dance art journal

Words by Qiao Lin Tan. Pichet Klunchun Dance Company performs No.60 as part of Queer East Festival this year, a work that deconstructs the Thai classical dance canon of 59 set poses, in turn proposing a shifting, non-rigid 60th pose. We sat down with choreographer Pichet Klunchun to discuss his work. Q: Can you tell me more about your experience with the Thai classical dance ...

Words by Georgia Howlett. Trigger warning: mention of suicide. Unnatural Harmony: Sounds of Lee Alexander McQueen kicks off Multitudes, the Southbank Centre’s multi-disciplinary arts festival with classical music at its core. The credits list is lengthy and the calibre high. Directed by Elayce Ismail, the ambitious performance is a tribute to the life and creative vision of t...

Words by Qiao Lin Tan. Daniel Kok and Luke George (Singapore, Germany, Australia) bring their work Bunny to Battersea Arts Centre this May for its London premiere as part of QueerEast Festival 2026. The term “bunny” refers to the person being tied in rope bondage practices. Q: For people unfamiliar, can you share more about the practice of bondage, and the experience of being...

Words by Karly Benson. Cathy Waller Dance Company presented You & Us at The Place, an evening of photography, film, and live dance exploring the complicated nature of identity and how we exist not only amongst others, but within ourselves. The inspiration for the work stemmed from Waller’s own lived experience with an invisible disability, and eventually expanded to colle...

Words by Gus Hodgson. Take a piece of dance and begin removing elements from it. At what point is it no longer dance? Set and lighting design can go; so too can costumes and music, dance’s oldest friend. Even the audience can be taken away – the piece would remain dance. What cannot be removed is the dancer. Dance exists through them; it is the medium of the body. All those r...