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Author: Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Hannah is the founding editor-in-chief of Lucy Writers and edits their Art & Design, Books, Dance and Theatre sections. She completed her BA in English Literature at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, and has an MA in Eighteenth-Century Studies from King’s College, London. She is currently studying for a PhD in English Literature at UCL and teaches undergraduate students in the department. Her doctoral thesis explores the use and representation of the human body in the work of Mary Wollstonecraft and her circle. Hannah was Dance, Art and Books editor for London Student from 2017-2018. She regularly writes for online magazines, journals and blogs, such as London Student, The Cusp, The Modernist Review, Women: A Cultural Review, The London Journal, BSECS Criticks, and the Journal of Eighteenth-Century Studies. She was shortlisted and came second in the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme Student Journalist of the Year Award 2018 (for criticism). She is passionate about using art and literature to encourage young women and marginalized groups to find their creative voice. Hannah has co-run a creative writing workshop for women for several years, as well as a feminist reading group. She writes about contemporary art & culture, in particular visual art, dance and fiction. For more information, contact: hannah.hutchings-georgiou.16@ucl.ac.uk or tweet to @hhgsparkles

Drawn into Being: the drawings of Louise Bourgeois and Jean Frémon’s Nativity

22nd December 202023rd December 2020  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

In this creative ‘Christmas’ essay, Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou reflects on the power and therapeutic potential of drawing in her own life, the artistic practise of Louise Bourgeois, and Jean Frémon’s new text Nativity (Les Fugitives).

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Posted in Art and design, Arts, Books, Creative Writing, Non-FictionTagged: Ann Coxon, art, Art History, art therapy, Artist, Books in translation, Christmas, Cole Swensen, creativity, drawing, Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou, Jean Frémon, John Berger, Languages, Les Fugitives, Louise Bourgeois, Lucy Lippard, Motherhood, Nativity, portraiture, pregnancy, Translation, unconscious

Ophelia Redux

10th November 202010th November 2020  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Millais’ painting, Ophelia, continues to inspire viewers and critics alike, but what if the heroine came back from the watery grave she was condemned to? Here, Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou considers the return of Ophelia in the artwork of Jada Bruney and Rolake Osabia, and the music visuals of Christine and the Queens.

Read More “Ophelia Redux”
Posted in Art and design, Arts, Arts Essays, Creative Writing, Non-FictionTagged: Chris, Christine and the Queens, Griselda Pollock, Jada Bruney, Jaqueline Rose, John Everett Millais, Millais, music video, Nathaniel Telemaque, Ophelia, painting, Photography, Pre-Raphaelites, Pre-Raphealitism, Rolake Osabia, Tate, Tate Britain, Tate Collective, The Ophelia Letters

In conversation with award-winning author, Yvonne Battle-Felton: ‘Writing has made me a better, more empathetic person’

28th October 202020th December 2020  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Award-winning author, Yvonne Battle-Felton, talks to Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou about her exceptional debut, Remembered, her journey into academia and writing, her courageous women characters, and the inspiring maternal figures in her life.

Read More “In conversation with award-winning author, Yvonne Battle-Felton: ‘Writing has made me a better, more empathetic person’”
Posted in Arts, Books, InterviewsTagged: american history, BHM 2020, Black History Month, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Dialogue Books, George Floyd, Motherhood, mothers, Remembered, slavery, Yvonne Battle-Felton

Postcards in Isolation 18: Faith Ringgold, #19 US Postage Stamp Commemorating the Advent of Black Power, 1967

5th August 20205th August 2020  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Faith Ringgold’s striking painting, #19 US Postage Stamp, 1967, captures the complexities of the Black Power movement in 60s America and the white supremacist structures African Americans were subject to. But it serves as a metaphor for our times too, writes Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou.

Read More “Postcards in Isolation 18: Faith Ringgold, #19 US Postage Stamp Commemorating the Advent of Black Power, 1967”
Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: Black Lives Matter, Black Power Movement, BLM, Faith Ringgold, Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou, Hyde Park, Lockdown Living, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Monuments, Postcards in Isolation, Rochelle Roberts, sculpture, The Serpentine, US Postage Stamp

Serendipity’s BHM Live at the Curve Leicester: powerful stories not just for Black History Month, but every month thereafter

7th November 201919th November 2019  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Serendipity’s BHM Live showcases work by some of the best choreographers from the dance world to date. But these breathtaking performances should be seen every day, all year round, not just during Black History Month, writes Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou.

Read More “Serendipity’s BHM Live at the Curve Leicester: powerful stories not just for Black History Month, but every month thereafter”
Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: Akeim Toussaint Buck, Black History Month, Black History Month Live, Blacklist, Curve Leicester, Isaac Ouro-Gnao, Jaha Browne, Joshua Nash, Serendipity, The Oreo Complex

Dada Masilo’s Giselle at Sadler’s Wells

9th October 201910th October 2019  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Dada Masilo gives us a Giselle for the twenty-first century; a heroine we identify with and a phenomenal production that makes us feel, writes Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou.

Read More “Dada Masilo’s Giselle at Sadler’s Wells”
Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: Adolphe Adam, ballet, Contemporary dance, Dada Masilo, Dance Consortium, Giselle, Homi K. Bhabha, Llewellyn Mnguni, Lwando Dutyulwa, Nonofo Olekeng, Philip Miller, Sadler's Wells, Songezo Mcilizeli, South African, The Refusal of Time, Théophile Gautier, Tswana, Tswana Dance, William Kentridge

Artists 4 Artists’ Double Bill: Chris Reyes and Kloé Dean at the Laban Theatre – breathtakingly brave & moving dance by two of hip hop dance theatre’s finest artists

15th August 201915th August 2019  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Artists 4 Artists prove that they’re at the forefront of dance innovation and theatrical talent, with their double bill of Christopher Reyes’ Sean and Kloé Dean’s Man Up at the Laban Theatre.

Read More “Artists 4 Artists’ Double Bill: Chris Reyes and Kloé Dean at the Laban Theatre – breathtakingly brave & moving dance by two of hip hop dance theatre’s finest artists”
Posted in Arts, Dance, TheatreTagged: Alias LDN, Artists 4 Artists, Camilla Greenwell, Chris Reyes, Christopher Reyes, Hip Hop dance, Hip Hop Dance Theatre, Jason Torres, Jonadette Carpio, Kloé Dean, Laban Theatre, Lee Griffiths, Man Up, Mikiel Donovan, Myself UK Dance Company, Ortin Norbert, Sean, Theresa Origone, Trinity Laban, Trinity Laban Theatre

National Youth Dance Company’s MADHEAD by Botis Seva: Dance that thrillingly breaks every rule in the school book and leaves you shouting for more

8th August 201921st April 2020  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

MADHEAD is the latest phenomenal dance production to come from Olivier Award-winning choreographer, Botis Seva, in collaboration with dancers from the National Youth Dance Company. Here, Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou discusses its themes of generational (dis-)connection, inner conflict and the power of young people.

Read More “National Youth Dance Company’s MADHEAD by Botis Seva: Dance that thrillingly breaks every rule in the school book and leaves you shouting for more”
Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: Adam Carré, Ben Williams, Black Mirror, BLKDOG, Botis Seva, Dance, Ezra Owen, Far From The Norm, Greta Thunberg, Hip Hop Dance Theatre, James Hall, Jordan Douglas, Joshua Nash, MADHEAD, Malala Yousafzai, National Youth Dance Company, Ryan Dawson-Laight, Sadler's Wells, Sekou Diaby, Selako Jade Ackuaku, Torben Lars Sylvest, Victoria Shulungu

Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras’ ‘Sombras’ at Sadler’s Wells’ Flamenco Festival London 2019

8th July 201910th July 2019  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras opens this year’s Flamenco Festival London at Sadler’s Wells to well-deserved uproarious applause with their enthrallingly innovative and spectacular show, Sombras.

Read More “Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras’ ‘Sombras’ at Sadler’s Wells’ Flamenco Festival London 2019”
Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: Andalusia, Ballet Flamenco, Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras, Dance, Duende, Federico Garcia Lorca, Flamenco, Flamenco Festival London, Israel Fernàndez, Keko Baldomero, La farruca, Lorca, Rubio de Pruna, Sadler's Wells, Sara Baras, Sombras, Southern Spain, Spain

Breakin’ Convention 2019 at Sadler’s Wells – Love, Hope and Healing from the Next Generation of Hip Hop Dance Theatre Talent

14th May 201914th May 2019  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Breakin’ Convention 2019, a specially curated international festival of hip hop dance theatre, brings together performers, artists, choreographers, DJs and educators from all over the world for four days of exceptional dance and music.

Read More “Breakin’ Convention 2019 at Sadler’s Wells – Love, Hope and Healing from the Next Generation of Hip Hop Dance Theatre Talent”
Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: A.I.M Collective, Amanda Pefkou, Artists 4 Artists, Boy Blue Entertainment, Breakin' Convention, Breaking, Emma Ponsford, Fig Leaf, Géométrie Variable, Godson, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Dance Theatre, Jinjo Crew, Jonzi D, Jordan Douglas, Kloé Dean, Lilian Baylis Studio, Michelle Norton, Myself UK Dance Company, Sadler's Wells, The Archetype

Elizabeth Warren, Coretta Scott King and the women leading the English National Ballet’s latest triple bill, She Persisted.

8th April 201921st April 2020  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Enduring misogyny in the Senate Chamber, Elizabeth Warren was then championed by feminist allies around the world with the ubiquitous tag #ShePersisted. Here, Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou looks at the dance works inspired by this phrase and the women who, through their art, persevered.

Read More “Elizabeth Warren, Coretta Scott King and the women leading the English National Ballet’s latest triple bill, She Persisted.”
Posted in Art and design, Arts, DanceTagged: #MeToo, #ShePersisted, #TimesUp, A Doll's House, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, ballet, Broken Wings, calacas, Contemporary dance, Coretta Scott King, Crystal Costa, Diego Rivera, Elizabeth Warren, English National Ballet, Feminism, Francesca Velicu, Frida Kahlo, Henrik Ibsen, Igor Stravinsky, Katja Khaniukova, Kurt Jooss, Laurent Liotardo, Le Sacre du printemps, mexican art, mexico, Mitch McConnell, Philip Glass, Pina Bausch, She Persisted, Stina Quagebeur, Tamara Rojo, Tanztheater Wuppertal, The Rite of Spring, Trek Mukamedov, US politics

Migrating Memories and Transitive Memorials: Tara Fatehi Irani’s Mishandled Archive and Our Collective Handling of the Past

7th April 20198th April 2019  Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

Memory, loss and migration are all explored in Tara Fatehi Irani’s beautifully evocative work, Mishandled Archive. Here, Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou reflects on Fatehi Irani’s ongoing project and her “mishandling” of ancestral archives.

Read More “Migrating Memories and Transitive Memorials: Tara Fatehi Irani’s Mishandled Archive and Our Collective Handling of the Past”
Posted in Art and design, Arts, Arts Essays, TheatreTagged: Contemporary Art, Dance, Iran, Mishandled Archive, Performance, Photography, Site-Specific Art, Tara Fatehi Irani

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