Many people on the outside of the arts think it’s a world of cushy jobs, nice salaries at the tax payers expense and day long meetings in posh arts buildings. For some that is probably true but for most it most certainly isn’t The reality is better illustrated by independent dance maker Joss Carter. It’s […]
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Eleesha Drennan, for many years a dancer and choreographer with National Dance Company Wales, is setting out on the long road to forging her career as a dance maker with ‘Channel Rose’ the first work created and performed under her own company name. This full evening piece features three dancers and live music, not a […]
Candoco are back with two new(ish) pieces of work that illustrate that rep companies have the advantage when it comes to creative variety in pieces. ‘Let’s Talk about Dis’ from visual artist Hetain Patel and ‘Notturnino’ by little known, to these shores, Swiss dance maker Thomas Hauert make up the evening. While ‘Notturnino’ concerns itself […]
Following on from last years work ‘Pictures we Make’ the Manchester based dance company return to the stage with the company’s first full evening piece created solo by joint AD Anthony Missen. ‘Beauty of the Beast’ is an all male piece taking a long hard look at men, how they behave and why they behave […]
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 […]
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’ […]
When discussing 32 year old professional dancer Chris Pavia with his colleagues and friends at Stopgap Dance Company they tell you about a jovial, committed, diligent dancer, choreographer and teacher who’s abilities in all there fields have progressed steadily over the last 18 years he has spent with the company. Chris is also imbued with […]