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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 16, 20253 min read


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 14, 20253 min read


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 25, 20254 min read


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 25, 20252 min read


Unbinding Bodies and Systems at FRAMELESS: A Collaboration of Movement, Memory, and Digital Art
On a breezy London evening, as the city cooled after a heatwave, FRAMELESS welcomed visitors to a unique celebration of digital and dance...

Elspeth Chan
Jul 20, 20253 min read


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 14, 20253 min read


Experimenting with Movement Topography in the Spirit of Asbestos Hall — Reflections on 'Visits #1 & #2'
Image: Visit #1 | Photographer: Luz Soria Welcome to Asbestos Hall Visits #1& #2 unfold as an experimental, ongoing process rather than...

Elspeth Chan
Jul 1, 20253 min read


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 1, 20253 min read


OOTFest25 (UN)SEEN: The AI Innovative Lab — Experimentation, Dialogue, and Paradoxes
4Es (Ethics, Epistemology, Economics and Environment) of AI The AI Innovative Lab at OOTFest25 was a full-day event dedicated to hands-on...

Elspeth Chan
Jun 30, 20255 min read


OOTFest25 (UN)SEEN: Performances and Installations — A Vivid Tapestry of Embodiment and Technology
The installations and performances at OOTFest25 formed a vibrant tapestry, each work probing the boundaries between body, technology, and...

Elspeth Chan
Jun 30, 20254 min read


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 18, 20253 min read


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 18, 20252 min read


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 4, 20253 min read


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 27, 20252 min read


Embodied Knowledge and Decolonial Praxis in Global Dance Communities: Observations from 'Dancing with Decolonisation 2024'
The Dancing with Decolonisation (DwD) conference has established itself as a pioneering platform for interrogating the intersections of...

Elspeth Chan
May 21, 20256 min read


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 14, 20252 min read


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 11, 20253 min read


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 9, 20253 min read


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 6, 20255 min read


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 27, 20253 min read
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