Interviews
Interview: Deborah Baddoo 'The themes of migration and identity touch a real primal nerve. They evoke responses that are common to all people.'
I see a big value of our work in its emotional content._Where Is Home?_ is a 'dance musical'. It's dance, strengthened by music and song, to connect with people's emotions. An absence of dialo… Continue Reading
Interview: FROM FAME To CABARET To LONDON: Toney Wilson Jazz Dancer
When I walked in to that studio, that first day, everyone was spinning and jumping, and leaping through the air. My mouth was open, my heart was beating fast, and I vowed that day to never stop dancing. Continue Reading
News: Event: Conversation with Alistair Spalding, CBE, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Sadler's Wells
Monday 15 May, 7.30 pm – 8.30 pmAn evening talk with Alistair Spalding, CBE, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Sadler's Wells at the "London ballet Circle Continue Reading
Interview: Si Rawlinson - 'The awkwardness and incapacity of well-meaning people too often gets in the way of urgent social action'
We talk to Si Rawlinson about his work Inherent, which explores the discussion about racism as a white man. Continue Reading
Interview: Naomi Tadevossian - 'It definitely is fun, hurtling and sliding down the set, but it’s also as scary as it looks.'
We talk to Naomi Tadevossian, a dancer with Motionhouse, about performing with the groundbreaking curved set from Scattered. Continue Reading
News: Meet The Dancer - Pan Linguan
I didn’t actively decide to be a dancer, it felt more like a calling, almost like my destiny. I’m the kind of person who doesn’t stop until I have given my best and reached my goal. I think it&r… Continue Reading
Interview: Malik Nashad Sharpe Q&A
Malik Nashad Sharpe is a London based choreographer hailing from New York. His festival Joy and Dissent-A Festival Of Cultural Activism- is co-curated alongside Hackney Showroom’s artistic directors and end… Continue Reading
News: Meet Dan Daw - Dance maker and performer
The foundation of my artistic approach is collaboration. I’m not sure there are many instances where this doesn’t apply actually. Speaking for myself, there’s something quite lovely about assemb… Continue Reading
News: Meet Isabel Lewis - Creative Practitioner
Her occasions investigate how the subtle introduction of a word, sound, movement, or scent can shift perception and awaken the importance of being together...Previous Occasions have been presented at Shanghai Min… Continue Reading
Interview: Theo Clinkard Q&A
On Thursday evening Danza Contemporánea De Cuba make their Barbican debut with a triple bill of work by leading international choreographers including the UK’s Theo Clinkard. Ahead of Thursday’… Continue Reading
Interview: Meet the teacher - Lizzi Kew Ross
Do you have a piece of advice that has always stuck with you and who was it said by?Almost everything that Jane Dudley, ex -Graham dancer and teacher at The Place said during my time there: “What are you sa… Continue Reading
Interview: Meet the teacher - Shamita Ray
What one piece of advice would you give to an aspiring dancer?Enjoy it! It won’t last forever. Continue Reading
News: Meet Hagit Yakira, founder of Hagit Yakira Dance
I always had a great passion to engage dance in the community. I didn’t want to distinguish my choreographic practice from the people. I want my work to be created with them, through them; I want the work t… Continue Reading
Feature: Meet Shobana Jeyasingh, Artistic Director and Choreographer of Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company is rooted in a vision of societies that are culturally coherent in new and unexpected ways. Avoiding cliché and stereotype, they produce work that directly resonates with all ou… Continue Reading
Interview: Meet Michelle Dorrance, Artistic Director of Dorrance Dance
Dorrance Dance founded in 2011 by Artistic Director and 2015 MacArthur Fellow, Michelle Dorrance, the company’s inaugural performance garnered a Bessie Award for “blasting open our notions of tap.&rdq… Continue Reading
