A tale of two Olympic legacies
As the driving force behind the ‘Save Brick Lane’ campaign, Saif Osmani fights for East London’s marginalised voices. Here he argues that disaffection with the Olympic legacy has reinforced inequalities,
with the arts often used to cover-up social divide
The unexpected legacy: East London’s Dance Scene
Among all the lofty aspirations for what should follow London 2012, nobody guessed that dance would end up one of the area’s biggest success stories
The Wicked One: Annette Zera
From preserving artist studios by co-founding Mother X to her work running the UK’s Bangladesh Education Trust, we meet a true local artist and activist
Lord of the Digital Dance: Alexander Whitley
Alexander Whitley choreographs his work incorporating the latest digital platforms, pushing the creative needle of contemporary dance ever forwards
Knitting the Community
It’s important that big incoming organisations invest their sizable public realm budgets locally, as these projects demonstrate
The Wicked One: Mai Nguyen Tri
On her passion for Japan’s dance theatre style Butoh, the creative community and performing in the streets
Guest Editor: Jonzi D
The UK’s leading advocate for hip hop dance shares his dance story and tells The Wick about the Hip Hop Theatre Academy opening in the Olympic Park
A Model Gent
What first possessed you to get into the laborious world of stop motion animation? Growing up in Derbyshire there wasn’t that much around, so you had to be very creative with what you could do. I learned loads about how to manufacture and put things together working with my dad for a few years, then […]
Wicked One: Bonzo
He’s a familiar face producing his art
A Moment in Time
In the run-up to the 2012 Olympics, University of East London’s Tracie Trimmer helped engage younger locals by asking their hopes for the future. Here she reconnects with them, a decade later, to see how they are getting on
