The story behind “Movie”, a 1950s style dance film created in Cape Town, South Africa, will prove to you that it is possible to start where you are, and use what you have, to create beautiful Screendance (or other dance pieces) even without a budget, and you’ll be surprised and inspired by the way that…
Category: Interviews
The journey from creating in lockdown to performing in-person: ‘Speak Volumes’ by Alesandra Seutin and National Youth Dance Company at Sadler’s Wells
The process of bringing a dance piece to life is a fascinating one. It begins with the seed of an idea, an inspiration, and is brought to life with discussions, collaboration, rehearsals, research, funding, practice, refinement, changes- so much goes on between the initial idea and the finished piece. As an audience member, all of…
Mental Health in Dance: leading the conversation with Hannah Friebel & Sincerely Survivor
2020 has been a strange and challenging year for the dance community. We have faced the closure of theatres, studios, companies and schools. The cancellation of performances, classes, rehearsals, workshops and programmes. The validity of dance as a profession has been called into question. Our industry has been under political and economic threat. Many have…
Hofesh Shechter: Grand Finale & Live Interview with Sadler’s Wells!
So a couple of weeks ago, I had one of my best experiences in the dance world to date. I received the incredible opportunity to watch the Hofesh Shechter Company in rehearsal at Sadler’s Wells, and to host a live Facebook broadcast, including a Q&A with Hofesh Shechter himself! Later that week, I attended a…