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Selected by an international panel from an open call of close to 200 works, this year’s M1 Open Stage proves to be…

There is a sense of sacredness within the walls of the studio. This edition of Offstage, an experimental platform of M1 CONTACT Festival featuring works-in-progress of emerging choreographers from around the region, brings viewers on a spiritual journey through four distinctive dance works.

This edition of DiverCity managed to showcase some exciting new works from young, independent choreographers, making this platform worthy of a standalone show. And as the title suggests, Singapore’s contemporary dance scene offers incredible diversity and has lots to offer to fellow enthusiasts.

While not many took home the post-show gifts, I am certain many walked away with aching stomachs and a broader sense of what dance can be. Binary – International Artists Showcase.

William Forsythe of the 80s and 90s seemed to pull apart the body and wreak havoc on the ballet stage, and at his age and in this time, he seems to seek a mellower pastel hue, an institutionalised order perfectly exemplified in the Paris Opera itself.

‘People’ is at the heart of the three works that make up Co.Lab.Asians, and it is done rightly so. An opening show…