Sometimes, here in TheLab™, things can get a little bit delayed and this particular video feature has been delayed since June of last year when we filmed the graduating class of 2015 of Northern School of Contemporary Dance. All of these dancers are now in the wild, so to speak, finding their way in the […]
Author: Article19
Knowing your history is important, no matter what field of study or profession you choose to be a part of. Having an understanding of where you came from and how things got to be the way they are, for better or worse, is important and everybody should do their reading and find out the things […]
Manchester based Company Chameleon recently played host to three dance companies at The Lowry Theatre for a week of collaboration, workshops, teaching and performances. For this evening of work Company Chameleon presented ‘Hands Down’, a work normally performed outdoors. Also on the bill were Thomas Noone from Spain with ‘Watch Me’, Spellbound Contemporary Ballet from […]
Manchester based Company Chameleon recently played host to three dance companies at The Lowry Theatre for a week of collaboration, workshops, teaching and performances. For this evening of work Company Chameleon presented ‘Hands Down’, a work normally performed outdoors. Also on the bill were Thomas Noone from Spain with ‘Watch Me’, Spellbound Contemporary Ballet from […]
Manchester based Company Chameleon recently played host to three dance companies at The Lowry Theatre for a week of collaboration, workshops, teaching and performances. For this evening of work Company Chameleon presented ‘Hands Down’, a work normally performed outdoors. Also on the bill were Thomas Noone from Spain with ‘Watch Me’, Spellbound Contemporary Ballet from […]
Manchester based Company Chameleon recently played host to three dance companies at The Lowry Theatre for a week of collaboration, workshops, teaching and performances. For this evening of work Company Chameleon presented ‘Hands Down’, a work normally performed outdoors. Also on the bill were Thomas Noone from Spain with ‘Watch Me’, Spellbound Contemporary Ballet from […]
As former dancer and choreographer with Scottish Dance Theatre, Joan Clevillé knows his way around a dance work or two and now, striking out on his own with his own company, he brings us his new work ‘Plan B For Utopia’. The company tell us this much about the piece; “Plan B for Utopia is […]
What If Nobody Watches?
The date was October 8th 2014, Article19 published a piece entitled “Swimming with Sharks”. That particular essay concerned itself with Arts Council England handing over £1.8Million in hard cash to a company called Rightster (stop laughing at the back) to create a “Multi Channel Network” on Google’s video platform YoutTube. This platform, called Canvas, was […]
The Anatomy of a Non Apology
Apologising for something or just admitting that you were wrong is a fundamental, human thing. It doesn’t always fix the problem you created by being wrong in the first place but it can go a long way to building bridges, starting afresh, making new friends. Step forward Akram Khan, dance maker and potential future Prime […]
Koreograf Kader Attou. Cast Babacar “Bouba” Cissé, Bruce Chiefare, Virgile Dagneaux, Erwan Godard, Mabrouk Gouicem, Adrien Goulinet, Kevin Mischel, Artem Orlov, Mehdi Ouachek, Nabil Ouelhadj, Maxime Vicente. BÆRUM KULTURHUS SØNDAG 18. OKTOBER This performance was recorded at the Coda Oslo International Dance Festival in Oslo Norway during the 2015 festival. Coda is a biannual gathering […]