Review: SAVING FACE by Si Rawlinson, The Place
Interdisciplinary is a bittersweet word/theory, and when I come across it, I'm equally filled with both anticipation and foreboding. The former as when it works it's hard to beat, the latter as when it doesn't, the night can be an awkward one. And in this spirit, I'm afraid Saving Face by Si Rawlinson is an adventurous, multifaceted piece that hasn't quite found its feet.
An-Ting Chang To Step Down As Artistic Director/CEO of Kakilang Festival
An-Ting Chang is to step down as artistic director/CEO of Kakilang following the conclusion of the current Kakilang Festival, running at present in various venues across London till April 22nd, which she has curated along with her team of associates Si Rawlinson, Ling Tan and Daniel York Loh.
Review: HOME X, Barbican Theatre
Despite the recent focus on metaverses and 3D gaming, digitally-rendered worlds – and the hype around them - have been in the public consciousness for decades.
Photos: First Look at the Stage Premiere of MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO
All new production photos have been released for the global stage premiere of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro. The production welcomed its first audiences to the Barbican during previews this week and will open officially next Tuesday, 18 October.
Chinese Arts Now Announces Rebrand
Chinese Arts Now (CAN) has unveiled an exciting new name and bold new visual identity: Kakilang (自己人)- 'one of us' in the Hokkien dialect, evoking kinship and affinity - widely used amongst East and Southeast Asian diasporic groups, is the company's new name.
Curve Announces Resident Creatives
Leicester’s Curve has announced the 16 Midlands theatre-makers and companies who will join the theatre as Curve Resident Creatives. The Curve Resident Creatives will be embedded in the life of the theatre and will be supported by Curve to create new work and develop artistic practice in Leicester.
CAN Festival 2021 Announces CAN x TWO TEMPLE PLACE
At the heart of the CAN Festival 2021, CAN x TWO TEMPLE PLACE is an ambitious new Chinese Arts Now production, co-produced with Two Temple Place and conceived and led by CAN’s artistic director An-Ting Chang.
Chinese Arts Now Festival 2019: The First Arts Festival Of Contemporary British Chinese Arts Across London
London is to host the first arts festival in the UK dedicated to British-Chinese performance and culture in 2019. The festival, which runs from 19 January to 2 February 2019, is produced by Chinese Arts Now (CAN), the new Arts Council funded body working with Chinese artists, both British born and from the Chinese diaspora. CAN Festival will showcase a diverse range of art forms (music, drama, live art, dance, films, digital arts) with over 60 events across London. The festival presents high-quality contemporary and innovative Chinese arts and aims to raise the representation of Chinese artists in the UK.
Southbank Centre Presents its Autumn and Winter 2017 Programme
Southbank Centre presents its Autumn and Winter 2017 programme for performance, dance and comedy, showcasing work from celebrated international and UK artists from stunning snow shows, augmented reality and trolls to West-End numbers and global surveillance theatre.
LET'S DANCE INTERNATIONAL FRONTIERS Announces Dance Festival Lineup
LET'S DANCE INTERNATIONAL FRONTIERS is the dynamic annual dance festival in Leicester which has been performing to increasing audiences since its inception in 2010. This year's event – April 29th-May 13th - features an extensive, exciting programme designed to give audiences the opportunity of seeing work by nationally and internationally renowned dance companies, brand new work crisply delivered by fast rising names from the UK as well as work from locally based dancers and choreographers. LDIF17 will present performances, documentaries, workshops and discussion exploring this year's theme of 'Identity and Choreographic Practice'.