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24 September 2018
Wow Machine – a stream of experimentation and confrontation
Brighter Sound’s Marketing Assistant Joe Clegg reviews Stealing Sheep’s Wow Machine, the penultimate event in The Hexagon Experiment, inspired by Delia Derbyshire.
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19 September 2018
What will a no-deal Brexit actually look like for the UK dance industry?
With just over six months to go until Brexit meets its deadline, growing concerns are accumulating in the creative sector. But what does a no-deal - or bad deal - Brexit mean for the UK's dance industry?
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7 September 2018
Jessica Jackson, Gold Arts Award
We catch up with Jessica from Formby High School about her experience of completing her Gold Arts Award in dance.
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5 September 2018
Eliza Chambers, Gold Arts Award
Eliza Chambers tells us all about completing her Bronze, Silver AND Gold Arts Award in dance, drama AND music!
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15 August 2018
"Dancing All Around The World" Show Review
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".
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6 August 2018
Me and My Girl - Chichester Festival Theatre
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!
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5 August 2018
My Land by Recirquel Company
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.
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8 September 2018
Dali's Guest
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.
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20 July 2018
Tyler, Silver Arts Award
We chat to Tyler, who recently completed his Silver Arts Award in dance and dance science.
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20 September 2018 – 21 September 2018
MK ULTRA: Rosie Kay Dance Company in collaboration with Adam Curtis
‘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.
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31 May 2018
How to review a dance performance
Top tips from leading dance critics on how to review dance performances.
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24 May 2018
Motionhouse 'Charge'
On Friday the 23rd of March I was able to go see Motionhouse perform ‘Charge’ at the Peacock theatre in London. Kevin Finnan MBE, aimed to create a show collaboratively with scientists are artists to make audience members “think about the role energy plays in our lives.” Charge is the third element of Kevin Finnan’s ‘Earth Trilogy’, developing on themes explored in Scattered, and Broken, about our relationship with water and the Earth.
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24 May 2018
Sutra
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.
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29 May 2018 – 3 June 2018
Pibroch Tales
Pibroch Tales is a unique and humorous dance and physical theatre piece, delivering an extraordinary fusion of storytelling, Pibroch scores and witty contemporary dance.
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6 April 2018
Interview with Lois Ward-Marvin of Depression Rhythm
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.
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26 March 2018
Verve: Northern School of Contemporary Dance
A review of Verve by the Northern School of Contemporary Dance.
Lincoln Performing Arts Centre.