Dance Umbrella Celebrates Merce Cunningham Centenary with “The Future Bursts In” at the Linbury Theatre in London
Within ten seconds, I am in love. Three men have taken off their shoes at the side of a white,...
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Dance Umbrella’s “Out of the System” at Bernie Grant Arts Centre
For the last three years, dance maker and artist Freddie Opoku-Addaie has been a guest programmer...
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An Expansive and Permeating Work Embracing Death and Humanity: A Paradox for Our Times: Gregory Maqoma – “Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero”
In darkness, a quiet sobbing, acutely intimate in the vastness of the Barbican main stage. Now...
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Anima and Animus. Lucy Guerin: “Split.” The Place, London, Dance Umbrella 2019 Festival.
Lucy Guerin is one of the most innovative, postmodern choreographers on the contemporary dance...
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A Quietly Bold Statement from a New Artist with a Lot to Tell: Oona Doherty’s “Hard to be Soft” at Dance Umbrella Festival at Southbank Centre, London
My senses are all awakened. It begins in the darkness. A curl of smoke rises from a dimly lit bowl...
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Ravers Under the Microscope: Dance Umbrella Festival Opens with Gisèle Vienne’s “Crowd” at Sadler’s Wells
The opening of the annual Dance Umbrella Festival of international contemporary dance in London...
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Ecce Homo: “The Great Tamer,” By Dimitris Papaioannou. Dance Umbrella Festival 2018, London, Sadler’s Wells
A curved, declivitous, dark-grey hill, built from large, rectangular vinyl blocks–reminiscent of...
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An Intricate Rumination On The Partnership Between Music And Dance
Concert, By Colin Dunne, Dance Umbrella Festival 2018, London, Barbican The important thing about...
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Footwork Against Corruption: Via Katlehong And Gregory Maqoma’s “Via Kanana,” Dance Umbrella Festival, London
The platform stage erected in Shoreditch Town Hall’s grand Victorian assembly room is receiving a...
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A Wry Takedown Of Pepys’s Misogyny: “17c” By Big Dance Theater, Dance Umbrella Festival, London
As a passionate Londoner, I cannot help but be intrigued: a group of Americans is here to present...
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