Words by Phoebe Beckett Chingono. This article is part of our REWRITE series with Chisenhale Dance Space’s Artist Community. This text is a reflection on the choreographic work IV by SERAFINE1369. In SERAFINE1369’s own words: […]
(LA)HORDE on the Age of Content
Words by Katie Hagan. Known for creating eruptive, cool and propulsive dance works, (LA)HORDE was formed back in 2013 by three friends Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer and Arthur Harel shortly after Marine and Jonathan met […]
My week with Pina
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. By pure luck of timing, two Pina Bausch events hit London within one week. Just one is a privilege, so two felt like a gift. As a die-hard Tanztheater Wuppertal fan, […]
Emma Martin on work Birdboy
Words by Florence Nicholls. Choreographer Emma Martin – the creator of dance company United Fall – is making her London debut this February with Birdboy. This production is a celebration of individuality, set to an eclectic soundtrack featuring pop cultural […]
Frenetic, rapturous and euphoric performances at Resolution 2025
Isabela Palancean reflects on three dance works performed at Resolution festival on 11th February. Terpsichore in Jest marks Perpetual Folly’s debut creation, offering a refreshingly honest take on relationship dynamics. ‘What is partnership if not tolerating someone else’s nonsense?’ […]
Estuary Festival comes to Kent and Essex this summer
Estuary 2025 – Vessels is the third edition of the large-scale contemporary arts festival celebrating the stories, places and people of the Thames Estuary with over 9 days of performances, installations and events across the region. […]
Nurturing innovative practice in South Asian dance
Very recently, South Asian dance organisation Akademi announced a series of commissions in partnership with DanceEast for artists who are pushing innovation in their respective dance forms. The awardees were Shivaangee Agrawal, Anjana Bala, Chandenie […]
Second Hand Dance announces new tour
Second Hand Dance’s acclaimed production The Sticky Dance, an immersive show for young children and their families, embarks on a UK tour this spring. The tour includes performances in theatres and schools around the UK, at […]
Sharif Afifi on Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me)
What better way to wipe away the winter blues than news of Lost Dog’s Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me) coming to Battersea Arts Centre this spring! An award-winning solo based on John Milton’s 17th […]
Manon Servage’s A Regarder les Etoiles
Words by Stephanie Burrell. Manon Servage and collaborator/dancer Zach Parkin’s A Regarder les Etoiles is a poetic and embodied meditation on mortality, grief and our complex relationship with it. It was staged as part of Sofar […]