The Place’s Resolution festival of new choreography brought together 54 artists and companies from London and beyond to debut and perform striking contemporary dance work. Dance art journal writers Katie Hagan, Stella Rousham and Qiao […]
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Discussing the iconic Les Noces with New Movement Collective
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. For fans of dance, history, culture, and stage, there is something really exciting coming up. This Saturday and Sunday at the Fireworks Factory in Woolwich, New Movement Collective (NMC) are sharing […]
A Conversation with Annie Kahane of Alive & Well Productions
Edited Transcript by Maxine Flasher-Düzgünes. Annie Kahane is a performer and maker working in performance poetry, dance, song, and theater. She founded Alive & Well Productions in 2014 to unify these disciplines under a single […]
What to see at Resolution 2024 festival at The Place
Resolution, The Place’s annual festival for new choreography, returns in 2024 to kick off the year with a bang. This is the first year since the pandemic that Resolution festival returns to its usual programming […]
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 […]
Dancing with Hafez | Review
Words by Maxine Flasher-Düzgüne? SAN FRANCISCO: In Turkish (but originating from Arabic), my father told me, “hafez” means one who remembers things…and like poetry’s daring recitations, dancing must be remembered also. While cursed inside its […]
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, […]
The Body’s Voice by Body Talks Movement | review
Words by Qiao Lin Tan. A product of dance workshops ran by Body Talks Movement CIC, The Body’s Voice is a video installation that shines a light on the inner, somatic worlds of children from […]
Get dancing: Umbria Dance Festival 2023
Words by Giordana Patumi. Perugia will be a centre for dance this month when Umbria Dance Festival, running from 17-23 July, comes to town. We sat down with the festival’s artistic director Valentina Romito to […]