Words by Giordana Patumi. Perugia will be a centre for dance this month when Umbria Dance Festival, running from 17-23 July, comes to town. We sat down with the festival’s artistic director Valentina Romito to […]
What we talk about when we talk about dance
Words by Elspeth Wilson. Elspeth took part in our Guest Writers development programme, supported by Arts Council England. There is a level of exhaustion that my body experiences where I know that the only movement […]
What we saw at Resolution The Place
I Can’t Take My Body Off by Chewed Pink Holehead by Oluwaseun Olayiwola Words by Sarah Lapinsky. It must have been fate that brought these two pieces to premiere at The Place’s Resolution festival on […]
Misery and decay: Porca Miseria by Trajal Harrell
Words by angel dust. It’s been a few weeks since I witnessed Trajal Harrell’s Porca Miseria at the Barbican Theatre and the feeling of awe is still very much present in my body. The evening […]
Lady M (At Home with Lady Macbeth) by Temitope Ajose | review
Words by Francesca Matthys. Temitope Ajose bursts in to The Place’s bar foyer unexpectedly embodying what we have all come to see. Lady Macbeth, a character plagued by her own demise. In this first encounter […]
ESTIA Day Fest | Review
Words by Rachel Ha-Eun Lee Look behind you. I’m building a home. Before walking through the door, the first installation began on the sidewalk. Dancer Jenna Charko moved effortlessly, luring you to enter the Salvatore […]
How can dance performance be sustainable?
Words by Hannah Draper. The black and red riso-printed posters for Burnt Out are striking – Penny Chivas’ hand clasped over her mouth with the other arm stretched overhead – a call for help, a […]
TOM by BULLYACHE a synth-pop drizzled exploration of queerness
Words by Pooja Sivaraman. Pooja is part of our Guest Writers development programme supported by Arts Council England. TOM by BULLYACHE performed at The Yard is an exploding, colourful, synth-pop drizzled exploration of queerness and […]
Resolution at The Place artists on funding, authenticity & community
Words by Stella Rousham. It’s a warm and gentle Monday evening in May. The sun is just beginning to set in the horizon, sending shimmering soft beams of gold and pink into the sky. It’s […]
‘Requiem’ by Phoenix Dance Theatre a story of ritual and celebration
Words by Klara Pertmann. Klara is part of our Guest Writers development programme, which is supported by Arts Council England. I am someone with many existential anxieties – of death being one of them, so […]