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Photo of dancers in red lighting performing on stage before a crowd in a dimly lit venue.

Dance

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How dance taught me to embrace my deformity

In the raw style of Tanztheater, I found a way to take my poetry into the physical world and express myself authentically

by Billy Gigurtsis

A dancer in traditional Indian dress performs on stage against a black background

Dance

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Bharathanatyam dance is a living exploration of being human

With its origins in 16th-century India, Bharathanatyam remains hugely popular. Here’s a primer to kickstart your enjoyment

by Lakshmi Thiagarajan

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

Photo of a person standing by a mountain lake with a bench nearby, surrounded by lush green mountains under a clear sky.

Compassion and empathy

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Empathy is, at heart, an aesthetic appreciation of the other

Empathy is an aesthetic practice that relies on our capacity to delight in, and respond with reverence to, the world around us

by Susan Lanzoni

A black-and-white photo of a dancer in a flowing, long-sleeved outfit, posed with eyes closed and hands extended.

Dance

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Lockdown dancing is both a solo conversation and a mass grieving

As both Martha Graham and Hannah Arendt knew, being alone – in dance or in conversation – is a way to explore connection

by Dana Naomy Mills

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

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