http://www.idfb.co.uk/news Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:22:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.idfb.co.uk/news/2011/03/26/the-trocks-head-to-birmingham-hippodrome/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Balletboyz and The Trocks « The Martian Landing Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:22:39 +0000 http://idfb.co.uk/news/?p=944#comment-318 [...] to Birmingham, where I was off to watch The Trocks, another all male dance group. Founded in 1974, The Trocks have earned themselves international [...] [...] to Birmingham, where I was off to watch The Trocks, another all male dance group. Founded in 1974, The Trocks have earned themselves international [...]

]]> http://www.idfb.co.uk/news/2010/09/01/vertical-road/comment-page-1/#comment-282 The only way is up… « The Martian Landing Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:25:31 +0000 http://idfb.co.uk/news/?p=840#comment-282 [...] There are still two performances at the Curve and then their international and UK tour starts. Don’t miss it! For tour dates, click here. [...] [...] There are still two performances at the Curve and then their international and UK tour starts. Don’t miss it! For tour dates, click here. [...]

]]> http://www.idfb.co.uk/news/2010/09/01/vertical-road/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Ascending to new heights « The Martian Landing Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:59:38 +0000 http://idfb.co.uk/news/?p=840#comment-268 [...] To see the IDFB blog post on Vertical Road, click here. [...] [...] To see the IDFB blog post on Vertical Road, click here. [...]

]]> http://www.idfb.co.uk/news/2010/08/26/news-from-lebanon/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Ascending to new heights « The Martian Landing Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:57:37 +0000 http://idfb.co.uk/news/?p=855#comment-267 [...] means that I  get to track Festival alumni. I heard from Beirut-based Maqamat Dance‘s very busy season. Last week, I also managed to catch up with Akram Khan, Ahmed Khemis and Salah El Brogy. They are [...] [...] means that I  get to track Festival alumni. I heard from Beirut-based Maqamat Dance‘s very busy season. Last week, I also managed to catch up with Akram Khan, Ahmed Khemis and Salah El Brogy. They are [...]

]]> http://www.idfb.co.uk/news/2010/06/02/xavier-le-roys-self-unfinished-at-ikon-eastside/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Digbeth is Good » Getgood Link: Xavier Le Roy’s Self Unfinished at Ikon Eastside | International Dance Festival Birmingham Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:33:12 +0000 http://idfb.co.uk/news/?p=785#comment-230 [...] Xavier Le Roy’s Self Unfinished at Ikon Eastside | International Dance Festival Birmingham – Me blogging elsewhere about dance again after seeing Xavier Le Roy’s contemporary dance piece Self Unfinished that was performed at Ikon Eastside: …Xavier Le Roy’s bare, upside-down back, with obscured legs and tiny arms poking from the bottom looked for all the world like a big plucked chicken. [...] [...] Xavier Le Roy’s Self Unfinished at Ikon Eastside | International Dance Festival Birmingham – Me blogging elsewhere about dance again after seeing Xavier Le Roy’s contemporary dance piece Self Unfinished that was performed at Ikon Eastside: …Xavier Le Roy’s bare, upside-down back, with obscured legs and tiny arms poking from the bottom looked for all the world like a big plucked chicken. [...]

]]> http://www.idfb.co.uk/news/2010/05/12/dance-at-ikon-eastside-breaking-down-some-barriers-this-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Digbeth is Good » Getgood Link: Dance at Ikon Eastside – breaking down some barriers this spring | International Dance Festival Birmingham Thu, 13 May 2010 11:06:12 +0000 http://idfb.co.uk/news/?p=703#comment-144 [...] Dance at Ikon Eastside – breaking down some barriers this spring | International Dance Festival Bi... – Here I am blogging somewhere else – a guest post I did for International Dance Festival BIrmingham 2010 about dance in Ikon Eastside. For the post I interviewed Ikon Eastside Curator Helen Legg, who seems to be striving to break down some of those invisible barriers between artforms by drawing dance out of its comfort zone and into an non-traditional, art gallery space: “For us it’s really clear there’s a really strong link between dance and a lot of what performance artists do, or you could think of it in terms of sculpture, so we’re not really very interested in those kinds of barriers that would mean that you would go to one thing and not the other. And I think a lot of our audiences are open-minded in terms of thinking about dance.” [...] [...] Dance at Ikon Eastside – breaking down some barriers this spring | International Dance Festival Bi… – Here I am blogging somewhere else – a guest post I did for International Dance Festival BIrmingham 2010 about dance in Ikon Eastside. For the post I interviewed Ikon Eastside Curator Helen Legg, who seems to be striving to break down some of those invisible barriers between artforms by drawing dance out of its comfort zone and into an non-traditional, art gallery space: “For us it’s really clear there’s a really strong link between dance and a lot of what performance artists do, or you could think of it in terms of sculpture, so we’re not really very interested in those kinds of barriers that would mean that you would go to one thing and not the other. And I think a lot of our audiences are open-minded in terms of thinking about dance.” [...]

]]> http://www.idfb.co.uk/news/2010/04/23/guest-blogger-piali-ray-obe/comment-page-1/#comment-139 South Asian dance at the festival | International Dance Festival Birmingham Fri, 07 May 2010 14:07:15 +0000 http://idfb.co.uk/news/?p=558#comment-139 [...] these shows, sampad’s Piali Ray OBE says that they: have toured the world winning countless accolades, and represent the next generation of [...] [...] these shows, sampad’s Piali Ray OBE says that they: have toured the world winning countless accolades, and represent the next generation of [...]

]]> http://www.idfb.co.uk/news/2010/03/16/akram-khan/comment-page-1/#comment-138 South Asian dance at the festival | International Dance Festival Birmingham Fri, 07 May 2010 07:26:26 +0000 http://idfb.co.uk/news/?p=350#comment-138 [...] Khan Company’s ‘Gnosis‘ brought Kathak to Town Hall last week. We recorded an interview with Akram Khan while he was in Birmingham earlier this year for British Dance [...] [...] Khan Company’s ‘Gnosis‘ brought Kathak to Town Hall last week. We recorded an interview with Akram Khan while he was in Birmingham earlier this year for British Dance [...]

]]> http://www.idfb.co.uk/news/2010/04/09/outspoken-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Faith in dance | International Dance Festival Birmingham Tue, 04 May 2010 07:11:19 +0000 http://www.idfb.co.uk/news/?p=488#comment-134 [...] Outspoken Weekend, 29 April – 2 May [...] [...] Outspoken Weekend, 29 April – 2 May [...]

]]> http://www.idfb.co.uk/news/2010/04/09/outspoken-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-131 What’s on in week 2 | International Dance Festival Birmingham Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:22:32 +0000 http://www.idfb.co.uk/news/?p=488#comment-131 [...] Outspoken Weekend starts on Thursday with a range of performances, talks and films celebrating dance from Algeria, [...] [...] Outspoken Weekend starts on Thursday with a range of performances, talks and films celebrating dance from Algeria, [...]

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