Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. Rambert’s recent double bill, Death Trap, is on paper right up my street not only because of its interrogation of the morbid. The first piece ‘Cerberus’ is inspired by the Eurydice […]
8 Palestinian dance artists you should know about
Dance is a huge part of Palestinian cultural identity and the arts in Palestine. The traditional dance ‘dabke’, a joyful Levantine folk dance originating in the Middle East, symbolises the hope and struggle of the […]
‘The Edge of Desire Has a Way of Curving’ by Demetris Charalambous and Riven Ratanavanh
Words by Sunhi Keller. An eerily tall, hunched figure emerges from the darkness, lit only by the yellow light of a lamp held in its hands. As the shape slowly walks towards the middle of […]
What to see at Resolution 2024 festival at The Place
Resolution, The Place’s annual festival for new choreography, returns in 2024 to kick off the year with a bang. This is the first year since the pandemic that Resolution festival returns to its usual programming […]
Attila Andrasi’s sensational Rainbow
Words by Francesca Matthys. Attila Andrási is sensationally present with us throughout Rainbow, a new work that merges the essence of the clown with dance. This work in progress that was created in residence at […]
Vangeline’s Hijikata, Mon Amour highlights rich history of butoh
Words by Pagan Hunt. “Butoh is a shared experience”, says Vangeline – teacher, dancer, and choreographer specialising in Japanese butoh; and the experience shared on 10th November at Dance City, Newcastle, was a unique one […]
Deborah Slater Dance Theater In the Presence of Absence
Words by Maxine Flasher Duzgunes. San Francisco, CA – This poem is not a virus. Here, this poem is a dance: of jazz hollowed by the streets, its pedestrians all traipsing at airy distances. Of […]
Part 1: Dancing with Decolonisation
Words by Paula Catalina Riofrio. I was commissioned to cover the third edition of Dancing with Decolonisation, an organisation started by a small group of alum from the University of Roehampton who decided to pursue […]
Part 2: Dancing with Decolonisation
Me recuerda una película de Akira Kurosawa Me recuerda a cuando conocí los textos de artaud Un lugar sólido de Elena Garro Me recuerdo de un ejercicio de Tamara Cubas Me recuerda a los pasillos […]
Via Injabulo by Via Katlehong a celebration of South Africa
Words by Francesca Matthys. As a South African watching South African art in the UK or Europe, I wonder what the perceptions on African art are and what stereotypes may be expected from ‘African dance’. […]