For a dance show held by a group of students, I was happily surprised by the quality of their show and I truly felt as though I was experiencing dances from "all around the world".

Me and my Girl is currently running at Chichester Festival Theatre until 25th August 2018. Starring Matt Lucas, Caroline Quentine, Clive Rowe and Alex Young, it is a valuable piece of onstage magic, guaranteed to take the whole theatre on a roller-coaster of imagination, emotion and just plain fun!

A deceptively slow start aids the tension built up through an incredible show of dance, physical theatre & circus skills that at times meant the audience didn’t know whether to clap in amazement or stay silent in fear of breaking the concentration.

Dali’s Guest is an engaging collaboration of real life stories, dance, music and visual art inspired by the effects of cancer on the body and Surrealist visual art.

‘Like a rave version of The Masons’, Evening Standard 

MK ULTRA will blow your mind. Be dazzled by bright lights, superhuman dancing and pounding trap music as choreographer Rosie Kay and filmmaker Adam Curtis collaborate to create a bold commentary on the rise of conspiracy. 

As millions of young people turn away from established political systems, MK ULTRA looks at conspiracy and myth within popular culture and ideas about who really is in control. Taking its inspiration from the CIA code for the real LSD-fuelled brainwashing experiments by the US Military, MK ULTRA shines a light on the Illuminati and temptations to cross to the dark side. 

Top tips from leading dance critics on how to review dance performances.

"Go to bed and it'll be alright in the morning"

The production is about the teachings of Kung-fu disciplines through the Shaolin Monks beliefs, and the relation they have towards the Western world. It highlights their history and contrasting ways in that they deal with the world. The choreographer reflects the monks lives through each part of the physical setting as well as his choice of movement styles.

Lois Ward-Marvin is a 22-year-old performance artist who uses dance to treat her anxiety and depression. She shares her journey and a daily dance on Instagram as @depression.rhythm.

A review of Verve by the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. 

Lincoln Performing Arts Centre. 

Dance teacher, journalist, marketer, and facilitator, Neha, spoke to me about how she came to wear so many hats and how those hats took her to MozFest 2017.

We asked some questions to Connor, who has done his Gold Arts Award through The Sage Gateshead in graffiti and breakdance.