Franziska Rosenzweig in The Dying Swan. She is sitting on the floor, her left leg stretched in an Arabesque, her right leg is bent. Her arms are lifted in the air. She is facing towards the right side of the room.

The Dying Swan: A profound workshop. I didn’t realise what I was getting myself into.

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I feel like I have to write what I experienced in a ballet class. I practiced Swan Lake and didn’t know what emotions it would trigger.

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Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer

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Any exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery takes me at least three visits to appreciate fully. With its consistent yet quirky curation, multi-screen medley with each screen integral to the other, and every… Continue reading →

Stories from the West End

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After 6 months of lockdown, Mampara Dance Company came back together on stage at The Sainsbury Theatre to perform CATS. The rehearsals and the performance

Taken during the performance "Oh What A Show" on 8th December 2019 at LAMDA.  Hayley Bowman, Kelsey Williams, Nikole McGillvary, Navin Nair, Tamina Koehne-Drube, Becca Lam from left to right. (c) Sam Taylor. Multiple dancers on stage in mostly red clothes. The one in the middle has her right leg lifted, her arms form triangular shapes behind her head. The male dancer next to her points towards her with his right arm.

Back to studio: An interview about dance before, during and after lockdown

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Natalie Hunt, founder of Mamparadance, talks in an interview about teaching during lockdown and the return to studio classes in September 2020.

#BAMEOVER

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We support and agree with the following statement by Inc Arts: “Throughout August more than 1,000 people took Inc Arts’ #BAMEOver survey, and on 4th September 2020 over 250 people came together to… Continue reading →

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Statement Of Solidarity #BlackLivesMatter

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At DanceGRiST we stand in solidarity with our black friends, colleagues, creatives, artists, communities and contributors. DanceGRiST, our culture, our society and the world would not be the same without you. Your voices,… Continue reading →

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Escape Act by Alexandra Bachzetsis, a brief review

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Escape Act by Alexandra Bachzetsis was a movement-based deconstruction of conventional heteronormative behaviours. It was the kind of work I would expect to see in WoWmen! 2020 (a festival about gender, art and… Continue reading →

Coronavirus and DanceGRiST

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We are replanning what we are doing to support the dancers, artists and multiskilled creatives we support at this time. We are working on real things that help – and we’re in the… Continue reading →

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Festival and Artists’ Opportunity

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As the theatre industry and wider society reels from the unprecedented shock of the coronavirus outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic, many producers and artists are taking the initiative to share work and support each other during these difficult times.

Royal Ballet Principals Marcelino Sambe, as The Instrument, and Lauren Cuthbertson, as The Cellist, dance a pas de deux in Cathy Marston's new work The Cellist based on the life of Jacqueline du Pre. Cutherbertson surrenders herself to the music as she is held by Sambe.

The Cellist, a new ballet by Cathy Marston (contains spoilers)

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The Cellist, a new ballet by Cathy Marston, dazzles.