Words by India Berry. Reune – an evening of live performance and film produced by Emma Farnell-Watson and Joshua James Smith – was a night that brought a collective of dance performances and short films […]
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Q&A with Jean Abreu and Naishi Wang
How can the body be used as a instrument to say things that go unsaid? This is one of the many questions that Jean Abreu and Naishi Wang’s new work Deciphers asks. Embarking on its […]
Seke Chimutengwende’s haunting It Begins in Darkness
Words by Francesca Matthys. A gasp of breath and shudders of whispers lure us into the haunted world of It Begins in Darkness by Seke Chimutengwende. We are immediately thrown into panic, loss, uncertainty and […]
Touch Wood at The Place
Words by Qiao Lin Tan. In early September, The Place’s Choreodrome residency artists performed in Touch Wood, a work-in-progress showcase that marks the end of Choreodrome season. Each artist was allowed 10 minutes of stage […]
Ailey 2 in the UK for the first time in over a decade
Words by Diane Parkes. Ground-breaking New York dance company Ailey 2 embarks on its largest European tour in more than a decade this autumn visiting 12 venues across the UK. Presenting a programme of hugely […]
Symoné: “Artists that make me feel something inspire me”
Words by Maria Elena Ricci. Extravagant, immersive, athletic and multidisciplinary, Symoné is a one-of-a-kind artist with an undeniable, awe-some talent. From spinning 50 hula hoops on her body at once while skating on high heels, […]
Red Lick by Sunniva Moen Rørvik a spectacular Queer Celebration of Norewegian Pop-Culture
Words by Sarah Lapinsky. Sunniva Moen Rørvik aka Big Papa Slug (they/them) certainly made a splash at the opening night of Resolution festival at The Place. In the festival focused on supporting the development of […]
In Moments of Pause: A Q&A with Dance Artist Ira Ferris
Words by Maxine Flasher-Düzgünes A few weeks ago, I shared a conversation with Sydney-based dance and curatorial artist Ira Ferris, co-Director of an arts collective Artemis Projects, who create between Europe and Australia. Ferris is co-author […]
How a new contemporary dance work was inspired by African dance and song | Interview with Dada Masilo
Words by Diane Parkes. Acclaimed South African choreographer and dancer Dada Masilo brings together European and African influences in her latest show which comes to Sadler’s Wells this February before a UK tour. The Sacrifice blends […]
Connecting the dance industry with Stretch
Katie Hagan, founder of Stretch partner dance art journal, lifts the lid on the importance of Stretch, a networking event for the dance sector. When Ines and Bernardo from diagonal dance first told me about […]