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, […]
Why do dance festivals matter?
Words by Ines Carvalho. The UK’s main festival for new choreography, Resolution, is back for its 31st edition. Between January and February, 81 artists have the chance to showcase their original work from different backgrounds […]
Ruminating on dance and intimacy – beginning with Five Dances
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. For those of us who watch rather than create dance, the studio is a mysterious place. We can only wonder about it as a site of possibility — choreographic or romantic. […]
‘Zorro but not as you know it’ – Dan Burns’s ‘Zorroz’ – review
Words by Katie Hagan As the dying man’s final thoughts enter into the gaping chasm of what his life could have been, we, the viewers, take this moment to ask ourselves if we are living […]