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Partygoers dance on the Bastille Plaza during the 24th annual Techno parade in the streets of Paris, France, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022

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Clockwise from top left: Frigid, Rob Auton, Anything We Wanted To Be, Party Ghost, The Last Show Before We Die

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Tigrayan women celebrate at the Ashenda festival, Addis Ababa, August 2023

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Party Ghost

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The 'Hai' team for contemporary arts training in their studio in Gaza

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People stand in the "Cour d'honneur" of the Popes' Palace (Palais des papes) stage on the first day of this year edition of the Avignon theatre festival in Avignon in 2021

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The Festival d’Avignon has kicked off in France bringing a month long of theatrical festivities to its mediaeval city location.

05/07/2023

Dancers of the Hylel Company led by choregrapher Marina Gomes perform "Bach Nord (Sortez les guitares)" show on stage in Marseille, France, on June 19, 2023.

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01/07/2023

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05/06/2023

Yousha Hussain, a 22-year-old belly dancer from Pakistan

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Pierre Lacotte and his wife Ghislaine Thesmar in the ballet 'Penthésilée' - 19 February 1964.

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11/04/2023

Rain-making prayers and rituals across different cultures.

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03/04/2023

Supporters of five Iranian girls arrested for dancing have been posting clips of their moves in support of the group

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French Dancer Etoile of the Paris Opera Ballet Guillaume Diop, poses during a photo session in Paris, on March 17, 2023.

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Five Iranian teenage girls recorded themselves dancing to a Selena Gomez song and posted it on TikTok.

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16/03/2023

Rodrigo Cuevas

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Old olive mill converted into a theatre

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"Graces" by Italian choreographer Silvia Gribaudi

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Dancing in public is strictly forbidden in Iran.

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15/02/2023