Breakin ‘ Convention
Earplugs are handed out as hip-hop theatre legend Jonzi D demands the packed audience ‘make some big noise’ and gets the right response.
Frantic Assembly x Aurora Orchestra: Carnival
The premise of ‘Dr Frompou’s Anatomical Study of an Orchestra,’ that locked up musical instruments escape, is amusing:
Jing Wei: poetry in words, poetry in motion
Jing Wei (精衛): a coming together of dance and Chinese opera. A work of terrific imagery and superb performances. It never flags, even for a second
Sasha Waltz & Guests: In C
The piece is a sort of improvisational choreographic and musical exercise within a set structure of 53 musical and choreographic phrases.
Three days in Wanhua, day 3: Want to Dance Festival 2025
A day of unusual locations and six performances, including by 79-year-old Zhang Su-fen in Lost in Time (歲月流線), one of the highlights of the festival.
Three days in Wanhua, day 2: Want to Dance Festival 2025
An afternoon that featured two quintuple-bill showcases of works from the Want to Dance Festival ((艋舺國際舞蹈節) Exchange Program
Three days in Wanhua, day 1: Want to Dance Festival 2025
75 performances of 43 works across 16 spaces and venues. The 2025 Want to Dance Festival (艋舺國際舞蹈節) was a fine three days in every sense.
Chun Dance: Whispers of the Late Blossom
It begins with the choreographer herself looking back and writing themself a letter in dance. The movement, though fluid, tugs in all directions
Pagrav Dance Company in ROOH: Within her
A warm-hearted tale of folk heroism, passed on through the generations with the accent on the contribution of women.
Circa with the London Philharmonic Orchestra: Daphnis and Chloé
A seriously impressive, eclectic display of acro and aerial dance gymnastics, performed on mats, each other, poles, high wires, ropes and drapery