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Tag: The Place

Non-binary / Natasha Sturgis / HINGED Dance Co at The Place

4th March 20204th March 2020  Izzy Inkpen

The Place’s innovative dance festival, Resolution 2020, offers three works which explore the construction and performativity of gender, as well as the mental health issues facing young people today.

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Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: Alex Murray, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Christine de Pizan, Dance, Es Morgan, Feminism, Gender, Hinged Dance Co., Intersectionality, Judith Butler, Lea Anderson, Margaret Cavendish, Natasha Sturgis, The Place

Remainder by Company Concentric at The Place

12th February 202012th February 2020  Eirini Diamantouli

Company Concentric return to Resolution 2020 with their captivating new work, Remainder, which looks at the ties between people across geographic and cultural borders.

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Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: Company Concentric, Mikaela Livadiotis, Resolution 2020, Resolution Festival, Shivaangee Agrawal, The Place, Yanaëlle Thiran

Joseph Toonga’s Born to Manifest at The Place

5th December 201911th December 2019  Shirley Ahura

Drawing from real life accounts of young Black men living in Britain today, Joseph Toonga’s Born to Manifest explores issues of identity and Black masculinity, but for our writer Shirley Ahura this is only the beginning of a very important conversation.

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Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: Angela Davis, Born to Manifest, Joseph Toonga, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Saidiya Hartmann, Ta Nahesi Coates, The Place, Theophilus 'Godson' Oloyade

In Conversation with Acclaimed Choreographer and Dancer, Joshua Nash – ‘I’m a Krump dancer who’s trying to break down boundaries within that style’

28th April 201922nd May 2019  Shirley Ahura

Shirley Ahura talks to acclaimed dancer and choreographer, Joshua Nash, about identity, Hip Hop theatre and making a case for Krump in its rawest form.

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Posted in Arts, Dance, InterviewsTagged: Blacklist, Botis Seva, Breakin' Convention, Ezra Owen, Far From The Norm, Hip Hop, Hip Hop dance, Hip Hop Theatre, Jordan Douglas, Joshua Nash, Joshua Vendetta, Kendrick Lamar, Kenrick Sandy, Krump, Kwesi Johnson, Lee Griffiths, Resolution Festival, Sadler's Wells, Shangomola Edunjobi, Stomp the Yard, The Place, Victoria Shulungu

Company Concentric’s Play On at The Place, London

20th February 201922nd February 2019  Eirini Diamantouli

Company Concentric’s Play On is not just fun and games, but a performance that explores serious contemporary concerns through the lens of play, writes our contributor Eirini Diamantouli.

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Posted in Arts, Dance, MusicTagged: Akshy Marayen, Company Concentric, Contemporary dance, Dance, Mikaela Livadiotis, music, Resolution 2019, Sally Somerville-Woodiwis, The Place, Yanaëlle Thiran

Christina Dionysopoulou’s Catch 28 at The Place, London

18th February 201918th February 2019  Shirley Ahura

Shirley Ahura reflects on the physical and social pressures placed on today’s dancers after seeing Christina Dionysopoulou’s exceptional piece, Catch 28, at The Place.

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Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: Catch 28, Christina Dionysopoulou, Contemporary dance, Dance, Resolution 2019, The Place

Joshua Nash’s Blacklist at The Place, London

29th January 201929th January 2019  Shirley Ahura

In her review, Shirley Ahura captures the high energy of Joshua Nash’s unparalleled duet, Blacklist, performed as part of The Place’s Festival of New Choreography, Resolution 2019.

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Posted in Arts, DanceTagged: Blacklist, Contemporary, Dance, Get Out, Hip Hop, House, Jordan Peele, Krump, Resolution 2019, Street dance, The Place

‘I got baptised on the dance floor.’ An Interview with Vicki Igbokwe, founder of Uchenna Dance

23rd December 201824th December 2018  Yosola Olorunshola

Our arts contributor, Yosola Olorunshola, interviews Vicki Igbokwe, creative director, choreographer and founder of Uchenna Dance on the eve of her latest production, Hansel and Gretel, at The Place.

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Posted in Arts, Dance, InterviewsTagged: African Dance, Contemporary dance, Dance, Head Wrap Diaries, Hip Hop, House, New York, Soul, Soulgasm, The Place, Uchenna Dance, Vicki Igbokwe, Vogue, Waacking
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