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Thumbing through the latest copy of Dance UK’s magazine, a feat of herculean effort because the thing is so dry it is actually able to repel standing water, it became very obvious why the good folks of Planet Earth don’t embrace contemporary dance with as much gusto as they otherwise might. Let’s start with the […]
I’m not sure what kinds of illicit narcotics or how much the newsletter writer over at Impulstanz is smoking but it must be a fair amount because they have been keeping us entertained for years with their fabulous emails. The surreal writings are either a staggeringly complex intellectual exercise that we just don’t get here […]
It’s sad to see the threat level is still on ‘Oh Good Christ’ so here’s a quick round up of some of the things keeping the threat level up in the higher reaches of insanity. 1. Dance City and their flyer for the Northern Lights Youth Dance Festival. A hideous mix of bright red and […]
A quick glance to the left reveals two new indicators on the current state of our mood, here in the Lab, and the current state of contemporary dance in general, in the shape of our multi-coloured threat assesment. Dance, like most things, can ebb and flow with the times and our specialists are keeping a […]
In today’s Guardian , Akram Khan gives us his thoughts on what he would do “if he had the money” and the dreams Mr Khan has are somewhat disturbing to say the least. Quote; “I would spend the money to bring artists from different genres together, artists who you wouldn’t expect to work together – […]
It’s a tired old song from the ballet world that today’s ‘kids’ lack discipline and the necessary moxie to make it in the world of elite ballet companies, whatever that means. Derek Deane, former director of English National Ballet, was whining about the same thing years ago and it smacks of nothing more than old […]
The Telegraph newspaper, seemingly unable to write actual news stories anymore, about anything, brought us a process story about Morris Dancing, apparently it’s making a comeback! For the benefit of our non UK readers Morris Dancing is the only dance form that is more ridiculous than Line Dancing and the choreography of Matts Ek! Practiced […]
OK, the title is not nice, that much I acknowledge and if any of you are upset by it I offer you, by way of compensation for the emotional harm suffered, a hot chocolate and some buttered crumpets, what more can I do? It seems the sniveling wretches in question, the ACE funded pander squad […]
Why is it that a band making a video in their back yard with a $400 video camera because they don’t have the money to do it any other way looks way better and a damn sight more entertaining than the dance films we are all forced to watch that cost tens of thousands? OK […]
Every year LD.com (you should know who they are by now, wake up at the back), tries its very best to hawk the world’s worst christmas gifts, still featured on the site, onto their unsuspecting ‘readers’. This years calamity of yuletide foibles includes the ‘ballet’ themed wellington boots pictured left. All yours for just £9.95. […]