Cambodian master classical dancer Penh Yom walks between her teenage students, painstakingly adjusting a bent-back finger here and the tilt of a head there, as she passes on a centuries-old art form.

Classical dance unfolded as both poetry and provocation at the third edition of the DVI Dance Festival in Hyderabad. Through ...

Ashwini Ramaswamy, whose specialty is Indian classical dance, works with two dancers from other traditions in “Let the Crows Come.” By Gia Kourlas Ashwini Ramaswamy has dancing in her blood. Much of ...

Researchers at IIT Bombay and Southern Methodist University are using classical dance form Bharatanatyam to robots more like ...

This edited article by Lara Shaker was originally published on VOD News, an independent news site in Cambodia, and is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. In founding ...

It's 2pm on an October afternoon. Leading Kathak expert Padma Shri Shovana Narayan is on stage at the British Council New Delhi, teaching a masterclass on the classical dance to a bunch of children ...

Whether it’s lyrical movements, classical Indian style or a hip-hop take on the wildly popular Bollywood genre, dance is, without a doubt, one of the great visual icons of India. “I think dance is ...

The season kicks off with a concert tribute to Italian cinema featuring Renée Fleming and Josh Groban. Also up this fall: The “Art of the Score” series continues with an exploration of Charlie Chaplin ...

In one of the most compelling films to hold its world premiere at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, archive footage shows an apparently amiable man dressed in black sitting for an ...

Given its huge land mass, ethnic diversity, and dynastic history, China boasts some of the world’s greatest cultural riches. From pottery, textiles, paintings, and architecture to music, dance, and ...

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