Latest Audition: Joss Arnott Dance (UK) on 21 May 2013

Latest Shout: Nutshell Dance Company (UK) Summer Workshop on 17 May 2013

Video: Company Chameleon 'Eden'

The latest work from the Manchester based company featuring two new works. 'Eden' is from Jonathan Goddard and Gemma Nixon.

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Myth Busters A lot of spurious arguments are made about why arts subsidy is a bad idea. We can't afford it they cry! It's elitist they wail? We debunk the myths one by one and give you, our dear readers, some good talking points to fight back in the never ending war on common sense and spending money on good things. Feature on Tuesday May 7th
The Week May 6th - May 10th A round up of the weekly stories, news and tweets that you might have missed from the wide world of dance and the arts in general, published every Friday with our own gentle mix of satire! The News on Friday May 10th
Blissful Ignorance ACE Dance and Music showed the arts how to deal with a PR problem when a minor storm hit after they wanted to charge for an audition. There is a lot to be learned by many in the arts with their unjustifiable sense of self entitlement. The EvilImp™ on Thursday May 9th
Company Chameleon 'Pictures We Make' Following on from the success of last years full length work 'Gameshow' the Manchester based Company Chameleon return to the touring circuit with a double bill of new work. One piece, 'Eden' from Gemma Nixon and Jonathan Goddard and 'Pictures We Make' from company AD's Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner. Video on Thursday May 2nd
The Week April 29th - May 3rd A round up of the weekly stories, news and tweets that you might have missed from the wide world of dance and the arts in general, published every Friday with our own gentle mix of satire! The News on Friday May 3rd
Failing Grades Rambert Dance Company have four complete pieces of work available for free, to anybody on The Space. This might seem like good news but the videos are so badly made and take so many liberties with the choreography you might as well not bother watching them. Feature on Monday April 29th
The Week April 22nd - April 26th A round up of the weekly stories, news and tweets that you might have missed from the wide world of dance and the arts in general, published every Friday with our own gentle mix of satire! The News on Friday April 26th
Specifically Unspecific Sometimes commenters on Article19 rant and rave. That's fine but if we don't know what you're ranting and raving about then how can we move forward? How can we have a discussion with you if you're hiding behind vague assertions? Also, you need to have more fun in show business. The EvilImp™ on Monday April 22nd
The Week April 15th - April 19th A round up of the weekly stories, news and tweets that you might have missed from the wide world of dance and the arts in general, published every Friday with our own gentle mix of satire! The News on Friday April 19th
Northern School of Contemporary Dance We, here in TheLab™, spent a day in the company of the students of Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds. One of the few centres in the UK dedicated to training professional contemporary dancers. What we found were a group of students optimistic about the future and enjoying their training. Video on Tuesday April 16th
The Swiss New blogger on Article19 James Finnemore, dancer with Hofesh Shechter, among other things, opens his account with some background about working in the ever neutral enclave of Switzerland. James Finnemore's Blog on Tuesday April 15th
The Good Stuff The winter of a thousand nights appears, in some places at least, to be over so we thought, here in TheLab™, that it was as good a time as any to reflect on what's good in the wide world of dance because there is still some good stuff left. The EvilImp™ on Monday April 15th
Quiet Riot Charlotte Constable asks if audiences today are too easy to shock citing a re-staging of the Nijinsky version of 'Rite of Spring" performed by a group of young people in a site specific setting. Just how small is the wide world of dance? Charlotte Constable's Blog on Friday April 12th
A Quick Thank You Serena Morgan has spent some time watching work by her peers and the established dance makers in the wide world of dance but she chooses not to review their work, just reflect on the performances and implore the good folk o go out and watch some dance. Serena Morgan's Blog on Friday April 12th
Tavaziva Dance 'Greed' It may not feel like it weather wise but Tavaziva Dance have just completed the "spring" tour of their new work 'Greed'. Not to worry though as it will be up and running again later in the year for further performances. Video on Thursday April 4th
The Week April 1st - April 5th A round up of the weekly stories, news and tweets that you might have missed from the wide world of dance and the arts in general, published every Friday with our own gentle mix of satire! The News on Friday April 5th
Donate for More With some pomp and very little circumstance the National Funding Scheme (NFS) for the arts officially launched the "Donate" initiative but analysis of the raw numbers reveals that if you donate using the NFS scheme, cultural organisations will probably end up getting less money compared to rival services. Feature on Monday April 2nd
National Dance Company Wales The company are back on tour with three works by Eleesha Drennan, Angelin Preljocaj and Christopher Bruce. We talk to Eleesha Drennan about her work and about the issues facing female dance makers and whole lot more. Video on Friday March 22nd
What I Want, What I'm Worth and What I'm Good Enough For. Jobs are a lot like relationships, when you find the one that you think is perfect for you, you hang onto it forever right? Anything that doesn't challenge you and allow you to grow, anything that doesn't really turn you on and allow you to be yourself you leave. Serena Morgan's Blog on Wednesday March 27
Then we could stop! It was mentioned to us, here in TheLab™, a few days ago that our "attitude" might not be helping. We should, perhaps, let the facts speak for themselves and leave our particular brand of satire, sarcasm and hooliganism at the door. The EvilImp™ on Tuesday March 26th
The Week March 18th - March 22nd A round up of the weekly stories, news and tweets that you might have missed from the wide world of dance and the arts in general, published every Friday with our own gentle mix of satire! The News on Friday March 22nd
The Dance Register A new initiative promising to provide the general public with a reliable and trustworthy source of qualified dance teachers falls short in a number of key areas. We take a deeper look at The Dance Register and its unobtainable aims and objectives. Feature on Wednesday March 20th
Fully Immersed, Totally Engaged From the outside looking in there appears to a complete lack of engagement in the profession as a whole by the profession as a whole. Let's start with the simple stuff and build from there to an expansive and wide ranging conversation about dance where everybody is talking to everybody else about everything. The EvilImp™ on Monday March 18th
Ballet Lorent 'Rapunzel' 'Rapunzel' is the latest work from Ballet Lorent. A specially commissioned take on the fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm for 7 years old and up featuring music from Murray Gold and writing from Carol Anne Duffy and Rapunzel herself has red hair, of all things! Video on Thursday March 14th
The Fifty Often times, here in TheLab™, we talk about creating jobs for dancers and the fact that nobody else seems to talk about creating jobs for dancers. Just how exactly how do you go about creating jobs for dancers though and who's going to pay for it and how much would it cost? Feature on Monday March 11th
Mahler, Gaga, Spanberg and Judson. Once again I find myself back in NYC. I arrived at the end of January and will be here until May, mainly to work on a project for my twin sister's thesis (for her BA in photography at Parsons' The New School), but of course I am trying to squirrel away some dance experiences at the same time. Hannah Buckley's Blog on Wednesday March 13