The Practice of Looking: How to Watch Contemporary Dance

How can we navigate the vast diversity of dance projects today? How do we begin to understand what is happening on stage? How can we find what truly resonates and make sense of the landscape of contemporary dance? What distinguishes the work of Pina Bausch from mainstream shows like Dances on TNT, and how do performers convey complex emotions through movement?

Join a conversation with choreographer Nikita Beliakov — a laureate of the Golden Mask Award, choreographer at the Theatre of Nations and the Moscow Art Theatre, as well as a teacher and performer — as we explore these questions together.

Nikita Beliakov completed a residency within the American Dance Festival (USA) programme at the Sobinov Saratov State Conservatory and trained with leading international choreographers, including Rachid Ouramdane (L’A Dance Company, France), Jan Fabre (Troubleyn, Belgium), Philippe Decouflé (DCA, France), Nicole Seiler (Théâtre Arsenic, Switzerland), Guilherme Botelho (Alias Dance Company, Switzerland), Akram Khan and Nicola Monaco (Akram Khan Company, UK), Dominic North and Ashley Shaw (Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures).

He is a participant of Biennale Danza 2024 and is currently completing an MA in Choreography at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.