For the 2013 season National Dance Company of Wales are back on the road with a trio of new works from Eleesha Drennan, Angelin Preljocaj and Christopher Bruce. The triple bill offers up three very different pieces with ‘Virtual Descent’ by Ms Drennan taking a look at the modern world and all its problems, ‘Noces’ […]
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Fully Immersed, Totally Engaged
Some newspaper or other was reporting on the exploits of professional hair care products salesperson Justin Bieber. What the story was about is irrelevant but the online piece included a tweet, from Mr Bieber, embedded in the story which stated “worst birthday ever” and nothing more. The data within the embed noted that Mr Bieber’s […]
When last we saw Ballet Lorent they were performing ‘Underneath the Floorboards’ a show aimed at little kids aged from 0 to 5 years old, and kids that are 0 years old are a tough crowd. This time out the company have upped the stakes with ‘Rapunzel’, the classic kids fairy tale by the Brothers […]
The post graduate dance company of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance are back for with another mix of dancers and dance makers trying to build some sort of future in the current wreckage of the profession. Hey, we are nothing if not positive here in TheLab™. For the 2013 season the company has amassed […]
The post graduate dance company of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance are back for with another mix of dancers and dance makers trying to build some sort of future in the current wreckage of the profession. Hey, we are nothing if not positive here in TheLab™. For the 2013 season the company has amassed […]
The post graduate dance company of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance are back for with another mix of dancers and dance makers trying to build some sort of future in the current wreckage of the profession. Hey, we are nothing if not positive here in TheLab™. For the 2013 season the company has amassed […]
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Taking the Flack
A reader asked us why Article19 didn’t ask Arts Council England any questions regarding the announcement from the Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton about the fact the theatre was going into administration and essentially closing down. Arts Council England was one of many organisations responsible for the venue simply not having enough money to operate. Funding […]
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Theatrical People Problem
Many folks working in the performing arts will tell you that one of the biggest problems they have is actually getting people into the theatre in the first place. Judging by the behaviour of certain ushers at one particular theatre last week (as witnessed by members of TheLab™) the problem they had was people actually […]
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WMD Discovered
In October last year we covered the story of a £22,000 website being built by the NDA DanceXchange, in Birmingham. At that time they declined to answer any questions about it but since the project is a website it had to show its face one day, and that day has come. Westmidlandsdance.com (WMD) is intended […]
For the first time on Article19 we bring you the work of Neon Dance company owned and operated by one Adrienne Hart for almost ten years. The company’s latest work is called ‘The Intention’ and at the moment it is a work in progress. Inspired by the book ‘The Invention of Morel’ by Adolfo Bioy […]