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The Corruption Question

Over the next few months arts organisations that are currently in receipt of ACE funding on a regular basis (RFOs) are writing applications to be included in the new ‘National Portfolio Funding Programme’. Some will be successful and some will not. Some will have their funding go up and some will have their funding go […]

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Siobhan Davies Dance ‘Rotor’

Something just a little bit different this time out with ‘Rotor’ from Siobhan Davies Dance. It’s different because the work is not being presented on tour in a wide range of theatres but as an art exhibition. Siobhan Davies has been performing, creating and touring choreography for over thirty years. More recently however, since the […]

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Jasmin Vardimon Company ‘7734’ Interview

The previous work to come from Jasmin Vardimon Company was the retrospective piece ‘Yesterday’. This time up with ‘7734’ we have an altogether darker work that plays on mankind’s ability to be unspeakably cruel and unreservedly kind Although Ms Vardimon draws on her personal experience and research of the holocaust the work itself is not […]

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Jasmin Vardimon Company ‘7734’

The previous work to come from Jasmin Vardimon Company was the retrospective piece ‘Yesterday’. This time up with ‘7734’ we have an altogether darker work that plays on mankind’s ability to be unspeakably cruel and unreservedly kind Although Ms Vardimon draws on her personal experience and research of the holocaust the work itself is not […]

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The Pile On

No, we’re not talking about the things that hold electric cables out of reach from the curious hands of small children. We’re talking about “piling on” when things are bad but you just need to keep kicking! So, a couple of weeks ago we berated DanceUK, the ACE funded dance advocacy group, a little for […]

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The Data

Yesterday Arts Council England (ACE) announced that all of its regularly funded organisations (RFO) will be taking a cut in funding from them of 6.9% based on their budgets for the current financial year. If you check below you can see a detailed list of all dance related RFOs using numbers supplied by ACE. Our […]

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Candoco Dance Company ‘In Translation’

Candoco Dance Company took to the road once again this past April with their new touring triple bill entitled ‘Renditions’ with continued touring ever since. As triple bills go this is about an eclectic mix as you are likely to find in the wacky world of dance. Featuring ‘In Translation’ from Israeli dancesmith Emanuel Gat, […]

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Candoco Interview Dan Daw, Vicky Malin

Candoco Dance Company took to the road once again this past April with their new touring triple bill entitled ‘Renditions’ with continued touring ever since. As triple bills go this is about an eclectic mix as you are likely to find in the wacky world of dance. Featuring ‘In Translation’ from Israeli dancesmith Emanuel Gat, […]

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Tavaziva Dance ‘Wild Dog’

When last we featured Tavaziva Dance on Article19 it was with the far more politically charged ‘My Friend Robert’, a work that concerned itself with none other than Robert Mugabe. Taking a solid left turn at the traffic lights this time out the company is looking toward wildlife and preservation with a work that highlights […]

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Interview Bawren Tavaziva

When last we featured Tavaziva Dance on Article19 it was with the far more politically charged ‘My Friend Robert’, a work that concerned itself with none other than Robert Mugabe. Taking a solid left turn at the traffic lights this time out the company is looking toward wildlife and preservation with a work that highlights […]