Creative Lab – door, sun, in between
By Andy Solway – Creative Labs are a great place to try out new ideas. It’s also really interesting to get an insight into other people’s creative process. I’m always amazed at how well people work together in the labs, even when they are from very different dance backgrounds. At the February creative Lab, Jenny…
Dance Scratch at OFS
On 9th Feb 2022 Oxford Dance Forum were at last able to host our first Dance Scratch at Arts at the Old Fire Station in over two years. Three locally based makers shared new work: Susie Crow, Pragna Das and Helen Edwards, there was lively discussion and fantastic support from the audience who were as…
Digital Display Virtual Film Sharing
Following our Digital Display day at the North Wall, which took place on International Dance day, we shared the resulting films, virtually, via Zoom on Thursday 17 June 2021 at 6pm. Thanks to everyone who came to the film sharing! If you missed it, you can view below the films that 3 ODF members were…
Space to Dance Project: Inventory of dance-suitable spaces in Oxford
Figure 1- Oskar Schlemmer – circa 1920 Space is at the core of the practice of dance, in more senses than one… In order to be suitable for dance activities, and to ensure that dancers are safe (whether they are professionals or not), spaces need to meet a few requirements. In 2016, One DanceUK and…
Thomas Page Dances workshop – an observer’s account
By Leslie Tompkins – By prior arrangement I visited Thomas Page Dances workshops for professional dancers at HMG performance space Friday 14th Dec 2018 Unable to attend as a professional dancer I went as an enthusiastic community dancer to observe Lead by Thomas, the 3 male & 5 females went through an extensive warm-up followed…
