Words by Sophie Thomas. Sophie is part of our Guest Writers development programme, supported by Arts Council England. An evening witnessing a Northern Rascals production feels like peeping through a keyhole into someone else’s world. […]
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Impermanence’s Venus has a unique story to tell
Words by Sophie Chinner. A quadruple bill of new work presented by Impermanence, a company I know best for bringing contemporary dance to stages in the South West. Tonight however, I watched them at Wiltons […]
Yishun is Burning by Choy Ka Fai | review
It’s not everyday you watch a performance that changes your perception of your country, but Yishun is Burning by Berlin-based Singaporean artist Choy Ka Fai did exactly that.
Amelia Nommensen’s Upwelling makes the ocean matter
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. I too grew up with the ocean – weekends of sweet treats melting off our mouths while a salty sting rose up our ankles. But throughout my childhood I learned that […]
Let’s Dance International Frontiers is back!
Let’s Dance International Frontiers is the dynamic annual dance festival in Leicester which presents live performances by fast-rising and established dance artists from the UK and abroad. The festival starts on International Dance Day, 29 […]
Sarah Hopfinger on ‘Pain and I’ | interview
Hannah Draper speaks to artist Sarah Hopfinger about Sarah’s work Pain and I, a piece which explores what it’s like to live with chronic pain.
Class and queerness: BULLYACHE on latest work ‘TOM’
TOM is a work that blends the myth of Orpheus with the Department for Work and Pensions. It’s a pop-culture collision of working class and queer expression. A conflicting space of tradition & lived experience, personal […]
Dada Masilo’s spellbinding The Sacrifice | Review
Words by Paula Catalina Riofrio The lights projected on the floor imprinted the shapes of sand caressed by the ocean. Solemnly, enters Dada Masilo as her hands morph into mokue bird wings. Her hands could […]
Cowpuncher My Ass by Holly Blakey | review
Words by angel dust and Katie Hagan. (KH): Holly Blakey’s Cowpuncher My Ass is dripping in coolness. It’s been a couple of years since its last pre-pandemic performance in 2020, which one of our dance […]
Katherina Radeva delights in touching work 40/40 | review
Words by Josephine Leask. Performed at The Place on 23 February. Artist, costume designer, performance artist and multiple other things, Katherina Radeva delights as she dances her heart out in her work 40/40. Part of […]