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Dance With Me: From Heart To Hearts For Hearts by Grain Performance and Research Lab

Beverly Yuen, the artistic director of Grain Performance & Research Lab, is a part-time lecturer of Republic Polytechnic. She did not know about the art pursuit of her student Kylie Boo until she saw her at The Star Vista selling various products (shirts, stickers, bags) printed with her artworks at a pop-up store on one of the weekdays in November 2018. Little did she know … Continue reading Dance With Me: From Heart To Hearts For Hearts by Grain Performance and Research Lab

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Dance With Me: Global Dance Collective premieres dance film ‘STATE’

As time goes by and the new normal becomes, well, normal, an increasing number of arts companies are tackling the restrictions on live performance by going digital. For Barcelona-based choreographer Daniel Navarro Lorenzo, he too has taken to the digital sphere, with the release of brand new dance film STATE. Gathering over a hundred dancers across 24 countries, from San Francisco to Sydney and from Paris … Continue reading Dance With Me: Global Dance Collective premieres dance film ‘STATE’

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Dance With Me: Stop & Smell The Roses by Maya Dance Theatre (Preview)

Bored in the house and I’m in the house bored! , according to Tyga and Curtis Roach. But that’s something that doesn’t quite apply to Maya Dance Theatre (MDT), who have been spending their circuit breaker working on a brand new project exploring the concept of time. Premiering on 10th August 2020, Stop & Smell the Roses will be available on MDT’s website for free. Conceived by … Continue reading Dance With Me: Stop & Smell The Roses by Maya Dance Theatre (Preview)

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Review: Purⓔ《纯ⓔ》- An Experimental Virtual Performance by T.H.E Dance Company

Finding new ways to connect despite being physically apart. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a slew of restrictions to the arts community, the most prevalent of which is being unable to rehearse or perform within the same physical space. For T.H.E Dance Company, rather than choosing to be daunted by the predicament, they’ve instead managed to find relevance in a work from their past, and … Continue reading Review: Purⓔ《纯ⓔ》- An Experimental Virtual Performance by T.H.E Dance Company

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Dance With Me: M1 CONTACT Dance Festival gets Rewired as they go online with digital programmes and classes

Purⓔ《纯ⓔ》- An Experimental Virtual Performance T.H.E Dance Company’s annual M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival may be unable to put up live performances for now, but that certainly hasn’t stopped them from innovating and finding new ways to present programme. From classes and workshops to conversations and dialogues, the festival continues to exist in digital form for all to appreciate the art of contemporary dance. One … Continue reading Dance With Me: M1 CONTACT Dance Festival gets Rewired as they go online with digital programmes and classes

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Dance With Me: Contemporary Dance Company RAW Moves Revamps Newsletter, With Exclusive Archival and Upcoming Content

RAW Moves is one of Singapore’s foremost contemporary dance companies, constantly pushing at the definition of the form and medium and taking it to new heights and limits with each new show. While unable to present a live performance during this COVID-19 period, they’ve taken the time to revamp their newsletter RAW!nForm, now providing exclusive access to archival footage of past shows and providing information … Continue reading Dance With Me: Contemporary Dance Company RAW Moves Revamps Newsletter, With Exclusive Archival and Upcoming Content

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Preview: SURVEI:ANCE by Sigma Contemporary Dance

Despite the cancellation of performances all around the world, some arts companies have managed to find innovative ways to combat quarantine and circuit breakers, by taking their performances online. And for local dance company Sigma Contemporary Dance, they’ll be premiering their brand new online performance Survei:ance on 30th May. Directed by Hong Guofeng, Survei:ance explores the idea of watching and being watched, examining how surveillance has been … Continue reading Preview: SURVEI:ANCE by Sigma Contemporary Dance

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★★★☆☆ Review: No Corners by Decadance Co.

Decadance’s new work explores space and comfort in the heart of Orchard Road Considering how distracting and noisy the surroundings are, performing a dance in the middle of Orchard Road seems counterproductive. Yet with Decadance Co’s No Corners, the site-specific work makes full use of its unique performance area, and allows the surrounding chaos to further inform its message of comfort and discomfort. A collaboration between choreographer … Continue reading ★★★☆☆ Review: No Corners by Decadance Co.

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Preview: M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival 2020

After a record high of close to 9,000 festival-goers at its 10th edition last year, T.H.E Dance Company is back to present the 2020 M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival from 6th to 28th June 2020. Presented in collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, the festival returns to begin a new decade of contemporary dance with 15 shows, 28 classes, 4 workshops and 1 … Continue reading Preview: M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival 2020

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Review: Almost 55 乔杨 by City Contemporary Dance Company (Huayi 2020)

★★★★☆ (Performance attended 9/2/20) Age is no barrier to Qiao Yang in this dance-biopic of her life.  While most of the narrative heavy-lifting in biopics is often done via text, for a show about a dancer’s life, it makes perfect sense that the story is told not by words, but by her body instead. First performed in Hong Kong in 2019, City Contemporary Dance Company’s … Continue reading Review: Almost 55 乔杨 by City Contemporary Dance Company (Huayi 2020)

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