Words by Paula Riofrio. Has your mind or body hurt so badly that you were unable to do the things you love? …and wait, you still have to go to work. Saving Face delves into […]
Chisenhale Dance Space announces its transformed artist-led model
This summer, Chisenhale Dance Space is launching its reimagined CDS Artist Community and is seeking 200 dance and performance artists to form the artistic leadership of the organisation. After listening to the needs of artists, […]
Jazz Arts Re-Wired by BOP Jazz Theatre at The Place | review
Words by Stephanie Burrell. Stephanie took part in our Guest Writers programme supported by Arts Council England. Jazz Arts Re-Wired was a night of fourteen works of varied Jazz Dance Theatre expressions by emerging and […]
Get dancing: Umbria Dance Festival 2023
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 […]