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A woman holds a square mirror that blocks her face; it reflects rocks and grass. There is blue sky and clouds in the background. The only element in focus is the reflection on the mirror.

Painting and sculpture

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Losing her eyesight, a painter’s art evolves with the way she sees the world

Directed by Liberty Smith

A Nigerian ballerina in a white tutu dancing atop yellow minibuses in a crowded urban setting.

Dance

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Nigeria’s first ballet school brings tutus and joy to the streets of Lagos

Directed by Jacob Krupnick

A child in a yellow shirt and red shorts pushing a tire uphill on a steep, gravelly incline against a clear sky backdrop.

Play

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A cobalt mine becomes an unlikely playground for children in Congo

A film by Francis Alÿs

Abstract blue and white line drawing of multiple nude female figures, seen from various angles, arranged in a pattern.

Artists and art history

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A minotaur shifts shapes and sexes in this ferociously original animation

A film by Chaerin Im

A photo of an artist in a cap and paint-splattered trousers sitting next to a large painting of a man holding his face in his hands.

Painting and sculpture

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A rural Namibian artist reflects on authenticity in work and in life

Directed by Niklas von Klitzing and Leo Stolz

A smiling shirtless man with the outline of a child, as if cut out by scissors, sitting on his shoulders.

Parenting and families

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No kidding! Inside one childless comedian’s choice to get a vasectomy

A film by Jordan Temple

Painting of lilac flowers with green leaves on a dark background. The flowers vary in shades of purple, pink, and white.

Beauty and aesthetics

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‘Nothing renders their beauty’ – can art ever capture the splendour of a flower?

A film by Miléna Trivier

Two people in a park performing a balancing act on white chairs and a wooden plank, surrounded by pine trees.

Theatre and performance

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Two gravity-defying performances play with the physics of life on Earth

A film by Bastien Dausse

Silhouette of person standing before an orange light, creating a glowing halo effect on a neutral background.

Painting and sculpture

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Toxic materials become sculptures of light and air in this artist’s hands

Directed by Anika Kan Grevstad

Film

film

From drab to fab – a playful dissection of the Hollywood makeover

Directed by Sue Ding

Illustration of a blue-colored woman balancing on one leg surrounded by plants, flowers, a crab, berries, mushrooms, and a turtle.

Dance

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Every culture dances. So why did humans evolve to get down?

Directed by Rosanna Wan and Andrew Khosravani

Puppets with monkey faces in office attire, performing a synchronised dance in a cubicle-filled office setting, with computers and office supplies visible.

Happiness

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Humanoid animals sing through their existential angst in this madcap short

Directed by Niki Lindroth Von Bahr