Dance

Seven choreographers from Egypt, the UK, the US, Canada and the Netherlands have come together at the Cairo Contemporary Dance Festival ‘By Chance.’

As part of its international tour, Kazakhstan’s young Astana Ballet Theatre from Kazakhstan was in Hungary, where it performed to a sold-out theatre

One the most famous ballerinas in the world, Russian Maya Plisetskaya, had died of a heart attack in Germany at the age of 89. Born in 1925 she

Russian ballerina Natalia Osipova is in her second season as a principal with the company wowing audiences at sold out shows. “Dramatic

‘Torobaka’ is an innovative show currently touring Europe featuring a unique combination of flamenco and the Indian classical dance form Kathak.

‘Pixel’, a show that transforms notions of time, space and movement, illuminated the stage of la Maison de la Danse in Mourad Merzouki’s native Lyon

Sydney is celebrating its annual arts festival. The Australian city hosts a variety of genres. Renowned Chinese artist Zhang Huan has erected two

In this edition of Learning World we explore how what we hear – and sometimes what we don’t hear – affects our ability to learn as well as our

Krump is an urban dance craze that is sweeping Liege in Belgium. For Pierre Anganda it started three years ago when he helped create BBF 2.0, the

In this edition of Generation Y we visit the Louvre in Paris seeking inspiration. We are in the company of a group of young choreographers who are

The Harlem Shake craze that swept the world in the first months of 2013 has been resuscitated by inmates in a prison in north-west France, local

“It is a dance that is more like a love embrace. Tango is synonymous with sensuality, seduction, and eroticism. “It takes two to tango”, says

The South Korean city of Busan was alive with music and performance as it hosted the International Dance Festival from June 1st to the 5th. The

At ‘Steps’, the celebrated contemporary dance festival in Zurich, a name stood out among the top artists invited: French dancer Sylvie Guillem and

Russia has an enviably high literacy rate of nearly 100%. The influences of the Soviet era are still very much present although, to keep up with the

Three world stars on one stage: the French dancer Sylvie Guillem, the Canadian director Robert Lepage and the British choreographer Russell Maliphant

Here are a few extra excerpts from our interviews with French dancer Sylvie Guillem, British choreographer Russell Maliphant and Canadian director

In a special bonus feature, we present an extended interview (in Hungarian) with Janos Kiss, the director of Hungarian dance company Gyori Balett.

The Budapest Spring Festival includes opera, ballet, jazz and classical music, street performances, pantomime and open-air concerts. The festival