Interviews
Interview: Meet the teacher - Melanie Clark
Melanie teaches contemporary and ballet at City Academy. "When people leave the class feeling better than when they came in – that’s what makes it worth it!" Continue Reading
Interview: Patrick de Bana - on creating works with Shanghai Ballet
His last work for the company was based on the English classic 'Jane Eyre'. In 'Echoes of Eternity' (at the Coliseum this month), he has been inspired by a 9th century Chinese poem... Continue Reading
Interview: Candoco's Joel Brown, Laura Patay & Stine Nilsen Q&A
Alice Westoby spoke to performers Joel & Laura and Artistic Co-Director Stine, at the performance of their duet 'You and I Know', as part of Dancing City, Canary Wharf... Continue Reading
Interview: Marie Chouinard Q&A
One of the world's most daring and original choreographers, Montreal-based Marie Chouinard is at Sadler's Wells this week with her company... Continue Reading
Interview: Fearghus Ó Conchúir - on The Casement Project
Part of 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme marking the centenary of the First World War, an ambitious project is inspired by the British peer, Irish nationalist & international humanitarian Roger Casement... Continue Reading
Interview: David Waring Q&A
The Artistic Director of Transitions - Trinity Laban's graduate company - performing at home in South East London this week (Wed -Fri) Continue Reading
Interview: Ben Duke - on Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me)
There are two more chances to catch the remarkable one-man staging of Milton’s epic poem in London - at Battersea Arts Centre & Wilton's Music Hall this summer... Continue Reading
Interview: Cecilia Lisa Eliceche - on 'Unison' - her first London performances
"..lately all my dances as an ‘offering’ - to the audience, the world, to nature, to spirits, especially to the wickedest Basque witch I knew... Continue Reading
Interview: Kloe Dean Q&A
The hip hop dancer, choreographer, freestyler, teacher and founder of all female collective Myself UK Dance Company is part of Breakin' Convention this weekend... Continue Reading
Interview: Duwane Taylor - back Into the Hoods
As a school boy, Krump champion Duwane saw the first version of Zoonation's hit show and knew what he wanted to do. Ten years later he's dancing in 'Into the Hoods: Remixed' - at The Peacock n… Continue Reading
Interview: Kwame Asafo-Adjei's Spoken Movement
The London based artist tells about the making of 'Family Honour' - part of this year's Breakin' Convention, the annual International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre... Continue Reading
Interview: Alexander Whitley Q&A
"I think there are new fields of relationships in movement that are opened up through interactive technology that can take dance and choreography to uncharted places..." Continue Reading
Interview: Marie Chouinard & The 7 Fingers
There’s an unsual opportunity to see the French Canadian choreographer's work this weekend at The Peacock – in Triptyque, a triple bill for circus trailblazers The 7 Fingers... Continue Reading
Interview: The 4D spectacle of Motionhouse
Co-Director and Founder of one of the UK's most popular dance companies Kevin Finnan tells about their winning formula as Motionhouse prepare for a short London run... Continue Reading
Interview: Luca Silvestrini on his new feast of a work..
Protein's 'May Contain Food' has just started a UK tour, stopping off at The Place from 20 April - 7 May. So you can build up an appetite, we asked Luca what's on the menu... Continue Reading