New dance makers are the lifeblood of the profession. If they don’t step up and make work then the wide world of dance is going to get pretty thin creatively over the coming years. One such dance maker is Johnny Autin, formerly of 2Faced Dance Company among others, and his new work ‘Taksim Square’ is […]
The small Norwegian company have produced their second full length work this year with ‘On The Outside’ that featuring live music, live singing and a very unusual setup for a contemporary dance performance. Featuring four stages for the two company dancers, Kari Skotnes Vikjord and Robert Guy, as they move around the space mingling with […]
The small Norwegian company have produced their second full length work this year with ‘On The Outside’ that featuring live music, live singing and a very unusual setup for a contemporary dance performance. Featuring four stages for the two company dancers, Kari Skotnes Vikjord and Robert Guy, as they move around the space mingling with […]
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The Chicken Switch
It’s a well known fact that the worst thing you can do in politics is tell the truth. Even though people more often than not demand honesty the voices opposed to that honesty always seem to be the loudest. A few days ago the Equity Dance website released a statement that basically condemned the Royal […]
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Burn It Down
The central tenet of journalism is to report the facts and leave the opinions at the door, unless you’re writing an opinion piece that is but no matter what, the facts are still a journalist’s best friend. Here in TheLab™ we harangue Arts Council England probably more than every other arts publication/journalist in the country […]
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Fire Breathing Dragons
Arts Council England (the funding monolith) is all set for a big shakeup this coming January as their long(ish) term CEO Alan Davey packs up his John Lewis tie collection and moves on to pastures new at the BBC to run a radio station that nobody ever talks about. To say that Mr Davey’s time […]
A first here on Article19 as we bring you a feature on Stopgap Dance Company and their new piece of work ‘Artificial Things’. One of the few integrated dance companies in the wide world of dance this particular work was created by AD Lucy Bennett and guest dance maker Yoshifumi Inao. The work brings us […]
Theo Clinkard’s company is a relative newbie in the wide world of dance having been in existence since 2012 although Mr Clinkard himself has been working (as a dancer) for almost 20 years now. ‘Ordinary Courage’ was the company’s inaugural work and has been touring on and off ever since and with this current tour […]
National Dance Company Wales, the national dance company in Wales (just in case that wasn’t clear, Ed!) are back on the road with a new series of works both old and new. The repertoire will change from venue to venue but when we, here in TheLab™, caught up with them the company were performing ‘Mythology’ […]
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National Dance Company Wales ‘Tuplet’
National Dance Company Wales, the national dance company in Wales (just in case that wasn’t clear, Ed!) are back on the road with a new series of works both old and new. The repertoire will change from venue to venue but when we, here in TheLab™, caught up with them the company were performing ‘Mythology’ […]