Words by Maxime Swift. October – the macabre month – was a fitting time to see FRANK by Cherish Menzo. At the start of the performance (as part of Take Me Somewhere festival) once the […]
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Amina Khayyam’s ‘Bibi Rukiya’s Reckless Daughter’
Words by Ranjini Nair. I was keen to attend Amina Khayyam’s Bibi Rukiya’s Reckless Daughter as a relative outsider to British South Asian dance. I say relative outsider, because even while I am trained in […]
‘SINEMATIC’ a celebration of Black women’s legacy
Words by Lizzy Tan. SINEMATIC Cabaret at Emerald Theatre is an ambitious journey through Hollywood history, expertly steered by emcee Busola who weaves a narrative thread and primes each act through audience engagement (volunteer callouts, […]
National Company Dance Wales’ SURGE / GWEFR
Words by Isabela Palancean. Presented by National Company Dance Wales, SURGE / GWEFR introduced a triple-bill comprising three new works, guiding the viewer on a warped journey from dreamlike liminality to a post-humanist universe, to finally land in the realm of ancient myth. […]
Hofesh Shechter’s Theatre of Dreams
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. I entered Hofesh Shechter’s Theatre of Dreams with few expectations or ideas of what was to come. Settling in, I flipped through the programme and was reassured to find that my […]
Coco Villa’s other-realmly I am Swimming with Zaza
Words by Andi Soós. In the dramatic setting of Judson Memorial Church, Coco Villa stands in a blue spotlight, facing the wall and moving to music that can only be heard through their headphones. As […]
Envisioning protest in Van Huynh Company’s Exquisite Noise
Words by Josephine Leask. Neil Yuen and Tommaso Petrolo sit in close proximity facing one another. They are quiet for a long time, eyes fixated on each other, very slowly inching their faces closer as […]
Dan Daw’s EXXY digs into the complex soil of belonging
Words by Florence Nicholls. Dan Daw Creative Projects’ new work EXXY recently celebrated its world premiere at Battersea Arts Centre. Years in the making, EXXY is a hybrid performance that digs into the complex soil […]
Andrea Peña’s magical Bogotá
Words by Josephine Leask. The huge, open stage littered with stark utilitarian objects, scaffolding frames, industrial waste bags, a ball of burnt litter swinging from the ceiling like a ghoulish pinata, a dishevelled plastic curtain, […]
Samara Langham’s gripping double bill
Words by Florence Nicholls. This month, as part of the Thames Festival, Samara Langham presented the double bill SKYE ZONE Burial and angels’ mumble at the Brunel Museum, tucked away in Rotherhithe along the Thames […]