Words by Katie Hagan. A billowing, sartorially-hung cloth of gold suspended from upstage left is draped across the Blue Elephant Theatre‘s performance space, like a figure nonchalantly lying on a chaise longue, undisturbed. Such a […]
Peeping Tom 32 rue Vandenbranden: Extreme bodies face human condition
Words by Giordana Patumi. After nearly 200 shows and ten years on the road, 32 rue Vandenbranden by Peeping Tom premiered in the US, at BAM New York. Originally opened on November 2009 in Koninklijke […]
An interview with Jonathan Burrows & Matteo Fargion
Words by Katie Hagan. It seems apt that choreographer Jonathan Burrows and composer Matteo Fargion have based their new work Let us stop this mad rush towards the end on an interpretation of Shakespeare’s line: […]
Neve Harrington’s It’ll-blow-your-mind Screensaver Series – review
Words by Adam Moore. Shoryuuuuu-ken!!! The year is 1996 and Dark Ryu is gearing up to obliterate me in an unstoppable, mathematical equation that only the PlayStation really understands. All I can do is watch the […]
Thoughts on Coppelia, The Royal Ballet
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. As much as I love contemporary dance, I hold a special place in my heart for classical ballet. And at this time of year, the big companies pull out all the […]
Ali Curtis-Jones ‘Drumstick’ a living archive of Laban’s work – review
Words by Katie Hagan. Performed at Trinity Laban. A culmination of years’ research on Rudolf Laban, notation and choreology, Ali Curtis-Jones’ Drumstick performed by her company of lithe dancers, Summit Dance Theatre, is a technical […]
Dimitris Papaioannou’s The Great Tamer a wild hybrid – review
Words by Giordana Patumi. Last night at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Dimitris Papaioannou’s The Great Tamer made its New York debut. The piece, produced by the Onassis Cultural Centre of Athens, premiered in […]
Joseph Toonga’s Born to Manifest empowers and awakens’ – review
Words by Katie Hagan. I read a quotation somewhere which said the danger with stereotypes is that they assume a whole story, when in truth they are insubstantial and ridden with bias. Just Us Dance […]
Bacchae Prelude To A Purge far from purification – review
Words by Giordana Patumi. Bacchae: Prelude to a Purge makes its US premiere in BAM Artistic Director David Binder’s first Next Wave season. Winner of the Venice Biennale Silver Lion for Dance in 2018, Marlene […]
In conversation with Peeping Tom
Words by Giordana Patumi. I had the opportunity to interview the two directors and choreographers of the Belgian dance theatre collective Peeping Tom, who will make their US and Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) debut […]