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Rose de t’Serclaes
3 days ago5 min read
STRAND Mag's 101 Guide for Going to the Ballet
A format that I love for ballet newcomers is mixed bills, where a company presents multiple works, each between 10 and 30 minutes.
Hannah Durkin
Jan 106 min read
When Humans and Humanoids Land on a Dystopian Southbank: a Q&A With the Director of 'The Employees'
"I thought about how to find a visual representation of what humanoid life would be, and that’s how I decided to dual-role the actors."
Faye Elder
Jul 20, 20242 min read
Celebrating An Oft-Overlooked Genre: Reviewing 'Crazy Smooth: In My Body' at the Southbank Centre
Moments of vulnerability offer personal accounts of the problems that embroil a dance career: ageing, motherhood, and injury.
Sorcha Drumm
Nov 7, 20234 min read
A New Kind of Kathak - Reviewing 'Aunusthan' by the Pagrav Dance Company
The warm buzz upon entering the Place Theatre created an atmospheric contrast with the early November chill outside. Little girls,...
Sakeena Haider
Dec 16, 20212 min read
'Bring It On' at Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre’s latest addition at Queen Elizabeth Hall features a powerful musical based on the 2000’s cult classic Bring It On. At...
Eunmin Na
Nov 20, 20212 min read
'Kattam Katti': Celebrating India's Uttarayan Kite Festival at Sadler's Wells
Uttarayan is a famous kite festival that takes place in Gujarat, a state in North India. Every year, people of all ages, gender, religion...
Marion Guerbet
Mar 20, 20202 min read
'Just Us Dance presents', VAULT Festival 2020 - The Vaults
Just Us Dance presents is a raw and powerful hip hop response to Joseph Toonga’s 2019 work Born to Manifest. The performers, each between...
Nicole Jong
Mar 12, 20202 min read
'13 Tongues & Dust', Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan - Sadler's Wells
The show begins with a single dancer slowly banging a drum-like object: the audience’s attention is captured from the outset. Live...
Ishita Uppadhayay
Feb 18, 20202 min read
'Bluebeard. While Listening to a Tape Recording of Béla Bartók’s "Duke Bluebeard’s Castle&q
A hush comes over the audience at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre. On stage, a suit-clad man reaches for a tape recorder. A woman in a...
Helena Morera i Delgado
Feb 13, 20202 min read
'Cowpuncher My Ass' - Southbank Centre
Cowpuncher My Ass is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Taking cues from London and the American West, this explosive dance show creates...
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