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Reflecting on Brian Toh’s dance films

Words by Lizzy Tan. Film is tricky. The medium always reveals a philosophy about looking – about how the viewer should relate to the subject on screen. More often than not, the ‘ma...

Our bodies tell our stories and through dance, we can tell stories of protest

Dancer and scholar Ananya Chatterjea talks about how our bodies are the site of our identities and our experiences, including protesting injustice.

Defying gravity through dance

The first impression is instability as a driving force; bodies that slip, fall, rise, try again. This year’s performances at the 32nd Kalamata International Dance Festival do not t...

Joy, Grief, and the Dance Floor

A deeply moving physical and theatrical journey reclaiming the unity of the dance floor. The post Joy, Grief, and the Dance Floor appeared first on Everything Theatre.

‘The body is telling our own story.’ Ananya Chatterjea on dance, revolution

Choreographer and educator Ananya Chatterjea's work has been part of the racial justice and anti-ICE protests in the Twin Cities.

A dose of dance: Chuang Po-Hsiang’s prescription for restless times

The Lake, a delicate dance film by Vinnie Jones

Words by Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes. The Lake, a dance film originally choreographed by Vinnie Jones for Oceánica Ballet’s show EVOLUTION at Bay Area Ballet Conservatory in 2023 and t...

The Dancing Body: A Site for Research magazine

Read our magazine made in collaboration with London Contemporary Dance School students

Dance Lyrics by Ayra Starr

Ayra Starr Lyrics Dance by Ayra Starr is an upbeat celebration of self-confidence, success, good energy, and living in the moment. The song highlights her gratitude for financial b...

Watch out with Dancing; It Might Lead to Sex

Or at least college dancing instruction may create a “heightened risk of sexual misconduct”; a court is allowing an expert to so testify.

Beyond human: Montpellier Danse festival delivers one feat after another

This year’s celebration of contemporary dance in the French city is bold, baffling and breathtaking, with some high-voltage performersLaunched in 1981, the pioneering Montpellier D...

Shapes and ladders: Edinburgh fringe’s dance shows reach for the sky

With brute strength and beauty, party tricks and personal revelations, this year’s dance and circus programme has ambition and a spirit of togethernessIf you want to be wowed by te...

How Madonna Put Motion Into Music With Her Dance Performances

Dance is neither a tool nor an accessory for Madonna. It is an unwavering force in her performing life.

Archiving Dance: Linda K. Johnson’s Maps and Memories

What if dance is really about the friends we meet along the way? With her Converge 45 show, the choreographer and dancer taps the collective memory.

Artistic Integrity in Dance Across the Life Course – Interview with dance artist and performer, George Adams

Words by Stella Rousham. I first met George Adams in January 2023. After a 5am train from London to the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, George’s enthralling introduction pul...

Mr Chevalier on Fringe & Luxembourg dance

The famed enfant terrible of contemporary folk dance, Mr Chevalier, Artistic Director of the Ballet National Folklorique du Luxembourg, arrives at Edinburgh Fringe to celebrate the...

Why philosophy is no 'dead' subject and we may have never needed it more

Dundee University’s plan to stop offering degree courses in philosophy overlooks the subject’s growing importance

Common Threads Vol. 2 at Union Theatre: Clara Selberg, Finleigh Zack Dance, Nadine Elise Muncey, and Tiegan Doyle

Words by Lizzy Tan. Tiegan Doyle’s Is This Bliss In Is This Bliss, suited figures stand in for an ambiguous, systemic force pressing in from offstage. Rapid hand gestures – alterna...

THE ONLY WAY TO DANCE

Inside, the studio hums with motion as the youngster wanders from room to room, each spread revealing a new style: ballet at the barre, swirling hula, the powerful unity of the hak...

Dance and brain health: a physician’s prescription

In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: When did you stop dancing? When did you s...

"Shangwe, le bal": a dance project full of joy

On a sweltering afternoon in the French city of Lyon, around 60 dancers fully ignored the heat to immerse themselves in a festive performance brought to them by Kenyan-American cho...

Venice Biennale 2026: Part two

Venice isn't all about visual art. While we were there there it was the 20th International Festival of Contemporary Dance, directed by Wayne McGregor. The last time we were in Veni...

The Dance of the Dead

An Obon legend of compassion and redemption The post The Dance of the Dead appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.