Reading Time: 2 minutesHow does one build a universe? Produced by The Place, contemporary dance company Extended Play seeks to answer that through dance and movement. Choreographed by Jamaal Burkmar, we follow five people from different universes as they navigate their way in the world after waking in a strange void to try to create something new together.
Reading Time: 2 minutesKatherina Radeva’s 40/40 is a thought-provoking and powerful piece that explores the importance of womanhood, belonging, and being an artist in this modern world.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis was my main question throughout this piece. Papaioannou (an erstwhile painter before his illustrious career as a director, choreographer and performer) creates beautiful images, awesome tableaus onstage before allowing them to crumble, or in this case melt away. The stage is set under a fair few inches of water which keeps coming for most of the show. Papaioannou, as the Dressed Man is sat contemplatively, spinning a bowl of water, allowing it to spill out again. Eventually Šuka Horn crawls on as the Nude Man and disrupts this peaceful, soggy solitude. What follows borders on erotic, tender, loving and eventually violent, traumatic and sad. Outstanding sound design from David Blouin and intelligent and effective lighting from Lucien Laborderie and Stephanos Droussiotis illuminate the performance which verges on the edge of contemporary dance without ever plunging deeper into it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA beautiful exploration of the sky from the perspective of a child Skydiver is described as a multi-sensory dance experience and is aimed at young children aged 3 to 5. It was created by Xenia Aidonopoulou as…
Reading Time: 2 minutesEnglish National Ballet has announced plans for its 75th Season - and Liverpool Empire have announced that they'll be welcoming Mary Skeaping's Giselle is coming to Liverpool from October 23rd-26th 2024.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA parallel universe where Gods walk amongst humans, singing and dancing to American folk Thirteen years in the making, from the regional stages of Vermont to off-Broadway productions in New York, to a sold-out run at London’s…
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn emotive experience, and a must-see for fans of Edward Scissorhands I am a life-long Edward Scissorhands fan. I grew up on it, played the family VHS copy until it was practically unusable, and know the script…
Reading Time: 6 minutesToday, Thursday 22 February 2024, the first batch of shows that will be staged at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe have been revealed. All shows will be available to view on edfringe.com from 12:00 today. The 276 shows span…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA phenomenal display of passion and athleticism that brilliantly showcases the full depth and breadth of a doomed relationship This full length collaborative work saw the return of beloved Carlos Acosta to the Festival Theatre one year…
Reading Time: 3 minutesPina Bausch’s ‘Nelken’ premiered in 1982 and has since returned to the UK’s stages multiple times, most recently in 2005. Recognised as one of Bauch's key works, it is aptly described as ‘a vision of beauty and cruelty, tragedy and tenderness’.