Words by Stella Rousham. Graduation shows come with a great pressure of compressing three years of learning into a single, polished performance, all stamped with a label of approval from an acclaimed dance company or […]
Category: reviews
Tracing lineage in Roots to Rise by Nandita Shankardass
Words by Francesca Matthys. The collective of dancers made up of Anjana Bala, Vidya Patel and Tulani Kayani-Skeef in Nandita Shankardass’s Roots to Rise are like beautiful magenta, pink and purple flowers that appear between […]
Oona Doherty scores with ‘Wall’ performed by NYDC
Words by Hannah Finnimore. “All for oneAnd one for allYou hear the callYour country needs youTo play football” More tender, patient and thoughtful than the title suggests, Oona Doherty’s Wall (performed by the brilliant NYDC) […]
Opera Locos is a complete hit
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. Since 1991, the Spanish comedy and physical theatre company Yllana have delighted audiences in over 48 countries. And last week they came to London’s Peacock Theatre, with a show that enjoyed […]
Annie Hanauer’s A Space for All Our Tomorrows
Words by Bengi Sue Sirin. When asked why they dance, dancers often describe a sense of freedom, liberation or release. Concepts that are very Utopian. Annie Hanauer’s latest piece A Space for All Our Tomorrows […]
Charlotte Mclean’s Futuristic Folktales brings people together
Words by Gabriel Levine. ‘I’m finding it quite difficult to keep going,’ sighs one of the two performers in Charlotte Mclean’s newest dance-theatre work Futuristic Folktales, which travelled to Glasgow’s Tramway in April via London, […]
Ray Young’s ‘Out’ a celebration of queer joy
Words by Josephine Leask. Performed at Lilian Baylis 25 and 26 April. Ray Young’s welcoming, relaxed performance at the Lilian Baylis oozes with sensuality, Jamaican Dancehall vibes and queerness. Out shines a fresh queer light […]
Centring children’s agency in Mission Earth
Words by Francesca Matthys. Mission Earth is a vibrant new work that centres children at the heart of its storytelling and mission. As shared by co-choreographer Ania Straczynska, the work was birthed during Lockdown from […]
Radical watching, Next Choreography | Part 3
Words by Francesca Matthys. I had the pleasure of attending the Next Choreography Festival at Siobhan Davies Studios a couple of Saturdays ago. Joined by some of the DAJ gang, it felt like a treasure […]
Unfettered: Act I by Rush Johnston
Words by Sunhi Keller. Performed at Barnard Movement Lab. Scattered over a marley floor are various frilly dresses, sparkly heels, silver charm necklaces, makeup products, chunky bracelets, and even a baby pink glittery wand. A […]