It’s time to put on your tuxedo and that big puffy ball gown that you have always been ashamed of and those shoes that make your feet wish that your ankles had never been born because the biggest arts event of the year is upon us. The Pilchards for 2004 have been announced and we […]
by Neil Nisbet The notion that The Royal Opera House along with Royal Ballet and Royal Opera, the house ‘s two incumbent companies, should be privatised to reduce the burden on Arts Council England ‘s (ACE) funding stream for dance and music is nothing new. With small-scale and mid-scale companies being squeezed for funding and […]
‘Kismet’ premiered at The Customs House Theatre in the North East a few weeks ago. This performance was a shortened version for the Connections 7 choreography platform hosted by Dance City and ‘Kismet’ was by far the strongest work on show. Virtual Motion is a seven strong company led by choreographer Helen Smith and Kismet […]
by Neil Nisbet Many people complain about the arts or dismiss them out of hand because they can see no clear benefit or any sense of importance in artists doing what they do. Joe Public will push even the most celebrated masterpiece aside with the simplistic refrain “what does it matter” or variation thereof. To […]
After many recent misfires with dance performances we have been covering Article19 ventures about as far south as you can get (Portsmouth) to bring you an excerpt from ‘Headcase’ by brand new company Full Force. Full Force are a little unusual in the dance world because the company is made up entirely of men, 4 […]
Way back in February we filmed this company in Perth, Western Australia. For various reasons we have been unable to get it online until now, better late than never though. Strut are the only dance company of their kind in the whole of Western Australia. Despite this they still manage to pull off some great […]
by Neil Nisbet Following Article19 ‘s recent experience in Vienna covering the Impulstanz festival here in the Lab we feel it’s time for a wake up call. Contemporary dance, for the most part, is just plain dull and Article19 has a radical solution, we don ‘t think a lot of dance makers are going to […]
Here in TheLab™ we have been trying to get Ms Stockert’s work on camera for a long time now. We finally got the chance in Birmingham last week at the Patrick Centre and the results are here for all to see. The work is described as “an unromantic romance” and features two dancers (Francisco Monteagudo […]