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Words by Qiao Lin Tan. A tie is already happening when you enter the space at Battersea Arts Centre. Performer Luke George is working on a rope around fellow performer Daniel Kok’s wrists connected to a rig tied to the ceiling. As we file into the room George works on the rope around Kok’s body, tying and pulling until one good lift of the pelvis and that’s all it takes. Kok ...

Words by Paula Catalina Riofrio. The doors to the studio had unusual shapes. Wood floors, two pillars holding the space, small white rocks surrounding them. I had stumbled into Tanzfabrik Berlin during their OsterTanz workshops without quite knowing where I was standing. This building in Kreuzberg, Germany opened in 1978, when a collective of dancers, choreographers, musician...

Jaivant Patel Company, Bradford Arts Centre and South East Dance are inviting applications from emerging South Asian LGBTQIA+ artists developing bold new performance work. The SAMANATA South Asian Queer Performance Seed Commission champions South Asian queer voices and experiences within the UK cultural landscape. The word samanata means equality, and the initiative aims to a...

James Lambert is a 23 year old professional movement artist who is using movement to tell his own story. With a background in Contemporary and Hip Hop styles, James likes to blend styles to fit his own expression. Recipient of a recent grant from Arts Council, he is embarking on a creative journey to develop his creative practice. His resume is filled with stars like Katy Per...

Words by Florence Nicholls. Marco da Silva Ferreira made The Rose Prize shortlist in 2025 for his work CARAÇA, and is now part way through a European tour of his new work, F*cking Future. Ferreira and company will perform on London’s Sadlers Wells East stage on 4-6th of June. As this leg of the tour commences, Dance Art Journal asked the choreographer to expand on how this pr...