How the acrobat and choreographer Yoann Bourgeois plays with gravity and time
Directed by Raphael Wertheimer
Dance
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 street dance born amid poverty and violence offers a radical form of self-care
Directed by Maceo Frost
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
La vida flamenca – why art and daily life are inseparable for a flamenco guitarist
Directed by Pedro Kos and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
Exquisite subaquatic choreography stretches the limits of mind and body
Directed by Julie Gautier
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
Body heat illuminates a breathtaking dance of light, movement and humanity
Directed by Philippe Baylaucq
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
Dancing through emotions, a figure embodies all that can be said without words
A film by Nadia Micault
Every culture dances. So why did humans evolve to get down?
Directed by Rosanna Wan and Andrew Khosravani
The beats that make us want to move
Some musical rhythms are built to get us bobbing, foot-tapping or dancing. Researchers show how rhythmic complexity matters
by Matt Huston
Dance showed me the untapped power of our attention muscle
Through tango, I sharpened attentional skills that make any moment richer. But these can be honed on or off the dancefloor
by Sara Melzer
Two gravity-defying performances play with the physics of life on Earth
A film by Bastien Dausse
Nigeria’s first ballet school brings tutus and joy to the streets of Lagos
Directed by Jacob Krupnick