Words by Inês Carvalho. The Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium feels particularly packed for the opening night of Roommates, a mixed bill by Ballet National de Marseille, directed by the French collective (LA)HORDE since 2019. The […]
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Can This Place be a Temple? By Akshay Sharma a sensory feast
Words by Pagan Hunt. Soft white shirt, draped over a muscular form, warmly lit. Unfurling gold foil, reflecting shimmers of light across exposed brick walls. A rich, liquid melody soaring over a deep drone, steadily growing in volume. […]
Dance.Film. Performance showcase a dynamic evening of performance
Words by Katie Hagan. Recently I’ve been thinking about, and this might sound a bit scary so bear with me, what age of dance we’re in. I feel kind of uncomfortable putting forward any suggestions […]
Even the Devil has Demons by Caitlin Barnett
Words by Katie Hagan. How often do you think about our political leaders? Not so much about their policies or how some of them are devastatingly out-of-touch with reality, but the role their backgrounds play […]
Punk Alley by Moxie Brawl is a hit
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. On Valentine’s Day, at 2pm, the audience at The Place Theatre was rather raucous. Shouting, giggling, bouncing around… and under 10 mostly. With parents and grandparents enthusiastically in tow, waiting for […]
El Patio Teatro’s marvellous Entrañas
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. Mime and puppetry have a universality about them that charms young and old, beyond language and life experience. Then it is no surprise that the latest offering in MimeLondon, an annual […]
Tanztheater Wuppertal / Pina Bausch’s Nelken is enchanting
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. Every few Februarys, a special circus comes to town. They are theatrical, acrobatic, and very, very funny. The current ringmaster is Boris Charmatz, an experienced artistic director from France. This troupe’s […]
Resolution festival @ The Place roundup
The Place’s Resolution festival of new choreography brought together 54 artists and companies from London and beyond to debut and perform striking contemporary dance work. Dance art journal writers Katie Hagan, Stella Rousham and Qiao […]
Silvia Gribaudi’s Grand Jeté
Words by Giordana Patumi. Silvia Gribaudi, known for her choreographic genius infused with fertile irony, continues to captivate audiences with her latest creation, Grand Jeté. We had the pleasure of witnessing this performance at Teatro […]
Ambergris by Les Antliaclastes, a surreal odyssey
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. There is always many a treat to be found at London’s fantastic annual mime festival, MimeLondon. So en route to the Barbican, into its darkest depths of the Pit Theatre, I […]