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Camden Fringe: From Isolated Cubicles to Yearning on Stage in ‘Net Cafe Refugee’
Image: Net Cafe Refugee  | Credit: William Eden Set within the shadowy confines of a Tokyo internet cafe, Net Cafe Refugee  uncovers the...

Elspeth Chan
1 day ago3 min read
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Snow White, or 'Hima Sundari'? Kala Chethena Kathakali's Delightful Cultural Bridge
Image: Kala Chethena Kathakali's Hima Sundari , with Kalanilayam Balakrishnan as The Prince & Kalamandalam Vijayakumar as The Princess....

Janejira Matthews
2 days ago3 min read
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Camden Fringe: Bold Bodies and Feminist Choreography in ‘THREEFOLD’
Image: THREEFOLD Â | Credit: Katie Ho THREEFOLD Â presents a powerful evening featuring three distinctive performances by...

Elspeth Chan
Aug 173 min read
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Camden Fringe: All-female Gang Legend Steal the Spotlight in ‘The Forty Elephants’
Image: Wellie Co. dance company ' s The Forty Elephants | Credit: Fiona Whyte Photography Nine female performers electrify the stage in...

Elspeth Chan
Aug 163 min read
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Camden Fringe: Powerful and Unforgotten Voices in 'Uproar'
Image: Rieckhof/Silva Collective's Uproar Protest, people, suffering - such are common themes that define the news headlines of the past...

Janejira Matthews
Aug 143 min read
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When climbing through nature, the sky is the limit at Milton Keynes International Festival 2025
Milton Keynes International Festival (MKIF) features a variety of artists and shows, covering a range reaching from circus performance to...

Janejira Matthews
Jul 254 min read
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EMOTION: a surreal and beautiful dive into dawn
We are greeted by a warm Summer dawn when we step out onto a school playground round the back of Siobhan Davies Studio around 4am. The...

Janejira Matthews
Jul 252 min read
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Finding Light & Empathy in CoDa's 'Beyond the Darkness'
Image: CoDa's Beyond the Darkness film As the Floor Shifts | Photographer: Zoe Manders Imagine your body disintegrating into a million...

Janejira Matthews
Jul 143 min read
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Could Replication Become Original? — A Review of 'About Kazuo Ohno'
Image: About Kazuo Ohno | Photographer: Bozzo Mori In About Kazuo Ohno , Takao Kawaguchi pays homage to the legendary performer and...

Elspeth Chan
Jul 13 min read
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Between Lens and Limbs: A Healing Offering from Benji Reid’s Black Diaspora in ‘Find Your Eyes’
Image: Find Your Eyes by Benji Reid | Photographer: Benji Reid A work that defies easy categorization, Find Your Eyes  sits...

Elspeth Chan
Jun 183 min read
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Giving generously with laughter and female strength in 'M-Othering'
Nurture versus nature becomes nurturing nature in Chess Dillon-Reams’ autobiographical work, drawing on her relationships with the women...

Janejira Matthews
Jun 182 min read
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Otherwordly and Queer: spirited away with Ouinch Ouinch's 'Happy Hype'
Image: Ouinch Ouinch's 'Happy Hype' with DJ Mulah  | Photographer: Jennifer Scherler Right from the start, Ouinch Ouinch collectif’s...

Janejira Matthews
Jun 43 min read
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Defying Perception by Reaching Great Heights in 'Anchored in Air'
Image: Anchored in Air featuring Jonathan Leitch & Tilly Lee-Kronick | Photographer: Hugo Glendinning Featuring three performers, one a...

Janejira Matthews
May 272 min read
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The Matsena brothers triumph with fractured fraternity in the dark and anxious 'KABEL'
Image: Anthony & Kel Matsena in KABEL | Photographer: Laurentina Miksys Blood red reflection, black stage and two brothers. The brothers...

Janejira Matthews
May 142 min read
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Seduction into Monochrome Coolness with Camille Cooper's double-bill 'Decadence, Desire & Decapitation'
Image: Camille Cooper in Salomé Originally penned by Oscar Wilde, the play Salomé sees the Princess of the play's namesake fascinated...

Janejira Matthews
May 113 min read
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The Warmth of Heartbreak & Rebirth in 'Jwala (Rising Flame)'
Image: Mythili Prakash in Jwala (Rising Flame) Dressed in a soft, deep yellow, Mythili Prakash’s hand wavers and shakes in vertical...

Janejira Matthews
May 93 min read
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Rebellious Bodies Festival 2025: Farewells and Metamorphosis in 'Goo Remembers'/'Tonight or Never'
Does a caterpillar foresee that it will emerge from its cocoon to soar freely? When we plan our lives, how ready are we to face death? ...

Elspeth Chan
May 75 min read
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Questioning meaning & feminine images in Pagrav Dance Company's 'ROOH: Within Her'
Image: Urja Desai Thakore & Pagrav Dance Company in ROOH: Within Her | Photographer: Pari Naderi If an examination of two sides of...

Janejira Matthews
Apr 273 min read
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Young identities and unrestrained verve in Mapdance's 2025 Tour
Photo: Mapdance in Rhiannon Faith's What is the pain and how do we hold it? | Photographer: Mike Bignell Mapdance, currently an...

Janejira Matthews
Apr 33 min read
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Undisciplined Festival: Feminine Ink and Cultural Tapestries in 'Mark of a Woman'
The Mark of a Woman  is a compelling performance created by artist Chisato Minamimura, offering a unique deaf perspective on the...

Elspeth Chan
Mar 183 min read
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