Words by Giordana Patumi. Watched at Teatro Morlacchi, Perugia, Italy November 21, 2021. “Pina Bausch used dance to make up for her lack of familiarity with words,” introduces Cristiana Morganti, soloist with Bausch’s company Tanztheater […]
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Folk-s: Will you still love me tomorrow? by Alessandro Sciarroni| Review
Words by Giordana Patumi. I’m going to start by saying that myself and almost the entire audience stayed until the very end of ‘FOLK-S: Will you still love me tomorrow?’ by Alessandro Sciarroni. Sciarroni presented […]
Dimitris Papaioannou: “I believe I’m a choreographer of illusions…”
Words by Giordana Patumi. Known for being the youngest ever creator to have directed the 2004 Olympic Games ceremonies in Athens and for being the first artist to create a full-length work for Tanztheater Wuppertal […]
“We don’t need to improve diversity, we need room for the diversity to coexist” | interview with Simbarashe Norman Fulukia
Words by Inês Carvalho. Simbarashe Norman Fulukia (Simba) founded Vestland Danseteater with the aim of creating room for artists with a multicultural background. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Simba arrived in Norway as an exchange […]
Reimagining the dying swan – Gender Bender Festival | Review
Words by Giordana Patumi. What remains today of a choreographic work considered a milestone in the history of Western dance at the beginning of the 20th century? In what forms and in what bodies has […]
Dance history: Uncovering lost figures | Ida Rubinstein
Words by Stella Rousham. ‘The Ballets Russes’, ‘Nijinsky’, and ‘Diaghilev’ are all names that those with passions for ballet and dance history will be well aware of. ‘Ida Rubinstein’ – perhaps less so. The Western […]
“We need to expand the terminology of contemporary dance” – Interview with Lia Rodrigues
Words by Inês Carvalho. It was still early morning in Rio de Janeiro when I joined the videocall from this side of the Atlantic. I was particularly excited about this conversation. Why? Because I knew Lia […]
Angelin Preljocaj & Flora Detraz at Festival dei Due Mondi | review
Words by Giordana Patumi. For the sixty-fourth edition of the Festival dei Due Mondi, in Spoleto (Italy), dance is the protagonist of the last weekend of the Festival. Friday July 9 at the Teatro Caio […]
DAJ Guest Writers – OPEN CALL
Guest writers is an opportunity for emerging writers to be published on our website and social media channels. Each month from September to December we will select two writers to write and contribute a creative […]
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, […]