Category Archive: Review

mood: wealthy. A young black man raises traditional West African cloth to his shoulders. He is surrounded by large gold blocks and more of the same cloth.

Oreo Complex, GENERAL WASTE, COLLIDER. Three short reviews

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Review of three intriguing and distinct works of performance art at Siobhan Davies Dance’s Open Choreography Performance Evening

Mood: trendy movement. Two people - clearly moving - are bent out of shale, in different poses but clearly making a coordinated geometry between them. Making hard technical movement look effortless.

BlaQish at Resolutions 2020

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BlaQish is an innovative blend of tap, rhythm, hiphop and krump that stays true to the spirit of hiphop culture. Its moves and grooves examine the relationship of those in the Alpha Phi… Continue reading →

Outrageous Behaviour: the beginning of a legacy?

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Will Outrageous Behaviour be the start of a legacy to inspire creativity in young people?

maliphantworks3: The Space Between

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Maliphant’s new work is a study in quiet intensity, yet I left frustrated.

Fucking Down by Amanda Lago and Fatal Tiger

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The range of human emotions displayed in ecstatic and contemporary dance with electronic sounds by Fatal Tiger, production by Amanda Lago

Tendai Humphrey Sitima & Hannah Edwardsin The Great Gatsby, Immersive London. (c) Helen Maybanks

The Racy, Adventurous Feel; a no-spoilers review

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‘The Racy, Adventurous Feel.’ A no-spoilers review of London’s Great Gatsby multi-space immersion experience

Sonny Nwachukwu in performance by Beth Watton

Triple Threat: A Personal View of Intersectionality (contains spoilers)

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Guest post on Sony Nwachukwu’s choreopoem, part of Making Black History at Poplar Union

Man dancing in spotlight with singer to left and musicians to right. It is dark.

Unexpected Galván: guest review

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An experiential account of the Israel Galván photocall performance of La Fiesta at Sadler’s Wells. Guest post by Kate V Coleman

Black and white image with two men dancing, one without a top, one is reaching sideways the other is gazing at him

OneTwoThreeOneTwo (Review)

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A brief synopsis of an interpretation of flamenco by Albert Quesada and Zoltán Vakulya at Lilian Baylis, London.

Against a backdrop fo vivid colours suggesting speed, depths of space and a huge arid plane is the silhouette of a single man. At his feet another person lies half curled, by the curves we can infer that person is female.

8 minutes, Alexander Whitley Dance Company

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Review of Alexander Whitley Dance Company’s 8 Minutes and roundup of other reviews