Words by Francesca Matthys. The word ‘improvisation’ finds its origins in the Latin word ‘improvisus’ which refers to the unforeseen, the unanticipated and unpredicted. Improvisation in many forms is rapidly spreading through dance practice around […]
Words by Gus Hodgson. It’s strange where our minds go when we’re in extreme pain. I remember lying there desperately trying to work out what time it was. I was going in and out of […]
Words by Josephine Leask. She Who Moves Everything, seen at the Theatre Deli, a vibrant cultural hub on Leadenhall street, is a new project by Rajeswari Ramaswamy, in which she explores her relationship with dance […]
Words by Lizzy Tan. Resolution festival’s January 10 triple bill at The Place presented diverse perspectives on the pulse of contemporary dance in 2026. Humble Power, Quiet Might by Maya Inniss is a contemplative demonstration […]
Words by Florence Nicholls. Romany Dear’s workshop, Constellations of ‘Together-Mess’, was held with Independent Dance on the 13th of December. Turning in the year, the day signified a cathartic farewell to the tumult of 2025, […]
Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) has today announced its 2026 spring season, a celebration of extraordinary performance and radical, socially conscious new work. The international programme for the next eight months includes four UK and World […]
From Ai Weiwei’s first ever major exhibition in the North to an intimate headline show from Lily Allen, from a striking new live performance from pioneering musician Tricky to visionary director Kip Williams’ UK opera debut, Factory International has today announced […]
Words by Karly Benson. Over the past decade, Dance Data Project (DDP) has pioneered a new field within the dance industry, bringing research, reliable statistics, and surveys to the global dance community on topics including compensation, leadership, […]
Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. San Francisco, CA — From the loft studio of one of San Francisco’s permanent homes for contemporary dance, six Bay Area choreographers presented new works excavating the effects of lineage on […]
Words by Diane Parkes. When choreographer and dancer Michael Keegan-Dolan was creating his production MÁM, he turned to the music and landscape of his native Ireland for inspiration. “I was born in Ireland in 1969. […]