Interviews
5-minutes on... Beats on Pointe
We chat to choreographer Emma Vaiano about the Australian hit show Beats on Pointe which hits London in the new year. Continue Reading
Yasmine Hugonnet: 'It's not like you should understand the image I wish to show you but you may let your imagination be free to wander'
From minimal dance to humour to ventriloquy. We catch-up with Yasmine Hugonnet ahead of her performance 'Le Récital des Postures' at the Lilian Baylis Studio in January. Continue Reading
Valentino Zucchetti: 'Some people will find it exciting, others a bit risky'
Rachel Nouchi talks to Valentino Zucchetti about his role as casting director and advisor for Sergei Polunin’s triple bill, Satori. Continue Reading
Five minutes with... Luca Silvestrini
Luca Silvestrini, Artistic Director of Portein Dance, talks sell out show Border Tales and what's next for the company Continue Reading
Yolande Yorke-Edgell on staging Sea of Troubles
'With the original Benesh notator, dancers as well as the daughter of Deborah MacMillan - a teenager at the time of the ballet’s creation with her own memories of it - is as first-hand as you get.' Continue Reading
Gianluca Vincentini presents some of the most promising dance makers based in the North of England
'I'd describe the programme as theatrical, dynamic, passionate and entertaining. The mixed bill format makes it particularly suitable for audiences new to dance' Continue Reading
Tom Piper: Poppies creator on designing for dance
'In dance the focus is more intensely on the human form in motion so I have found the work on the costume... most difficult and interesting' Continue Reading
Five minutes with... Julia Cheng
We chat to Julia Cheng ahead of her double bill with Si Rawlinson as part of China Changing at the Southbank Centre this weekend. Continue Reading
Emma Gladstone: 'There’s nothing that I’ve put on in four years to tick a box. There’s so much good work out there, so it’s not hard'
When Emma Gladstone took the reins of the Dance Umbrella festival in 2013, the event was in need of a makeover. Gladstone, an experienced dance programmer and producer, obliged, with experimental ice dancing, ra… Continue Reading
In the studio with... Joe Moran
Joe Moran talks 'On The Habit of Being Oneself' Continue Reading
Dance class pick: Alleyne Dance
The Alleyne sisters have danced for some of the biggest names in the UK dance scene, now they're leading a class you can take part in. Continue Reading
Lost ballets: Bringing MacMillan to the big screen
Lynne Wake, ex-ballet dancer turned filmmaker, talks to us about bringing newly uncovered footage of early MacMillan ballets to the big screen. Continue Reading
Fighting Monkey: 'Movement for us is not a series of moves'
Fighting Monkey's sell out movement workshop is coming to London. We learn a little bit more about them from Co-founder Jozef. Continue Reading
The Office meets an Australian style cage-fight
We grab five minutes with The Farm’s Gavin Webber as we chat about new work Cockfight, popping hip joints and why everyone from teenagers to retirees can relate to office culture. Continue Reading
Heading Indoors: Requardt and Rosenberg bring new work to The Place
'It will be loud and everyone has to stand. Nobody will be asked to do anything but you might feel exposed.' Continue Reading