Words by Stella Rousham. Three bodies lie dormant and heavy on stage. A thick smoke engulfing them, concealing their faces and identities. The fourth body weaves their way through the figures, their upper body hunched […]
Eve Stainton Dykegeist at Horizon Showcase | review
Words by Hannah Draper. Industrial techno is blaring through the curtain that separates the performance area from the bar when the performance starts. The audience mills in, standing around Dykegeist choreographer Eve Stainton who is […]
Mesh by Maija Hirvanen: movement as life | review
Words by Katherine Adams. Mesh, which premiered in Berlin at the Tanz im August festival, is a work modeled after forms of organic generation. The piece draws on principles one might find in contact improvisation […]
And by Charlotte Mclean: a courageous dance poem | review
Words by Stella Rousham. Trigger Warnings And has a content warning related to abortion, miscarriage, strong language and nudity. As I stepped out of Edinburgh train station several days ago, after a gruelling 6-hour journey […]
Dancing to fight climate change | Interview with Penny Chivas
Words by Katie Hagan. Australian born, Scotland-based dance artist Penny Chivas started working on her arresting work Burnt Out in January 2020, at a time when the Black Summer bushfires were tearing through Australia, destroying […]
Monica Tolia talks choreography and their work ‘a snake in the house means the family will never want’
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. With the sound of coffee grinding and smoothies blending in the background, Monica Tolia (they/she) and I discussed their interdisciplinary practice, creative process and new work, a snake in the house […]
Prioritising care while playing dress up in ‘For You: Wicked’ | review
Words by Francesca Matthys. The work that Maya Williams and Lizzy Tan (Fimbo Butures) collectively journey through is more than just what meets the eye, the ear and flesh of those that experience it – […]
A Festival of Korean Dance 2022: Dismantling Traditions
By Sunhi Keller From performers deconstructing a piano and gender politics to dances erasing certain senses and heightening others, the 2022 A Festival of Korean Dance held at The Place offered an enriching curation of […]
Q&A with Surface Area Dance Theatre
Words by Katie Hagan. Header image of Ashling McCann. This week UK-based dance company Surface Area Dance Theatre will present a new dance performance centred upon an experiential understanding and knowledge of British Sign Language, […]
Dance in the time of war | Diana Olifirova’s film Intrance
Dance may be an ephemeral, fleeting art form, but its moments can be documented and remembered as being representative or symbolic of a very specific period of time. For dancer, director and cinematographer Diana Olifirova, […]