Words by Stella Rousham. Three bodies lie dormant and heavy on stage. A thick smoke engulfing them, concealing their faces and identities. The fourth body weaves their way through the figures, their upper body hunched […]
Category: reviews
Eve Stainton Dykegeist at Horizon Showcase | review
Words by Hannah Draper. Industrial techno is blaring through the curtain that separates the performance area from the bar when the performance starts. The audience mills in, standing around Dykegeist choreographer Eve Stainton who is […]
Mesh by Maija Hirvanen: movement as life | review
Words by Katherine Adams. Mesh, which premiered in Berlin at the Tanz im August festival, is a work modeled after forms of organic generation. The piece draws on principles one might find in contact improvisation […]
And by Charlotte Mclean: a courageous dance poem | review
Words by Stella Rousham. Trigger Warnings And has a content warning related to abortion, miscarriage, strong language and nudity. As I stepped out of Edinburgh train station several days ago, after a gruelling 6-hour journey […]
A Festival of Korean Dance 2022: Dismantling Traditions
By Sunhi Keller From performers deconstructing a piano and gender politics to dances erasing certain senses and heightening others, the 2022 A Festival of Korean Dance held at The Place offered an enriching curation of […]
The Wedding by Gecko a mastery in physical theatre | review
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. Wednesday 8th June 2022 is the day that Paula Rego died. I love her work; its cynical slant on society; the cartwheels it dances over norms and expectations; the incorporation of […]
Saburo Teshigawara’s Tristan and Isolde, Coronet Theatre | Review
Words by Paula Riofrio The lighting sculpts the stage as it is revealed before our eyes. The dancers become a sensuous spell that tells of the time of Tristan and Isolde. Tristan lies across a […]
In Realness by Van Huynh Company | review
Words by Sunhi Keller. Performed at Rich Mix on 16 May. Amidst a chatty audience and an empty stage, Tommaso Petrolo struts onto the floor, dressed in a holographic leotard — designed by Emma Lyth […]
Courtney McCarthy, Chandenie Gobardhan & Matthew Harding at Resolution Festival 2022 | Review
Words by Giada Palmisano. Watched on 20 May at Resolution 2022, The Place. Youth, naivety, and simplicity encompass the world behind Courtney McCarthy’s Sketch. Two dancers dressed in pure white smile at each other with […]
Anne of Green Gables London Children’s Ballet | review
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. If you happened to read my recent interview with the London Children’s Ballet about their upcoming production of Anne of Green Gables, you would know how extremely excited I was to […]