Words by Maxine Flasher Duzgunes. As a dancer primarily trained in the techniques of the western world, it has been a challenging yet rewarding process to channel the fierce cadence of Kathak dance while allowing […]
The glittery world of Disco Queen
Words by Eoin Fenton. Part documentary, part one-woman show, part rallying cry for recognition, Disco Queen is a pioneering work in its platforming of a beloved — but oftentimes sidelined — genre of dance. Disco […]
Elevate East on what makes a daring scratch night
From May 2025-July 2026, Chisenhale Dance Space, together with its Artist Community, is running Scratch Renaissance, a programme reinjecting scratch culture back into the UK dance and performance sectors. To document and help amplify the […]
How to Be a Dancer in Seventy-Two Thousand Easy Lessons review
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. No one tells stories quite like the Irish, and choreographer/dancer/creative extraordinaire Michael Keegan-Dolan certainly puts paid to that. How to Be a Dancer in Seventy-Two Thousand Easy Lessons is the telling […]
Concrete Rain Festival a celebration of East Asian dance
Taking place on 13th September, Concrete Rain Festival presented a smorgasbord of dance created by East Asian choreographers and dancers. A celebration of the quiet force and eternal beauty of East Asian dance, Concrete Rain […]
Michael Keegan-Dolan on How to be a Dancer in Seventy-two Thousand Easy Lessons
Michael Keegan-Dolan / Teac Damsa are known for creating works that draw on themes of identity, nationality, mortality and love to reflect on the human experience and our collective journeys. This week from 17-20 September, […]
Thousands march in solidarity with Palestine
Today, thousands of artists, cultural workers, and organisations marched from the Royal Opera House to Downing Street to protest what they describe as British arts institutions’ complicity in Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people. Organised […]
Ella Tighe on new work Disco Queen & freestyle dance
Words by Katie Hagan. ‘Disco Queen’ explores the evolution and cultural significance of disco freestyle dance, particularly in working-class communities like Bradford. Ella emphasises the technical challenges and stereotypes associated with disco freestyle, aiming to […]
King O’Holi on Space to Create
Words by Georgia Howlett. King O’Holi prefers to stay in the background, but this hasn’t stopped him from working with household names as a movement[…]
WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER WALKED ON THE MOON by Rambert and (LA)HORDE review
Words by Bengi-Sue Sirin. ‘We should have never walked on the moon’ is a comment that Hollywood star Gene Kelly is reported to have made to astronaut Buzz Aldrin. WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER WALKED ON […]