Words by Francesca Matthys. Inspired, blown away and moved are just a handful of emotions I am left with after watching Gary Clarke Company’s Detention. In the post performance discussion, Gary Clarke shares that this […]
DOS x METAMAN: A Conversation in Movement and Modular Sound
Words by Isabela Palancean. Marking my first time visiting the birthplace of drama and feta cheese (according to a giant LIDL advert inside the city’s airport), I attended KRAMA Festival – a cross-disciplinary platform connecting […]
Thick & Tight’s Natural Behaviour
Words by Stella Rousham. “I was often told that my dancing wasn’t masculine enough.” Daniel Hay-Gordon’s pre-recorded reflections seep out to the audience as he takes centre stage wearing what he describes as rehearsal clothes: […]
What is anti-ableism?
Words by Saskia Horton. This article is part of our REWRITE series with Chisenhale Dance Space’s Artist Community. It’s so hard to understand systemically or literally what anti-ableism is in the dance world (and beyond) […]
Sam Burkett’s debut GOSS
Words by Lizzy Tan. There’s no easy way to describe GOSS – and that is its whimsy. Contemporary dancer and comedy improviser Sam Burkett’s debut show at Pleasance Futures Festival 2025, Pleasance Theatre defies categorisation, […]
MOSH at Dublin Dance Festival
Words by Eoin Fenton. Ahead of a head-spinning tour across Ireland that opens as the closing show of the Dublin Dance Festival, I caught up with the team behind the electrifying dance theatre work MOSH, […]
Exploring contemporary dance in Bulgaria: One Dance Festival
By Inês Carvalho. Founded in 2008, One Dance Festival in Plovdiv has grown into a vital platform for contemporary dance in Bulgaria and across the Balkans. With an independent team united by the will of […]
Interview with Scratch Renaissance partner Emergency Chorus
From May 2025 to July 2026, Chisenhale Dance Space (CDS) will run Scratch Renaissance, a bold programme responding directly to the urgent need for artists to test ideas, take risks and share works-in-progress in a […]
Becky Namgauds on THE HEAT
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. Dance Art Journal shared a conversation with choreographer Becky Namgauds ahead of the London premiere of her work THE HEAT at the Lilian Baylis Studio at Sadler’s Wells on Thursday 22 […]
The Power of Perspective: I, II, III by Finleigh Zack Dance
Words by Francesca Matthys. The Power of Perspective: I, II, III a three part investigation choreographed by Finleigh Zack Dance (FZD) was curated by Finleigh Zack; Artistic Director of FZD, alongside three other works part […]