The body has tremendous power in translating reality – no matter how complex it might be. In Angola, translating reality through movement is a powerful act of activism – says Ana Clara Guerra Marques, a pioneer in contemporary dance in this country. We chatted about her journey with CDC Angola, and the role of dance in analysing, questioning and – most importantly – demanding social change.
Words by Sam Burkett When I was applying for dance schools after finishing uni, I saw an audition solo that began with someone handing out raw sausages to the audience. After being offered a sausage, […]
LAZARUS is an inclusive event for London’s queers, creatives and misfits that unearths the creative potential of queer clubland. Its first event at Grow Tottenham last year was a sold-out night of eclectic immersive art […]
Words by Paula Riofrio. Scenic art’s dramaturgy brings words and ideas to the flesh and bone, takes the thoughts into a practice that vests through enactment. It webs relationships as a rhizome among concepts, objects, […]
Words by angel dust. Stimming (definition): nounrepetitive actions or movements displayed by neurodivergent people and people with developmental disorders when they are over/ under-stimulated emotionally, or by sensory input from their environment. Recently I was […]
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. Recently I’ve thought about the peace of forgetting…in pieces, a canvased memory. It’s coincidental that I encounter this film now, as I’ve been considering silhouette in dance practice as a way […]
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. In Out Late, VOXED takes an innovative approach to presenting dance work online by creating an online, choose-your-own-adventure crime drama experience. With the ability to decide how the story unfolds, I […]
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. Performed at Sadler’s Wells. Years ago in a workshop, I remember being in process with Slovakian choreographer Anton Lachky’s “puzzle work” a Forsythian creative modality in which the body moves within […]
Words by Paula Catalina Riofrio. Performed by Lyon Opera Ballet at Sadler’s Wells as part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels festival. … we are gonna work together, we are gonna have […]
Words by Maria Elena Ricci [Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence] It is a heavy reality to know that 1 in 4 women in the UK will experience sexual violence at some point in their lives. Roughly […]