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RISING’s international dance highlights reveal the beauty and brutality of being human

This year’s RISING festival in Melbourne, the host of the newly established Australian Dance Biennale, was brimming with local and interstate dance shows.

The Conversation

Oona Doherty: Specky Clark review – distressed orphan out-dances raw reality

With an amazing sense of pure movement, Doherty’s bold, distinctive work takes the story of her great-great-grandfather from the abattoir to beyond magic realism

The Guardian - UK

Specky Clark by Oona Doherty at Sadler’s Wells: dance as portal to the supernatural

2.5/5 Irish choreographer Oona Doherty returns with this folk horror fable about a grieving boy breaking through into the land of the dead

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‘Not having a phone is the dream’: Jamie xx on dance music, modern life and getting hooked on surfing

Since nailing the zeitgeist with the xx’s Mercury-winning debut, the DJ-producer has collaborated with everyone from Drake to Wayne McGregor. As his second solo LP drops, he talks about his newfound desire for calm

The Guardian - UK

Jamie xx – In Waves album review: moments of intense joy and wonder... this record has been well worth the wait

This is a more complex beast than his last album but the DJ still knows how to craft an immaculate tune

Evening Standard

NYDC x Oona Doherty: Wall review – a riveting take on British identity

Doherty choreographs England’s flagship youth dance company in expressive solos, fragmented motion and beautiful tableaux that go by in a flash

The Guardian - UK

"I wanted to make something fun, joyful and introspective all at once": Jamie xx announces long-awaited second solo album In Waves

The project features contributions from Robyn, Panda Bear, The Avalanches and Honey Dijon

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‘We just roll up our sleeves and do it’: Belfast’s dynamic DIY dance scene

Our regional dance series continues in Northern Ireland where, despite little funding, the capital has produced a European star in Oona Doherty – with more on the way

The Guardian - UK

Navy Blue review – Oona Doherty’s dark night of the soul

Imbuing the balletic grace of her dancer’s movements with tension and anxiety, Doherty asks a refreshing yet unsettling question: what’s the point of dance?

The Guardian - UK

Oona Doherty: Navy Blue review – jagged ode to the cruelty of life

As the choreographer’s voiceover wittily questions the pointlessness of shared effort, a group of dancers channel dread into intense motion

The Guardian - UK

Oona Doherty: ‘I wasn’t the best dancer in the class. My ego couldn’t handle it’

Kicked out of conservatoire during her hard-partying years, Doherty has gone on to become one of the most exciting choreographers of her generation. Now she’s teaming up with Jamie xx for a dread-filled new work

The Guardian - UK

Blues, Jews and Ukrainian ballet: the best theatre, dance and comedy of autumn 2022

Samira Wiley makes her UK stage debut, there’s an urgent counter to antisemitism, plus a fourth King James, refugee dancers and comedic returns

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