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This Should Be More Fun!

The headline gets to the crux of the problem. Why isn’t the wacky world of dance more fun, especially online? Dance, as a profession, is full of drama, hilarity, ridiculousness, stress, blood, sweat and, dare we say, tears! From creation through rehearsals to touring and teaching the whole thing is about as normal as Wayne […]

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Phoenix Dance Theatre ‘What It Is’

Phoenix Dance Theatre enter their 30th year of producing and touring and, more than most companies, they have been through their fair share of ups and down. So far, 2011 seems to be one of the ups. The company has a new AD, in the shape of Sharon Watson, and three new pieces of work […]

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Phoenix Dance Theatre ‘Interview Feature’

Phoenix Dance Theatre enter their 30th year of producing and touring and, more than most companies, they have been through their fair share of ups and down. So far, 2011 seems to be one of the ups. The company has a new AD, in the shape of Sharon Watson, and three new pieces of work […]

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A Modern Debacle

Yesterday, Arts Council England, along with their partners in crime at the BBC, held their first seminar on “Building Digital Capacity in the Arts” to talk about the wonders of IPTV and the building of Apps (applications). The BDCA project is, allegedly, about encouraging and teaching cultural organisations to use media and technology to ply […]

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Charles Linehan Co. ‘The Fault Index’

Time to kick back with a cold drink on a comfy sofa because Charles Linehan is back with two new works in the dance makers signature, very laid back style. Nothing happens in a hurry in Mr Linehan’s world and ‘The Fault Index’ and ‘The Clearing’ are no exception, you can practically feel the pace […]

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Charles Linehan Company ‘The Clearing’

Time to kick back with a cold drink on a comfy sofa because Charles Linehan is back with two new works in the dance makers signature, very laid back style. Nothing happens in a hurry in Mr Linehan’s world and ‘The Fault Index’ and ‘The Clearing’ are no exception, you can practically feel the pace […]

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National Dance Company Wales ‘By Singing Light’

When last we featured National Dance Company Wales they were performing a piece by Itzik Galili. This time out they are doing a piece by……… ok, it’s Mr Galili again but hey, the guys good so let’s move on. The company are currently touring ‘Romance Inverse’ by the aforementioned Israeli dance maker and ‘By Singing […]

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National Dance Company Wales ‘Romance Inverse’

When last we featured National Dance Company Wales they were performing a piece by Itzik Galili. This time out they are doing a piece by……… ok, it’s Mr Galili again but hey, the guys good so let’s move on. The company are currently touring ‘Romance Inverse’ by the aforementioned Israeli dance maker and ‘By Singing […]

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National Dance Company Wales ‘Interview Feature’

When last we featured National Dance Company Wales they were performing a piece by Itzik Galili. This time out they are doing a piece by……… ok, it’s Mr Galili again but hey, the guys good so let’s move on. The company are currently touring ‘Romance Inverse’ by the aforementioned Israeli dance maker and ‘By Singing […]

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The Press Release

After the NPO decisions were announced many companies put out press releases expressing this, that or the other toward ACE. No such press releases came forward when everybody’s funding was cut, last year, by almost 10%. Here in TheLab™ we’ve put together the press release we think should have gone out when the NPO decisions […]