Words by Sarah Lapinsky. I stepped out of the theatre Friday night feeling positively exhilarated by what I had seen in the triple bill of GSB, Keith Alexander and Jackie Kibuka as part of The […]
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Going ‘Beyond’ at the Luzerner Theater
Words by Giordana Patumi. Beyond by Luzerner Theater’s resident dance company Tanz Luzern is a performance that provides a mixed experience, combining distinct works that explore themes of human potential, individual expression and the physicality […]
Resolution The Place begins with a bang
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. Resolution Festival 2025 opened last week with a warm welcome from Eddie Nixon, artistic director of The Place, who invited the audience to enjoy the upcoming evenings of new work with […]
The Black Swan’s Renaissance by Saffron Creative House
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. Director Gopal Bala’s film The Black Swan’s Renaissance immerses us in the tempered reverie of Odette (the White Swan) and Odile (the Black Swan), as they battle for freedom and challenge […]
Exploring connection to water in Paula Riofrío’s Wakes
Words by Florence Nicholls. Wakes is an experimental dance film by Paula Riofrío that delves into the depths of our connection to water. Across three locations Riofrío traces somatic pathways that lead to and from the […]
Boldly reimagining performance: ‘Exposure’ by Alexandra Bachzetsis and Cullberg
Words by Giordana Patumi. Exposure, a collaboration between Alexandra Bachzetsis and the acclaimed Cullberg dance company, was performed earlier this month at the Gessnerallee in Zürich, Switzerland. The work —provocative, visceral and layered — offered […]
Performance and protest in Uproar
Words by Paula Catalina Riofrio. The first sound I hear was a familiar one; the collective indignation of a community raising their voices and stomping their feet to wake each other up in spirit. Uproar, […]
Envisaging a more equitable dance sector: reflections after Stretch
Words by Georgia Howlett. Diagonal Dance’s conference event Stretch returns for a second year, this time without funding, but with plenty more to say. Movement bookmarks a day of conversation and connection, with a morning […]
“Euphoric” – DARK, HAPPY, to the CORE by Marikiscrycrycry
Words by Francesca Matthys. As the electric and vibrant preset music blares through the Lilian Baylis Studio, Malik Nashad Sharpe aka Marikiscrycrycry floats through the space to find their seat with us. Their new ensemble […]
Readings of what was never written is a multifaceted system of translation
Words by Florence Nicholls. Created by Matthias Sperling in collaboration with Temitope Ajose, Ben Ash, Iris Yi Po Chan and Katye Coe, Readings of what was never written was the last performance of a five […]