Words by Qiao Lin Tan. In The Pit of the Barbican Centre, a spotlight illuminates a circular carpet of rich red, yellow and orange flowers. To the side, a throw cushion and the steel wheel […]
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Touch Wood at The Place is a smorgasbord of dance
Words by Francesca Matthys. Touch Wood is a gift of an opportunity where choreographers get given time and space to research a choreographic idea in a safe studio at The Place. The MC of the […]
Frame Rush 2024: Experience a world of screendance
Words by Florence Nicholls. Frame Rush, curated and programmed by the MA Screendance students at London Contemporary Dance School took place a couple of weeks ago. This event, that showcased ten thoughtfully selected dance films from artists […]
Tackling climate crisis complacency in The Dirt
Words by Katie Hagan. Marianne Tuckman’s dance theatre-y piece The Dirt, which came to Camden People’s Theatre last week, is a dystopic lesson in the unavoidable and dirty impact of climate change. This week alone […]
Platforming independent dance at Independent Creatives Night
Words by Katie Hagan. Last Friday, Independent Creatives Night brought together a group of independent dance artists each showcasing three works they’ve either created or choreographed. Designed to provide a platform for play – scratch […]
Lea Anderson’s The Cholmondeleys and the Featherstonehaughs 40 years of Style and Design
Words by Josephine Leask. Lea Anderson’s beautifully designed book celebrates the 40th anniversary of her companies The Cholmondeleys and The Featherstonehaughs. It is indeed a work of art, a visual archive of images featuring Chris […]
Maya Williams’ Funeral Act II @ Camden People’s Theatre
As part of Big Bang Seed Commission Scratch Night, artist Maya Williams will present Funeral Act II, a piece that takes a deep dive into the taboo topic of grief. “Funeral Act II is a […]
Dance & fashion collide at WMN* event
Words by Katie Hagan. Dance and fashion have long had something of a love-affair. Intertwined throughout history, both are of and for the human[…]
Journeying through the self in Devika Bilimoria’s Offerings
Words by Francesca Matthys. A couple of months ago Katie and I had the pleasure of experiencing Future Ritual’s Ceremony [I], a day of durational performances by four artists; Marilyn Arsem, Sandra Johnston, Helena Goldwater and […]
The Trying Rooms by Red Patch Productions
Words by Pranita Choudhry. A double bill performed at Camden Fringe 2024. The repetition, the loop, the frustration; these are what stayed with me after watching the Agony of Definition, a dance theatre piece by […]