Words by Stella Rousham. Performed at Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells 27/09/19. Typically, dancer/musician collaborations involve a clear demarcation of expertise between the performers. Breakin’ Convention certainly breaks such tradition, with their most recent production […]
Words by Katie Hagan. The first London International Screen Dance Festival, curated by Charles Linehan and facilitated by Trinity Laban, aimed to unveil the experimental collaboration of dance, screen, choreography and moving image. Debuting at […]
Words by Izzy Rogers. Performed Wednesday 18th September 2019, Sadler’s Wells. Akram Khan’s Giselle is strange and beautiful. This revival of the award-winning 2016 commission by English National Ballet and Manchester International Festival draws on classical […]
The inaugural London International Screen Dance Festival debuts this week, 19th-20th September, at the prestigious Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance. Curated by independent choreographer, Charles Linehan, the festival will feature 24 films from […]
Words by Katie Hagan. In a time where (some) world leaders are doing just about nothing to save us from political, social and environmental turmoil, it is encouraging to know we can depend on today’s […]
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin and Katie Hagan. ENJessica Lang’s EN included many elements of fate. Jakub Ciupinski’s score captured the character of a casino by using the atmospheric sounds of a roulette-spin and a single […]
Words by Katie Hagan She joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater a year ago. Prior to this she was part of Ailey II, the younger version of AAADT famed for its global tours and roots […]
Words by Izzy Rogers. Rising Tides: 01 at the Rosemary Branch Theatre brings eight waves of fresh, female-led work curated by GBworks. The new platform presents emerging contemporary dance and music artists, with a smidge […]
Sophie Catherine Chinner captures an exclusive interview with Bryony Wood, who plays Juliet and Dorcus in Matthew Bourne’s Brand New Romeo and Juliet. Unmistakably, unchangeably, unforgettably Juliet. A dream role for any dancer, but not […]
Words by Katie Hagan. With her work Be fruitful and multiply premiering at The Place a couple of months ago, choreographer Alka Nauman is not afraid to make dance which disturbs what can be insipidly described […]