Audition: Hagit Yakira (UK) on 14 May 2012

Quick Bits : Kenneth Tharp Is Outraged on 23 April 2012

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EvilImp™Akram Khan casually shoots himself in the foot which is not a good idea when you already have a snapped achilles tendon. Errant comments about the arts being "fed too much money" in the national press set to back fire spectacularly, if only people were paying attention.

Wednesday May 16

In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream Feature The Space, an online portal for the arts run by the BBC and ACE, talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. Excessive budgets, limited audiences and video productions that make very little sense. They're not building capacity, they're just indulging themselves. Thursday May 10
Dr. Marion North Obituary News The former Director of what is now Trinity Laban in London has passed away at the age of 86 after a brief illness. Trinity Laban have provided a full obituary detailing the life and career of Dr. North. Friday May 11th
Rosie Kay Dance Company 'Double Bill' Video Revisiting old works this time out with 'Double Points K' and 'Asylum' we bring you three dancer profiles for our ongoing series on....... well, profiles of professional dancers along with lots of footage of the work itself. Thursday May 10
Dance Science Clinic To Open News DanceUK announce that a specialist clinic for dancers located within an NHS hospital in London is set to open to provide free treatment for professional dancers subject to a GP referral, we explain how it works and who you need to speak to to get treatment. Tuesday May 1
ACE Doesn't Get It EvilImp™ The funding monolith lurches from one faux pas to the next with a recent announcement that it proposes to give millions in funding to the largest arts organisations again because if they don't, they will all fall down. Of course that's nonsense, but it highlights a bigger problem with the Big Bad. Monday April 16
Pay Me My Money Down Feature Will changes in the tax laws for charitable giving hurt anybody in the arts? The Small and mid-scale won't notice but the big fish are sweating the details. Tuesday April 18
Art of Spectra 'Boundaries' Video Swedish dance smiths Art of Spectra bring their new work 'Boundaries' to these shores. A strong mix of theatre and movement for the the British audience to soak up. We bring you footage from the show and an interview feature with AD Peter Svenzon and dancer/company manager Ulriqa Fernqvist. Monday April 16
Candoco Dance Company 'Turning 20' Video Candoco are now 20 years old and 'Turning 20' is their latest triple bill of new and slightly old work. This time out the Candocans have 'Set and Reset/Reset' from Trisha Brown and two brand new works from Rachid Ouramdane and Matthias Sperling. We also have interviews with dancers Ellie Baker and Mirjam Gurtner along with company Co AD Pedro Machado. Thursday April 5
Ballet Lorent 'Underneath the Floorboards' Video An impossibly cute tale for the under 5's from Ballet Lorent who tell the story of a young boy who finds his old toys under the floorboards of his house, high jinx ensue as the toys come to life and begin interacting with the children on stage to help the young boy return home. We told you it was cute! Wednesday March 28
No Pulse EvilImp A cell phone application from the London Symphony Orchestra funded by ACE and Nesta is the first visible sign of just how uninspiring a lot of digital tech for the arts really is. Monday March 26
Please! EvilImp Following our limited coverage of ACE's Digital Capacity seminar yesterday Article19 is called a "bully" and a "troll" and is castigated for being anonymous. The only thing we can say to all that is..... PLEASE! Wednesday March 21
Errol White Company 'IAM' Video The veteran dancer turns to dance making with his company's latest work 'IAM'. We bring you an interview with the man himself as well as two profile interviews with company dancers Joanne Pirrie and Nick Keegan. Monday March 19
Verve12 Video The NSCD graduate company return to the stage with works from Akram Khan, Lea Anderson, James Cousins and more besides. We have footage from the show and profile interviews with two of the company's dancers; Lucy Bourne and Eshe Blake-Bandele. Friday March 9
The United States of Nobody Gives a Sh*t Editorial The non existent debate of dancers pay hits a new low with the revelation that the English National Opera pays professional dancers just £327 per week. The only thing more disgraceful is the indifference displayed by ACE, Equity and the ENO. We give you the real state of the arts in the UK. Wednesday March 7
Free Holiday from ACE News Headline might be a little bit misleading but still. ACE has opened applications to the International Development Fund for artists so you can travel overseas and work with people from other countries. Applications for travel to place that are very hot are encouraged! Thursday March 1
Mad Dogs Dance Theatre 'Dogs Land' Video Douglas Thorpe returns to Article19 with his angry canines and a brand new full length work 'Dogs Land'. A mix of intense movement and some very strong language make up this new piece of dance theatre currently in the development stages. We talk to the company AD and bring you extensive footage from the work. Friday February 24
Notes to The Account EvilImp Numbers can be a very useful thing, as can the Charities Commission website that helps us and you to understand where all the money is going when it is spent by arts organisations. We take a random sampling and encourage you to do the same! Tuesday February 21
The Hashtag Feature Twitter has its strengths and its weaknesses but the hashtag is definitely one of the strengths. It's a simple way to collate a large amount of information from disparate sources into one place. We explain why everybody should use the #contemporarydance tag. Wednesday February 15
Aakash Odedra Company 'Rising' Video Fours solos, count 'em, from one dancer in this evening of work from dancer Aakash Odedra featuring work by Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and the man himself. In our interview Mr Odedra discusses the struggle involved in putting this evening of work together. Tuesday February 14
Priorities Evil Imp State of the Arts kicks off tomorrow (February 14) in Manchester. Your favourite caged writer delivers two competing graphics for you. One if you have a conscience and seek a talking point to bring to the table. The other if you're a good little soldier and all you seek is a nice day out. Monday February 13 2011