By Hildy Harland A stunning, unique and touching story with all the fun of any classic aerial performance, This Time by Ockham's Razor was a truly well rounded theatrical experience with a real human foundation. As usual I came into the piece with as few pre-conceptions as possible, for me as a dance artist I … Continue reading REVIEW: This Time by Ockram’s Razor at Dance City.
By Hildy Harland What a great way to start our 2019 with a review for Northern Ballet with their debut performance at Northern Stage consisting of three new shorter contemporary pieces. After a short break from writing and blogging Dance Culture NE is back and what a set of work to come back to! I … Continue reading REVIEW: Northern Ballet, Triple Bill at Northern Stage, Spring 2019.
By Hildy Harland I had been looking forward to seeing this fabulous show since it made it's Debut in September 2017 and I can say I was definitely not dissapointed! Canary is a hilariously emotive and unique show, embodying all the fun of clowning mixed with a history lesson, a drizzle of drama with … Continue reading REVIEW: CANARY by Fun In The Oven at Gosforth Civic Theatre.
By Hildy Harland I am very familiar with the work of Abbott Dance Theatre. I first came into contact with them for their previous work Launch Day last year and enjoyed working as part of the community cast for their opening of that show in connection with Sunderland Stages at Sunderland College. It was so … Continue reading NEW WORK FEATURE: Deeds Not Words by Abbot Dance Theatre at Dance City
By Hildy Harland There are few venues in the North East I haven't visited at some point over the years, so how exciting to come across one I have never experienced! Queens Hall Arts Centre is nestled nicely in the town centre of the very picturesque Hexham in Northumberland just a short walk from the … Continue reading REVIEW: EDGE 2018 at Queens Hall Arts Centre Hexham.
A while ago I attended Northern Platforms (read my feature on it HERE). Earlier on the same day I managed to grab hold of the very lovely Jolene English and Wayne Summerbell for a chat about the piece they were showing part of that night Alice: The Lost Chapter and a really good chin-wag about all … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Joelene English Dance Theatre
By Hildy Harland I was back at dance city on Saturday night, this time to see some familiar faces! It was the premiere of the very talented Lizie J Klotz's Fawn alongside two other works To Suit and Dancing With My Dad. Take a look at how it went below. If you would like to … Continue reading REVIEW: Fawn and other works by Lizzie J Klotz at Dance City
By Hildy Harland WOW!!! What a weekend! I had the absolute pleasure and privilege of spending the majority of my weekend with fantastic artists, performers, a hive of amazing creatives, culture lovers from Gateshead and all over the world! Of course this could only mean I was covering the wonderful GIFT Festival from Friday 4th-Sunday … Continue reading FEATURE/REVIEW: A Weekend at GIFT ; Gateshead Interational Festival of Theatre 2018.
Hi everyone! Here is our round-up of what's happening this week in the north east! Happy dancing! Please be aware that classes require booking or have made changes to their classes without informing us so please enquire before attending classes. If you would like your event featured in our weekly 'what's on' or would like your event … Continue reading WHAT’S ON: Classes & Workshops, 30th April – 6th May 2018
WALLFLOWER part of GIFT Festival: at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, on Friday 4 May 5pm-10pm. Join award-winning Manchester based theatre company Quarantine for Wallflower a breath-taking 5-hour durational dance marathon. Quarantine are a unique voice in British theatre, internationally acclaimed for their experiments with everyday life. Spanning a lifetime of music, fashion, politics, friendships, … Continue reading NEWS: Wallflower by Quarantine
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