Taking place from 26-27 July at Arts on Site, Kaja! will be an evening of storytelling, kimchi-making, dance, and theater. Sunhi Willa Keller’s playful, provocative, and whimsical choreography is an interweaving of traditional Korean dance […]
Here & Now presents Edinburgh Fringe programme
Here & Now presents an exciting, intriguing and thought-provoking programme of work created in England, during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024. Continuing the work of Horizon by delivering a showcase of international-quality, tour-ready performance, Here […]
Tracing lineage in Roots to Rise by Nandita Shankardass
Words by Francesca Matthys. The collective of dancers made up of Anjana Bala, Vidya Patel and Tulani Kayani-Skeef in Nandita Shankardass’s Roots to Rise are like beautiful magenta, pink and purple flowers that appear between […]
Jordan James Bridge on new work Terra | Astra
Last year saw the launch of Ballet Nights, a platform for dancers from the worlds of classical ballet and contemporary dance to come together, showcase existing and new works, and celebrate the two dance forms. […]
Interview with Rana San, Co-Director of Cadence Video Poetry Festival
Conducted by Maxine Flasher-Düzgünes. Last month I shared a conversation with Rana San, Co-Director of Cadence Video Poetry Festival, an annual film festival based in Seattle, Washington that is dedicated to screening works combining text […]
What dance shows to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2024
Edinburgh Fringe kicks off in a couple of months, with dance artists from all over the UK and beyond coming together for a month of dance and theatre in the Scottish capital. There are always […]
Move with the trouble | Moving Kinship
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. I’m going to start this review by saying I think you should read this book. Okay, hold on– I’ll qualify that: if you are interested in movement, connection, feminism, embodiment, psychotherapy, […]
Oona Doherty scores with ‘Wall’ performed by NYDC
Words by Hannah Finnimore. “All for oneAnd one for allYou hear the callYour country needs youTo play football” More tender, patient and thoughtful than the title suggests, Oona Doherty’s Wall (performed by the brilliant NYDC) […]
Susan Kempster & Jack Thomson on choreography within image-making
Photographer Jack Thomson and choreographer Susan Kempster have recently come together to work on Susan Kempster’s new project, MOTHER. MOTHER is an intergenerational duet that invites the audience to question intimacy and who we are […]
Metal & Water a new studio for dance
Metal & Water is a new creative studio for dance, creating, producing and curating live, digital, film and participatory dance at the leading edge of new practice. The team of producers, curators, and researchers are […]