Review: LEAP 2021 by Frontier Danceland

Youth dancers take on Frontier Danceland dancers’ new choreographies. In the 11th edition of LEAP, the latest batch of the M1-Frontier Danceland PULSE Programme graduates made their mark with five works that showed off the results of their training. Taking inspiration from the movement of birds, the performance opened strong with Mark Robles’ AviuMotus, seeing the dancers dressed in traditional, cultural garb. One could practically … Continue reading Review: LEAP 2021 by Frontier Danceland

Esplanade Launches Open Call for its First Artistic Research Residency

Singapore’s national performing arts centre, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, invites artists, curators, programmers, writers, researchers and practitioners across all disciplines in the performing arts to apply for its inaugural Contemporary Performing Arts Research Residency. Supported by the National Arts Council, Singapore, this new artistic research development programme takes place in Singapore between April and June 2022. The fully-funded residency aims to support creative … Continue reading Esplanade Launches Open Call for its First Artistic Research Residency

Review: Broken Turns by Qotn. Van Su Yun

Choose your own Spanish dance class. Despite its status as a corporate meeting platform, Zoom has offered up a surprising number of possibilities and potential as a medium for theatre. For performer Qotn. Van Su Yun, director Adeeb Fazah, and writer Nah Dominic, it’s become a prime means of experimentation when it comes to storytelling in the pandemic season, as seen in their new work … Continue reading Review: Broken Turns by Qotn. Van Su Yun

Arts of the UK 2021: An all-star cast unite for a digital retelling of musical Disenchanted

LONDON – Hit musical Disenchanted will get a showstopping West End digital revival, as leading ladies of the stage transform into the princesses we all know and love… but with a twist! Taking on these iconic heroines will be Jodie Steele as Snow White (SIX The Musical; Heathers), Sophie Isaacs as Cinderella (SIX The Musical; Heathers), Grace Mouat as Pocahontas (&Juliet; SIX The Musical), Millie … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: An all-star cast unite for a digital retelling of musical Disenchanted

Arts of the UK 2021: The Language of Kindness by Wayward Productions

LONDON – A new work for a new performance world – Wayward Productions will open a worldwide premiere in the first week indoor performances are allowed to return. Based on Christie Watson’s bestselling memoir of her twenty years as a nurse, The Language of Kindness is a joy-filled celebration of nurses and front-line healthcare workers which will resonate with audiences everywhere following the COVID-19 pandemic. … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: The Language of Kindness by Wayward Productions

Arts of the UK 2021: PDSW is dancing in the streets with the English premiere of “Invisible Dances”

LONDON – Invisible Dances has become a global phenomenon with performances across six continents and this April it will make its English premiere. Part of PDSW’s Dancing in the Street that brings dance to your doorstep, Elisabeth Schilling’s Invisible Dances is organised and performed in collaboration with local artists. This innovative participatory piece overcomes the challenges of lockdown to connect artists and audiences – just … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: PDSW is dancing in the streets with the English premiere of “Invisible Dances”

Arts of the UK 2021: The Living Record presents The Living Roots Micro Festival

LONDON –Hot on the heels of the debut Living Record Festival in January-February 2021, the Living Roots Festival launches this April. This micro season is made up of seven innovative digital art pieces developed through the Living Roots, a new initiative set up to commission and develop multi discipline digital art by grass roots artists and companies. Planting roots in the soil of the internet for … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: The Living Record presents The Living Roots Micro Festival

Arts of the UK 2021: Awe-inspiring installation Gaia returns to the Old Royal Naval College post-lockdown

LONDON – Following a sold-out installation in summer 2020, art installation Gaia is returning to the Old Royal Naval College this summer. Due to popular demand, Gaia will be displayed in the magnificent Painted Hall for a month, including late night openings. This monumental sculpture by Luke Jerram amazes audiences as it rotates slowly while suspended in mid-air, an exact scale replica of Earth made … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Awe-inspiring installation Gaia returns to the Old Royal Naval College post-lockdown

Arts of the UK 2021: ‘Little Wars’ returns for streaming this April

LONDON – Following critical-acclaim, and due to popular demand, the digital revival of Steven Carl McCasland’s ‘penetrating domestic drama’ (New York Times) Little Wars, will once again return for a limited streaming season. Featuring lauded performances from Linda Bassett and Juliet Stevenson the compelling production brought together an exceptional all-star all-female cast of British stage and screen legends, including Debbie Chazen, Natasha Karp, Catherine Russell, … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: ‘Little Wars’ returns for streaming this April

Art What!: James Welling’s Metamorphosis at David Zwirner Hong Kong

James Welling, 4776, 2015 © James Welling Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner HONG KONG – David Zwirner is set to present work by the American photographer James Welling, on view across two floors of the gallery’s Hong Kong location. The exhibition will mark the first solo presentation of the artist’s work in Greater China and will provide an overview of Welling’s forty-year career in … Continue reading Art What!: James Welling’s Metamorphosis at David Zwirner Hong Kong