Tag Archive: Performance art

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 →

Movement that speaks to your being

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Why you shouldn’t miss Obibini, on for one night at the Lilian Baylis Theatre, Saddler’s Wells next Thursday.

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

Portrait of Fei Bo, courtesy of the National Ballet of China

Fei Bo on The Peony Pavilion

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“Distance helps us to discover the uniqueness of our own culture.” An exclusive Interview with Fei Bo, choreographer of the Peony Pavilion

Contact Gonzo, Lilian Baylis Theatre, October 2016

Oranges are not the only fruit: Contact Gonzo and Lengger

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A performance so outstanding that I’ve reviewed it after the photocall. Contact Gonzo and Lennger

Richard Alston's Phaedra at the Barbican, (c) Carole Edrich 2013

The Death Of Hippolytus

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This image, which I took today, shows Ihsaan de Banya as Hippolytus in the death scene, part of Richard Alston Dance Company‘s new work which will premier tomorrow (November 6th) at the Barbican,… Continue reading →

Tabanka African and Caribbean Peoples Dance Ensemble performed at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre, London as part of ADAD's Bloom festival. (c) Carole Edrich 2013

Perfidy, A #wordymonday dance photography interpretation

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I selected this image, taken at ADAD’s Bloom Festival, because of what inspired the Norwegian Crew to create Pleasant Conversation, one of the pieces they performed. Rather than unwittingly distort these reasons I’m… Continue reading →

LCP's performance of Rights at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in London. (c) Carole Edrich May 2012

Rebirth: Another #WordyMonday dance photography interpretation

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This beautifully fluorescent butterfly was part of the original LCP production of Rights at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre. It had been produced with the assistance of a BBC Arts Grant, gained through… Continue reading →

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet at Sadler's Wells, September. (c) Carole Edrich 2013

Cedar Lake Triple Bill (a photocall view)

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Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was at Sadler’s Wells yesterday and today, and now travels to 4 other venues in the UK courtesy of Dance Consortium. I loved the light; the way the rippling… Continue reading →

Yoko Isaji dancing with the manton at Images in Frames, Wanstead (c) Carole Edrich 2013.

Photographic interpretation of Regal on #WordyMonday

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This Monday has come around amazingly quickly, probably because I spent two days in bed as a result of working myself sick. Nonetheless, pretty much everything is running to schedule and I’m expecting… Continue reading →