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Sophie Taeuber-Arp exhibition – Tate Modern – Review
Words by Katie Hagan. As a neutral haven pre and during the First World War, it was only natural for Zurich to become the hotspot for early twentieth century avant-gardism to multiply. Under a spotlight, […]
‘You Are On Mute’ – LCDS graduation | Review
Words by Stella Rousham. Please note that DAJ saw this performance on Wednesday 7th July during the week where only three of the four works were performed due to Covid restrictions. The following week the […]
Discover DAJ’s Percolate residency archive!
A couple of months ago we did a residency at Siobhan Davies Studios as part of the studios’ Percolate award. During our week-long research, we were exploring new ways to write about dance, going beyond […]
“There is so much to learn from Deaf dance culture” | interview with Surface Area Dance Theatre
Words by Katie Hagan “I really wanted to do something that I could remember her by. I wanted to feel as if she’d helped in some way.” Seven years ago, Nicole Vivien Watson director of […]
Glimpses of a Future: What does the future look like? Interview with Yaraqa
‘Glimpses of a Future’ is a new docuseries available on Netflix that combines writing and movement to answer the following question: If you can imagine the future, what does it look like? During the first […]
Experiment 6 ‘South London Scratch Night’ | Review
Words by Stella Rousham. Seeing new work is something that I have truly missed in lockdown. For all the endless videos of old performances filmed and available online, nothing is quite the same as watching […]
Reclaiming Adult Dance | Interview with Elizabeth Arifien, Creative Dance London
Words by Katie Hagan Elizabeth Arifien founder and creative director of Creative Dance London is on a mission to change the perceptions of adult dance. In our culture of comparison, adult classes have long been […]
Unboxing art, touring ideas: an interview with Greenwich Dance
Words by Katie Hagan Dance isn’t something we’d consider to be static. Whilst movement can be punctuated by moments of pause and stasis, on the whole we see or understand dance as characterised by flow, […]
Dora Frankel talks ‘Tread Lightly on the Planet’
Words by Katie Hagan. “To transition to a sustainable world, we need to tread more lightly on the planet.” — Professor Andy Purvis. Inspired by the crisp lucidity and aptness of these words, Dora Frankel […]