During Black History Month, we look at the past, present and future of Black Dance and how we can act towards a more equitable diverse dance scene. We spoke with Beverley Glean MBE, founder and artistic director of IRIE! dance theatre, about her journey and mission of raising the profile of Dance of the African Diaspora (DAD) in the United Kingdom.
A couple of weeks ago DAJ created ‘Share a Score’, an idea which is designed to turn attention to the creative processes and practices behind dance-making. We welcomed Kashish Gaba for our first entry and […]
Words by Katie Hagan. Beginning his UK dance career as a bright-eyed kid back in 1999 and now decorated with a whole host of credentials, French-born Marso Riviere is a primal force in the contemporary […]
My name is Alice Gosti, I use she/her pronouns. I am an Italian-American immigrant choreographer, hybrid performance artist, curator, DJ, and architect of experiences. I am usually based out of occupied Duwamish and Coast Salish […]
Words by Giordana Patumi. And so, after seven months I am back at the theatre, almost a year after watching the acclaimed The Great Tamer in New York. I am sitting at the Carignano theatre, […]
Words by Ines Carvalho. According to statistics, ten per cent of the population in the UK has dyslexia. Although this is a significant percentage, the sheer complexity of neurodiversity means the figures may be more, […]
Words by Katie Hagan. Last weekend I was finally back in a physical dance space experiencing physical dance performances!! Can’t believe it. It has literally been so long. The outdoors Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) has […]
Words by Giordana Patumi. The confinement caused by Covid-19 allowed a new group of artists to embark on a new journey: EREM dance, under the artistic leadership of the Swiss-Italian dance artist Tommy Cattin. “My […]
Dear humans/dancers/writers/artists, We are happy to announce the beginning of a new project; a digital zine of poems inspired by performances (online and real life) that we have seen and been tickled by over the […]
We are very grateful to dance artist, Kashish Gaba who has shared his score ‘home under_construction’. Kashish is a recent MFA Choreography graduate from The University of Roehampton. He has worked with movement, video, visual, […]