Four works shine a spotlight on Southeast Asian contemporary dance. The M1 CONTACT – Contemporary Dance Festival has always been a champion for Asian contemporary dance artists, particularly with their annual M1 Open Stage programme. As always, this year’s edition curates a selection of new work from over 150 applicants, and this time, distils it into a final performance of four choreographies, each one focusing … Continue reading Review: M1 Open Stage 2021
Using dance to present the converging of cultures and our shared beliefs. Pan, or ‘盤’ is a word that appears across various Asian cultures and vocabularies, from Mandarin to Korean, Japanese to Vietnamese. While its Mandarin character takes inspiration from the Chinese creation myth of the giant ‘Pangu’, the romanized ‘pán’ also holds a variety of meanings, from a serving bowl, to the crouched intensity of … Continue reading Review: Pán 盤 by T.H.E. Dance Company
Retelling the story of the refugee crisis through Bharatanatyam. In a first-time collaboration between Apsaras Arts and Wild Rice, the Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium played host to Agathi | Refugee. Directed by Aravinth Kumarasamy, with dramaturgy by Ivan Heng, the performance brings together theatre, poetry and the classical Indian dance form Bharatanatyam to spotlight the lives and plight of refugees on the intimate stage. The … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: Agathi | Refugee by Apsaras Arts
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
A reminder to live life fully and without regret. Given its theme of A Question of Time, it seems appropriate that the 2021 NUS Arts Festival opens with NUS Dance Ensemble and NUS Electronic Music Lab’s Past . Presence . Future . Choreographed by Zaini Mohammad Tahir, the collaborative work combines dance, electronic music and film to tell the story of a family, and how … Continue reading Review: Past . Presence . Future . by NUS Dance Ensemble feat. NUS Electronic Music Lab (NUS Arts Fest 2021)
LONDON – New Adventures has announced a new programme of free online classes, Open Company Class, offering unprecedented access to the classes attended by New Adventures dancers. During 2020, New Adventures offered free access to these classes via Instagram Live. Proving incredibly popular, the classes allowed dancers in training and professional performers alike to refine their craft under current restrictions. Moving into 2021, the company … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: New Adventures announces new free series of online classes
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