Reading Time: 2 minutesBlackout. Then lights come up and we are immediately transfixed in what looks like the switching on of a well-oiled machine - this is Family Honour. The actors on stage move in complete synch and without a trace of hesitation.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Joseph Toonga who is behind Born to Exist - a Hip-Hop Dance Theatre production that is a response to Joseph’s personal experience of being solely brought up by black women.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHofesh Shechter brings his award winning company Shechter II on a tour of Europe with his latest show - Contemporary Dance 2.0.
Reading Time: 3 minutesClorinda the Warrior, or Clorinda Agonistes is a combination of dance, opera, live and recorded music, and cinematography. It is ambitious to say the least.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis show is a 2-hour long dance performed and choreographed by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker accompanied by Bach’s “The Goldberg Variations” performed by the pianist Pavel Kolesnikov. It had a run at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre for 2 performances - the 6th and 7th of September.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Q+A with Alesandra Seutin from the NYDC (Guest Artistic Director).
Reading Time: 3 minutesA Q+A with Kwame Asafo-Adjei, who created and performs in Family Honour at Sadler's Wells.
Reading Time: < 1 minutePresented at Dance Base Festival, this collaboration between Resident Island Dance Theatre and Mark's Arrabit, is a true representation of how to communicate through dance.
Featuring two wheelchair based dancers and two able-bodied dancers, the piece weaves bodies and machines together in endless harmony, with both intricate and simple choices.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDonuts is a contemporary dance piece choreographed by Jamaal Burkmar showing at Assembly Rooms.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis show is a timely reminder not only of the dangers that come with a culture of accusations and sensationalism, but also of the power of ballet as a storytelling artform.