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“Metsi”: A Tapestry of Creativity

Posted by Tonderai Chiyindiko | 1st Jan 2022 | Review, South Africa, Theatre and Dance

Metsi, staged at the State Theatre is a daring and brave production in how it includes elements of...

Artist Entrance: Florentina Holzinger

Posted by Florentina Holzinger | 22nd Dec 2021 | Germany, Interview, Theatre and Dance

Every month, Etcetera gazes into the soul of a performing artist. We choose artistic interest over...

“Arbeit”: Theatre as Work, Work as Theatre

Posted by Borisav Matić | 24th Nov 2021 | Croatia, Interview, Theatre and Dance

The dance performance Arbeit by Šimun Stankov, Una Štalcar-Furač and Espi Tomičić takes...

Interview with Choreographer-Director Aguibou Bougobali Sanou

Posted by Nicole Birmann Bloom | 1st Nov 2021 | France, Interview, Theatre and Dance

Aguibou Bougobali Sanou (known as Bougobali) is a choreographer, performer, and director of the...

28th Aspendos Opera Ballet Fest to Start with Murat IV Opera

Posted by Anadolu Agency | 13th Sep 2021 | Covid-19, Festivals, News, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Opera, Turkey

The 28th iteration of the International Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival will kick off with the...

Yuri Ng Has Big Plans for Contemporary Dance in Hong Kong

Posted by Simon Cartledge | 12th Sep 2021 | Hong Kong, Interview, Theatre and Dance

It’s hard to think of a more awkward time for Yuri Ng to have become the City Contemporary Dance...

Italian Choreographer Roberto Castello on Dance, Politics and Dance as Labour

Posted by Ariadne Mikou | 6th Aug 2021 | Interview, Italy, Theatre and Dance

During the second edition of the artist-led Mercurio Festival in Palermo, the Italian...

Africa’s Oldest Dance Festival Evolves to Overcome the Pandemic

Posted by Lliane Loots | 2nd Aug 2021 | Covid-19, Festivals, Interview, South Africa, Theatre and Dance

Now in its 23rd year, JOMBA! is a contemporary dance festival housed at the University of...

Transformative Imaginations #1: Breaking Toxic Patterns

Posted by Baobab van de Teranga | 21st Jul 2021 | Essay, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Politics

RECLAIM PUBLIC SPACE! Many ideals are projected onto public space, as if it were inherently...

9 New Names in Russian Ballet That You Should Know

Posted by Arly Rubens | 3rd Jul 2021 | Russia, Theatre and Dance

We have rounded up the rising stars, not only from Moscow and St. Petersburg but also from...

About “Outside In”

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 30th Jun 2021 | London, Review, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom

With many theatres now reopening again, it is surely a good moment to celebrate all those venues...

Get Down: A New Way to Rise. Professionalizing Urban Dances, From Street to Stage.

Posted by Melissa Farah Salvi | 19th Jun 2021 | Belgium, Essay, Theatre and Dance

With Get Down, Belgium now has its first management agency dedicated to street dancers. That is...

About “The Elephant in the Room”

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 13th Jun 2021 | Review, Theatre and Dance, United Kingdom

Online performance, streamed instead of attended, has given theatre companies an immense amount of...

The Body Tells the Story: Blessed Unrest’s “Touch”

Posted by Emily Cordes | 4th Jun 2021 | New York, Review, Theatre and Dance, United States of America

The past year has, in many ways, turned a sharper lens towards our bodies, particularly our...

Artists’ Entry: Lia Rodrigues

Posted by Etcetera | 2nd Jun 2021 | Brazil, Interview, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Politics

Every month, Etcetera gazes into the soul of a performer. Artistic interest instead of human...

Battery Dance Festival+: Canadian Voices in Dance

Posted by Clare Cioffero | 31st May 2021 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Dance

In August 2020, Battery Dance shifted its annual Battery Dance Festival to a virtual format. The Festival is a storied free public dance festival commanding a large audience each year. Shifting to the virtual format has allowed Battery Dance to expand offerings and last month saw the birth of Battery Dance Festival+: Canadian Voices in […]