Words by Róisín O’Brien. At least half an hour before each rehearsal, Clara and Rachel of Sliding Doors Collective have to meet and catch up. A necessity, perhaps, when you’re close friends and studio time […]
Jane Mason on Night Flying, rural touring and why dance shouldn’t just be for the dance-literate
Words by Katie Hagan. When I ask Jane Mason about herself and her practice, she self-effacingly says she always gets a bit stuck when people ask her. Things which are inherently within us can be […]
Crystal Pite ‘Revisor’ is farcical and idiosyncratic – review
Words by Angelos Angelidis. As the dance show starts, I begin to question whether I am watching a dance show. I think to myself: ‘It might be a play or it might be physical theatre, […]
The history of dance is feminist: the greatest female choreographers who changed the world of modern dance
Words by Ines Carvalho. On International Women’s Day, we pay tribute to the greatest choreographers who translated feminism into movement. As modern dance started to emerge, the stage has become a space for new ideas […]
The Italian premiere of Angelin Preljocaj new work Gravité – review
Words by Giordana Patumi. On Tuesday, February 18 at the Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti in Modena, the Ballet Preljocaj, one of the most prestigious contemporary dance companies in Europe, presented the Italian premiere of its […]
Penultimate night of Resolution 2020 The Place delivered on choreographic promise – review
Words by Angelos Angelidis. Her Agency by Women Wonder Collective Disfigured bodies morphing into and out of materials: a blue tulle fabric, a black velvet blanket, and a gold space blanket. The piece is meant […]
“Dance programming needs to be more diverse in its diversity” – an interview with dance artist and SystemsLAB’s founder Freddie Opoku-Addaie
Words by Katie Hagan. Just because dance styles are in perpetual states of change doesn’t mean the model which underpins the industry is. A few weeks ago, we interviewed Gianna Burright who expressed the lack […]
