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Ninety year-old Auschwitz survivor performs remembrance dance

25/01/2016

Culture news

The Nutcracker with a modern twist by the Royal Ballet of Flanders

The Nutcracker has returned to the Royal Ballet of Flanders after an absence of 16-years, but with a modern twist. Argentinean Demis Volpi is the

25/01/2016

Musica

Naples Nutcracker shines at Teatro San Carlo

Among its remarkable gems, both natural and artistic, Naples can boast Europe’s oldest opera house, Teatro San Carlo. To see out 2015 and welcome in

07/01/2016

Culture news

Mumbai dance group fights for transgender rights

A Mumbai dance group led by transgender artists is using its performance to campaign for the rights of transgender people. The group called the

07/01/2016

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Maths teacher, but also super dancer!

Ron Clark, a mathematics teacher at a school which he founded himself in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, has more than one string to his bow. He demonstrated

06/01/2016

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Thousands of Argentines participate in mass street tango

Hundreds of couples took to the streets of downtown Buenos Aires on Saturday night, turning a main avenue into a three block open-air tango dance

14/12/2015

Musica

Going out on top - Sylvie Guillem's last dance in Europe

A diminutive and domineering diva. Slight and vulnerable. Athletic and awe-inspiring. Just a few of the myriad of adjectives variously used to

10/12/2015

Culture news

'Hip-Hop Nutcracker' Tchaikovsky meets urban street dance

New York City is no stranger to the unusual and innovative and ‘The ‘Hip-Hop Nutcraker,’ is both. Win tickets to ‘The Hip Hop Nutcracker’ with

23/11/2015

Culture news

Francesca Hayward, rising star of London's Royal Ballet

Seeing her in 'Romeo and Juliet' at the Royal Opera House, many say a star is born.

12/11/2015

Hungary

Dancing beauties of Budapest

When a spectacular city, such as Budapest, meets talented ballerinas, the raw materials are there to create beautiful images.

22/10/2015

Culture news

Grammy award winner Foxes prepares to launch 2nd album

Luisa Rose Allen, the British singer better known as Foxes is preparing the February release of her sophomore album ‘All I Need’ with the launch of

08/10/2015

Musica

Florez lights up the stage in Orphée et Eurydice at Covent Garden

Juan Diego Flórez is one of the most sought after tenors of our time. Far from his usual Bel Canto repertoire, Flórez shines singing in French at the

01/10/2015

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Metro dancing as Rio de Janeiro toasts its musical heritage

11/09/2015

Culture news

Crete celebrates traditional dance and music

This year, for the first time, Heraklion, the capital city of Crete, played host to the Pancretan Dance Festival and Cantata. Eleni Fasoula

09/09/2015

Culture news

Argentina's World Tango Championships bigger than ever

The World Tango Festival and Championship is held annually in the Argentine capital from the 14th -27th August. Couples swirl and sweep across the

28/08/2015

Sport

World Tango Festival and Championship kicks off in Buenos Aires

Salon tango dancers from around the world showed off their skills in Buenos Aires on Tuesday (August 18) as part of the World Tango Festival and

19/08/2015

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Bavarian folk dance festival in Munich

21/07/2015

Philippines

Zumba fever as Manila breaks world record

It’s officially the largest Zumba class ever held in a single venue. A suburb of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, now holds the Guinness World

19/07/2015

Culture news

Misty Copeland becomes first African-American prima ballerina

Misty Copeland has been named principal dancer by the American Ballet Theater – the first time a black ballerina has held the prestigious role

02/07/2015

Cinema

'Magic Mike' the big stripper is back in 'Magic Mike XXL'

Male stripper ‘Magic Mike’ is back for a second bite of the cherry in ‘Magic Mike XXL’ directed Gregory Jacobs. Three years on Mike, played by

01/07/2015