There’s an old adage we throw around in theatre: being “hit by a bus.” It means that if you’re suddenly unable to come in, someone else can pick up your paperwork and run the show. It’s improbable, unpredictable, and it has happened to me. Here are four ways to call a dance performance — and

The daily grind can slowly erode our sense of purpose, leaving us with a list of tasks but no meaning. This is about noticing that quiet disconnect and the small, deliberate ways we can find our ‘why’ again. I remember a Tuesday afternoon a few years ago, staring at a spreadsheet with hundreds of rows.

Try a little experiment. Think back to the best play, movie, or concert you have ever had the privilege to experience. Most likely, right now, your mind will resist giving you a detailed synopsis. You probably cannot reconstruct the exact sequence of scenes. Most of the dialogue is gone. You will not recall the precise

In July 2022, a giant LED screen fell onto the stage during a Mirror concert in Hong Kong. Two dancers were struck, with Mo Li Kai-yin suffering catastrophic spinal injuries that left him permanently paralysed from the neck down. Many people working in the events industry will remember the footage. If you do decide to

Following a hugely successful Scottish tour, Glasgow’s acclaimed Company of Wolves is embarking on a 10-venue UK tour this spring with their fiery physical retelling of The Bacchae. Reworking Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy, first performed in Athens in 405BC, The Bacchae is a powerful solo performance bringing to life the myth of Dionysos, the untamed

On 15 October 2026 at 14:00, the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine will open the exhibition ‘Performative Art: Circus’ at its premises in Kyiv (20 Bulvarno-Kudriavska Street). Initiated by the National Circus of Ukraine to mark the Academy’s 30th anniversary, the project brings together circus history, works by Ukrainian artists, performers’ costumes and props,