Way back in January 2003 we brought you the first look at BalltLORENTS unique dance work ‘The Ball’. This year we bring you a first look at ‘La Vie des Fantasmes Erotiques et Esthetiques’ or La Vie to its’ friends Although La Vie is a much more traditional piece than The Ball, in that the […]
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Trying To Choreograph
by Rosie Kay I ‘m sure if you ask any choreographer why they do what they do; they will tell you it is not just because they want to, it is because they have to!” Award winning choreographer Rosie Kay on the harsh reality of creating work in the UK. It seems that there is […]
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Access No Areas
by Neil Nisbet Since being refused access to film any part of the British Dance Edition 2004 in Cambridge, organised by Dance East, means we are unable to bring you our planned extended feature on the event we are instead bringing you this editorial on why Article19 does what it does and why access to […]
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Paying To Dance
by Helen Parlor “By loving what we do can we excuse the standards of living that our payment offers? ” Helen Parlor asks why dancers should expect such poor financial returns for their skills. When I was 18 and deciding where to go and what to do with my life, I had a thousand possibilities. […]
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The Pilchards for 2003
It’s that time of year again dear readers as we roll out the awards for 2003. This is the inaugural year of our brand new ceremony “The Pilchards” as we acknowledge triumph, perfection, pretension, incompetence and stupidity in the wacky world of dance as we know it and you see it. So pull on your […]
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2003 Review
Yes dear readers it is that time of year again, the end of the year. Unlike other publications we choose to write our end of year review about as close to the end of the year as we can get. In our particular part of the world there is about 2 hours left until the […]
They’re called Bare Bones because they dance on a bare stage and well………… the dancers do have bones in their body! (not sure that’s the real reason for the name but get on with it! Ed!) Our video feature brings you three exclusive clips from the company’s recent tour. BareBones is a 5 dancer company […]
They’re called Bare Bones because they dance on a bare stage and well………… the dancers do have bones in their body! (not sure that’s the real reason for the name but get on with it! Ed!) Our video feature brings you three exclusive clips from the company’s recent tour. BareBones is a 5 dancer company […]
This work was originally created in 1998 by Darshan Singh Bhuller on his own company Singh Productions. Planted Seeds returns in 2003 with the larger Phoenix Dance Theatre under the direction of Bhuller for a winter tour. Based on events during the Yugoslavian war, Planted Seeds is an often disturbing look at the very human […]
Following on from our interview with the Artistic Director of Motionhouse, Kevin Finnan, we bring you an exclusive look at Volatile the company’s current work touring this winter to a theatre near you (or at least within driving distance). Volatile is a little bit different in that the dancers never once touch the actual stage. […]