Words by Jodie Nunn. A tantalising and textured tableau of womanhood, To Hold My Love expertly fashions a gilded garment of style, scenery, and sistership. Director and Choreographer Elettra Giunta offers a masterclass in the […]
Roberta Jean’s Ways of Being communicates hope
Words by Josephine Leask. As we enter the Lilian Baylis Studio, a woman (Stephanie McMann) is lying crumpled on the darkened, smoke-hazed stage. She restlessly shifts position, trying to find a comfortable place to rest […]
Dam Van Huynh on work Re:birth
Words by Qiao Lin Tan. In speaking about writer Audre Lorde, Dam Van Huynh comments, “When she wakes up, she is politics… In a way, I also describe myself in that manner.” Dam’s glittering list […]
One Drop by Sonya Lindfors
Words by Francesca Matthys. Sonya Lindfors is charismatic and warm as she greets us in the foyer before her offering. We are encouraged to laugh, applaud and react to what we see. A significant sentiment […]
Zona Franca by Alice Ripoll defines Brazil of today
Words by Inês Carvalho. An ensemble of performers jam with live percussion as audiences find their way into the auditorium of the Southbank Centre. There is something going on, and it takes an extra effort […]
Q&A with Jean Abreu and Naishi Wang
How can the body be used as a instrument to say things that go unsaid? This is one of the many questions that Jean Abreu and Naishi Wang’s new work Deciphers asks. Embarking on its […]
SHEDDING SKINS: Choreographing healing in a world of patriarchy
Words by Stella Rousham. Content Warning: Sexual assault, eating disorders, trauma and gender “What does embodiment mean?” “Why is it important to you?” These were the opening questions to the Coming Home: Embodiment Tools for […]
Living through touch in Until We Meet
Words by Paula Catalina Riofrio. I invite you to do this task before, or rather after you read the article. Find yourself the time and space to be openly connected with your eight senses. Now […]
Seke Chimutengwende’s haunting It Begins in Darkness
Words by Francesca Matthys. A gasp of breath and shudders of whispers lure us into the haunted world of It Begins in Darkness by Seke Chimutengwende. We are immediately thrown into panic, loss, uncertainty and […]
Rebellious Bodies International Butoh Dance Festival 2023
History of Butoh Butoh, the avant garde dance form that shook Western dance concepts in the twentieth century, was born from a Japan emerging from World War II. As the country began assimilating Western values […]