Article & opinion
Move it, shake it, twist it – Big Dance 2010 looks set to get south east London on its feet this July. The Guide gets with the programme.
Rosemary Lee's Common Dance, performed at the Borough Hall, Greenwich as part of Dance Umbrella 2009, is experienced from three different viewpoints. What follows is three different perspectives on a remarkable performance from two pairs of observant outside eyes (an academic and a dance practitioner) and an insider’s view.
Given the high concentration of dance artistsliving and working in the capital, Brendan Keaney wonders why dance buildings remain substandard.
An interview with Brendan Keaney, who began his career as a freelance performer, teacher and animateur, has been the director of gDA since 1996.
What do a children's choir, birdsong and a piper have in common? They're all part of Rosemary Lee's communal dance experience at Greenwich Borough Hall, where a cast of professional and non-professional dancers are encouraged to 'soar, touch and find the sublime'.