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World dance is an umbrella term that includes cultural and ethnic dances from around the globe - from the Classical Indian dance, to Bollywood dance, from salsa to tango to flamenco, African dances to Native American dance to Middle Eastern dance,... [more]

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FILM

01.26.10

Curator's Corner: Dance On Camera Festival!

by Alissa Horowitz

This coming week, I am excited to check out the Dance On Camera Festival 2010. Starting this week there are some free events at various venues, including a night of shorts at Judson Memorial Church presented by Movement Research tonight, January 26th, at 7pm. Also tonight, "The Haitian Footage: Maya Deren Unedited" will be shown at the Anthology Film Archives on 2nd Avenue at 7:30pm. All proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross in light of the recent crisis in Haiti. Read more about the program by clicking HERE. The main thrust of the festival will run from January 29-February 2, when there will be a series of films presented at the Walter Reade Theatre at Lincoln Center.

PERFORMING ARTS

09.27.09

Curator's Corner: Artist Spotlight on Sahasra Sambamoorthi

by Alissa Horowitz

“Bharata Natyam is an expression of self. Anyone can watch and appreciate and you don’t have to be Indian to do so.” -Sahasra Sambamoorthi Sahasra has been studying Bharata Natyam since the age of nine. After graduating from Columbia’s SEAS

PERFORMING ARTS

08.26.09

Curator's Corner: Interviews from India, Part One

by Alissa Horowitz

During my time living abroad in Madurai, India, in 2006, I interviewed eleven Bharata Natyam teachers (or gurus) on the topic of religious and sociopolitical influences on the dance form. The end result being a first attempt at writing ethnography, what

World Dance

05.04.09

Bharata Natyam, a brief intro

by Alissa Horowitz

Bharata Natyam is one of the Classical Indian dance forms (others include Kathakali and Mohiniatam from Kerala, Odissi from Orissa, Manipuri from Manipur, Kathak from Uttar Pradesh, Kuchipudi from Andra Pradesh) originating in the southern state Tamil Nadu. Although Bharata Natyam

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New Image by GLAZ to Experimental Theater, Physical Theater, Theory & Criticism, Happenings and Multimedia, Women's Theater, Theater, World Dance, Modern and Contemporary Dance, PERFORMING ARTS

Nayramara
Nayramara is a performance utilizing dance and real-time video projection, based upon the reversal of spatial metaphor for time, placing the past in front of the performer and the future behind. By exploring delays, feedback loops, and the capture of live video imagery, the d ...
over a 1 year ago

New Link by panoramica to Dance, Popular Dance, World Dance, Jazz and Tap Dance, Modern and Contemporary Dance, World Music, Folk

flamenco blog
This is a blog that focuses on stimulating critical thought about flamenco dancing.
over a 1 year ago

New Link by Aglolink to World Dance, Travel & Travelogues

Bedana Dance, Lost In The Beginning The society Lampung
Bedana Dance is the embodiment of a surge of joy for exercise to achieve ecstasy, within certain limits when the dance accompanied by gamelan signature. They are like wandering souls into the green valleys at the foot of the mountain Rajabasa, all the wonderful changes. Aesth ...
over a 1 year ago

New Link by Aglolink to World Dance

Selampit Delapan Is The Full Color of Dance And Energetic
Selampit Delapan is a traditional dance originating from the province of Jambi. The dance was introduced by M.Ceylon when he served at Cultural Department of Jambi in the 1970s. He was born at Padang Sidempuan July 7, 1941 has exceptional talent in the arts of dance. As a goo ...
over a 1 year ago

New Video by Alissa Horowitz to World Dance, Modern and Contemporary Dance, PERFORMING ARTS, Ronald K. Brown

RKB in Senegal
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New Video by Alissa Horowitz to Indian Dance, World Dance, PERFORMING ARTS

Bharata Natyam
a Tandavam I learned in Madurai
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New Text File by Alissa Horowitz to Indian Dance, World Dance, Modern and Contemporary Dance, PERFORMING ARTS, Akram Khan

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New Video by Alissa Horowitz to Indian Dance, World Dance, PERFORMING ARTS, Akram Khan

Kathak
Akram Khan talks about and performs Kathak
over a 1 year ago

New Link by Alissa Horowitz to World Dance, Modern and Contemporary Dance, Akram Khan

Interview links
Links to 5 different interviews with Akram Khan, with video clips
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Akram Khan is connected to World Dance, Modern and Contemporary Dance
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Mister Artsee Brooklyn, NY, United States

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Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn, New York, United States

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TAM TAM Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Aletheia Theater House of Mexico Mexico City, Mexico

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Directed by: Barbara Alvarado

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