Dance cell: Shaun Parker on the links between art and science
An Australian company is blurring the boundaries between science, genetics, psychiatry and the performing arts. Maria Roberts speaks to dancer and auteur Shaun Parker Shaun … Read more
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Adapt and innovate: what’s in store at CINARS 2016
Since 1984 the CINARS Biennale has had to continually evolve to stay relevant for the Canadian performing arts sector. Maria Roberts speaks to founder Alain … Read more
Dance artist Brandstrup honoured with major Danish award
Danish dance artist Kim Brandstrup has been honoured with an award from the Wilhelm Hansen Foundation (WHF). It recognises his 35-year choreographic career, which includes pieces … Read more
No elephant in the room: how modern circus is changing
The UK circus sector is challenging outdated ideas about the art form and its audiences. Rachel Clare, founder and artistic director of London-based creative production … Read more
10 reasons why Generation Y aren’t rushing to classical music events
Ravers and classical music concertgoers have more in common than you’d imagine, writes Maria Roberts. Though you’ll need some novel ideas to get them into … Read more
Hong Kong dancers make history
Hong Kong will be represented for the first time at one of the biggest contemporary dance events in the world. Contemporary dancers from Hong Kong … Read more
Gary Clarke: remembering the miners’ strike through dance
Gary Clarke grew up in Grimethorpe, one of the towns hardest hit by the standoff between Margret Thatcher’s Conservative government and the National Union of … Read more
The dance in Dallas exploring American femininity
A collaborative dance project exploring American femininity has been put together by none other than a team of 10-year old girls. Dance group Dark Circles … Read more
Aztec dancers set world record
Festooned in traditional costumes, 260 Aztec and Mexicali dancers have set a new world record for the largest ancient Mexican ceremonial dance. To break the … Read more
Chunky Move announces Next Move
Australian dance group Chunky Move has announced the 2016 participants in its Next Move mentoring programme. Now in its ninth edition, Next Move commissions new … Read more