Reflection – Waiting, Relating, Coordinating: Kavina Pound Self-proclaimed activist and dance artist, Kavina Pound concluded the launch of her Live Archive: Waiting, Relating and Coordinating at Siobhan Davies Studios proclaiming: ‘I use the term this […]
Last year Dancin’ Oxford and Pegasus Theatre announced their Moving with the Times commissions. These were awarded to Divija Melally and Saili Katebe; Anjali Dance Company; and Kavya Iyer Ramalingam. The Moving with the Times commission is one […]
Words by Inês Carvalho. The Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium feels particularly packed for the opening night of Roommates, a mixed bill by Ballet National de Marseille, directed by the French collective (LA)HORDE since 2019. The […]
Words by Hannah Draper. I write this on day 123 of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and Palestine. The day I see the show is December 14th, day 68 of the genocide. The work is […]
Words by Pagan Hunt. Soft white shirt, draped over a muscular form, warmly lit. Unfurling gold foil, reflecting shimmers of light across exposed brick walls. A rich, liquid melody soaring over a deep drone, steadily growing in volume. […]
Words by Katie Hagan. Recently I’ve been thinking about, and this might sound a bit scary so bear with me, what age of dance we’re in. I feel kind of uncomfortable putting forward any suggestions […]
Words by Katie Hagan. How often do you think about our political leaders? Not so much about their policies or how some of them are devastatingly out-of-touch with reality, but the role their backgrounds play […]
Chisenhale Dance Space announces its 200-strong Artist Community, the first bold move in the reinvention of a pioneering organisation of the independent dance sector. 70% of the new CDS Artist Community identify as marginalised. Last […]
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. On Valentine’s Day, at 2pm, the audience at The Place Theatre was rather raucous. Shouting, giggling, bouncing around… and under 10 mostly. With parents and grandparents enthusiastically in tow, waiting for […]
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. Mime and puppetry have a universality about them that charms young and old, beyond language and life experience. Then it is no surprise that the latest offering in MimeLondon, an annual […]