Page 5 - Oona Doherty News Today

I am a culture reporter based in London. Here are five things I have been enjoying recently.

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?

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

The online programme of the forward-facing London festival boasts thoughtful and varied work by Calixto Neto, Abby Zbikowski and more

Summer has arrived. Artlyst has put together a selection of twelve exhibitions outside of London and across the length and breadth of the UK.

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

Summer has arrived. Artlyst has put together a selection of twelve exhibitions outside of London and across the length and breadth of the UK.

Our roundup of stage shows to watch at home includes a Tony award-winning musical, international dance and a radical dramatisation of the crucifixion story

With a cost of living crisis looming how are the arts organisations trying to tempt us out to support the arts in the autumn months? 

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