We last featured Mad Dogs Dance Theatre a few years back but since then the company’s AD, as well as creating works for other companies, has moved on to crafting a full evening length work for his own company. The result is a sometimes brutal interpretation of a London based gangster story involving a man, […]
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We have said often, here in TheLab™, that the solo is perhaps one of the most difficult tasks a professional dancer can undertake, especially when you are performing four solos all by different dance makers in the same evening. Step forward Aakash Odedra who takes on the work of Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant and Sidi […]
Published on January 25th 2012. At the time of publication Erin was dancing with Retina Dance Company.
Published on January 25th 2012. At the time of publication Mathew was dancing with Retina Dance Company.
Following on from the success of last years full length work ‘Gameshow’ the Manchester based Company Chameleon return to the touring circuit with a double bill of new work. One piece, ‘Eden’ from Gemma Nixon and Jonathan Goddard and ‘Pictures We Make’ from company AD’s Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner. For this year the […]
Choreographer Ben Wright’s company bgroup have been quietly moving their way around the dance world for a few years now, creating and touring intricately crafted pieces of dance theatre for all the world to see. ‘The Lessening of Difference’ covers all the bases with dance making, acting, singing, projection and snow provided courtesy of no […]
Retina Dance Company are back on tour in the wide and wacky world of dance with six dancers, a live band (sometimes) and and ever changing ensemble of community and local professional dancers in their brand new work ‘Layers of Skin’ As the work tours around the UK and Europe it morphs into various configurations. […]
Almost a year to the day since we brought you another site specific work from the stable of dance maker Helen Parlor. Now she’s back along with three dancers this time with a work inspired by the science of movement. Working with actual scientists, otherwise known as boffins from Oxford Brookes University, the company haver […]
Peter Sparling is Thurnau Professor of Dance at the University of Michigan and active independent dance artist. As former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, chair of the U-M Department of Dance from 1988-93 and Artistic Director of Peter Sparling Dance Company from 1993-2008. This performance was recorded at the Coda Oslo International […]
Peggy Jarrell Kapplan, a New York based photographer, has been taking portraits of dance makers since the 1970’s. From Trisha Brown to William Forsythe there is barely a choreographer she has not captured on her (film based) camera. The Coda Oslo International Dance Festival is hosting an exhibition of the photographers work with many participants, […]