By Kaija Pepper It’s complicated. Not just Hofesh Shechter’s Clowns — the chilling first half of Double Murder — but the audience’s enthusiastic response to the work, with its almost casual descent into killing. To be clear, there is no cinematic realism, no close-ups of battered or broken bodies, which are viewed every day on
By Silvia Poletti Bolzano Danza and Venice Biennale Danza — the two most important events of the Italian summer, with overlapping dates that make attending both a challenge — were branded this year around similar thought-provoking themes. Under Wayne McGregor’s direction for the second year, the title of this year’s Venice program was Boundary-less, while Bolzano
By Marisa C. Hayes As theatres across France kicked off the new season at full audience capacity, I found myself wondering how our experience of the Coronavirus pandemic informs the way we appreciate dance. Are we viewing performances through a pandemic gaze? Just as individuals living under lockdown often took time to reassess their lives,