Words by Ines Carvalho. Diorama is a series of performances conceived to explore the natural and urban landscapes in various environments. The Norwegian choreographer Ingri Fiksdal turns the city space into an open stage for […]
We will always have Pina to rediscover our fierce human condition – Tanztheater Wuppertal Bluebeard review
Words by Ines Carvalho. After 25 years without performing Pina Bausch’s 1977 masterpiece, her company returned to Sadler’s Wells to debut Bluebeard While Listening to a Tape Recording of Bela Bartok’s Opera “Duke Bluebeard’s Castle”. […]
‘Cowpuncher My Ass’ encapsulates the freedom of dance – review
Words by Sophie Catherine Chinner. Performed Southbank Centre. Following the sell-out success of Holly Blakey’s ‘Cowpuncher’ in 2018, Blakey is back with an updated ‘punchy’ and eye-catching spectacle. The new version, ‘Cowpuncher My Ass’, as […]
What’s behind Batsheva Dance Company’s ‘Venezuela’? – interview & review
By Giordana Patumi. On Wednesday January 29th the Batsheva Dance Company, one of the most famous and acclaimed dance companies in the world, took the to stage of Teatro Valli in Reggio Emilia. It presented […]
Julie Cunningham ‘fire bird’ – review
Words by Katie Hagan. Nothing felt more appropriate than watching Julie Cunningham’s fire bird on Brexit-day night. Where clouds and grief hung in the air for many, others celebrated the coming of something that really […]
Wayne McGregor AUTOBIOGRAPHY a harmony of light and dark – review
Words by Angel Dust Dance as if your entire history flows through your body. Not in a burdensome way but with the fluidity of the ocean, large and rich with multiple layers and currents. It […]
Navigating the routes to being: Julie Cunningham talks ‘fire bird’
Words by Katie Hagan. “It’s my own story, I guess, exploring the contradictions within myself. I feel like I am so many different things in my own body and making fire bird was a way […]
Peeping Tom’s Child – review
By Inês Carvalho. The Belgian dance theatre company Peeping Tom returned to the Barbican as part of the London International Mime Festival. Child (Kind) is the last chapter of a family trilogy, following the acclaimed […]
“It’s time for dance to ask itself: what is really important?” An interview with Gianna Burright
Words by Katie Hagan. ‘At one point I had eight jobs’ is a statement pretty much every freelancer can relate to. It’s a piece of insight divulged by choreographer and Trinity Laban MFA graduate, Gianna Burright, […]
Shivaangee Agrawal’s on-point North – review
Words by Katie Hagan. ‘Da, da, di, di, di, di, da, da’; this punctuated vocal konnakol, articulated by Swati Seshadri, is drummed into my brain after the debut performance of Shivaangee Agrawal’s North. Three dancers, […]