African dances are not just art forms; they are an integral part of the continent's culture. They play a vital role in rites ...

The roots of puppetry in Africa are as deep and varied as the continent itself. For millennia, numerous African cultures have ...

One of the Yard’s 2024 fall residencies includes working with dancer and choreographer Godfrey Muwulya. Muwulya will visit ...

The theme of the 2024 Dar-art is "Xàll wi" in Wolof which translates as "the wake". An invitation to Africans to reclaim ...

Moving Murals is a coming-of-age production, whose body movements have a Ugandan identity. It combines movements dear to ...

Created by composers Thuthuka Sibisi and Philip Miller and curated by Renee Mussai, the installation tells the story of group of South African singers who toured Britain, Canada and America between ...

The dance world mourns the loss of Judith Jamison, a towering figure in contemporary dance whose influence spanned decades ...

Having taught African-rooted dance and theater in Indiana and Ohio for 15 years ... Berry started realizing that "no one ...

On a chilly October night, the dimly lit lounge of Rock Steady — a popular Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Midtown — is notably empty. Staffers are preparing for what’s supposed to be a busy night ahead.

Bausch’s (1975) The Rite of Spring is danced by a newly assembled company of dancers from African countries. In this ...

She became an international star as a member of the company and later directed it, guiding it out of debt and boosting its popularity.

Having taught African-rooted dance and theater in Indiana and Ohio ... started realizing that "no one steers students into the arts." And when students do choose that route they usually "won ...