Published on February 25th 2012. At the time of publication Eshe was dancing with Verve.
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We last featured Mad Dogs Dance Theatre a few years back but since then the company’s AD, as well as creating works for other companies, has moved on to crafting a full evening length work for his own company. The result is a sometimes brutal interpretation of a London based gangster story involving a man, […]
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Notes To The Account
A wise man once said you never really know an organisation until you know their numbers. We can’t remember who that was but we promise you, that is not something we just made up because we couldn’t think of an intro for this piece! With that in mind we took a stroll through the accounts […]
We have said often, here in TheLab™, that the solo is perhaps one of the most difficult tasks a professional dancer can undertake, especially when you are performing four solos all by different dance makers in the same evening. Step forward Aakash Odedra who takes on the work of Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant and Sidi […]
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Priorities
As you may or may not know State of the Arts kicks off tomorrow in Manchester with the great and the not so good gathering for a good old wagging of the chin and not much else. Just in-case any of those in attendance grow a conscience and are looking for a talking point then […]
Back in November we brought you a preview of the new Retina work ‘Layers of Skin’ sans live music, costumes and proper lighting. On a cold January day we ventured south to catch the show as it was intended to be seen. This time out the company are in full performance mode with the complete […]
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Compliance
click image to enlarge ‘State of the Arts’, the annual Arts Council England bun fight that seeks to achieve absolutely nothing and does so admirably and with enthusiasm is back. We, here in TheLab™, have not been invited, we might get argumentative juices on the carpet, so we made a poster instead. Welcome, to poster […]
Published on January 25th 2012. At the time of publication Mathew was dancing with Retina Dance Company.
Published on January 25th 2012. At the time of publication Erin was dancing with Retina Dance Company.
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Second Class
It’s cold outside, it’s raining, the holidays are over and the global economy is sinking into the mud. So it must be time for the National Dance Awards, held annually in London by the Critics Circle, a group of people who have nothing to do with the Magic Circle, which is a shame. (that joke […]