brilliant Deaf dancer Chris Fonseca, […]
Mapping Gender by Anders Duckworth | review
Words by Francesca Matthys. Mapping Gender was performed at The Place in September 2022. Mapping Gender by Anders Duckworth in collaboration with sound artist Kat Austen–is a beautifully tailored piece of performance art/dance theatre that […]
Maud le Pladec ‘Twenty-seven perspectives’ | review
Words by Maria Elena Ricci. Maud le Pladec’s Twenty-seven perspectives, presented the 1st and 2nd of October in Rome’s Auditorium Parco della Musica, is certainly not definable in a few, concise words. With dance works […]
kid subjunctive by Funsch Dance | Review
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Things began before beginning…dancers danced behind oblivious raised programs…house lights buzzed. Was the dance in the adjusting curtains and the diagonal warm-up jogs? Was the dance in […]
Empower audiences through immersive performance: Hysteria by 00100ENSEMBLE | Review
Words by Inês Carvalho. Helsinki, the last evening of summer. The chilly breeze of late afternoon paces up my steps.The GPS tracks an old building far from the city centre. I have no idea where […]