Since then, the number of new productions has exploded, with young audiences particularly enamoured with the “Eastern aesthetics” these dialogue-free performances featuring traditional Chinese ...
Performances in N.Y.C. The polka chinata, in which two men whirl together in a crouch, is revived in a dance by Alessandro Sciarroni, coming to PS21 in Chatham, N.Y. Two dancers doing polka chinata, ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Morris dancing, a folk form with origins in the 15th century, is opening up to younger dancers who approach it as a living tradition. Boss Morris, pictured here at Avebury ...
IN another column of this issue of NATURE (see p. 154) there appears a brief account of the conference, which formed part of the International Folk Dance Festival held in London last week. Lack of ...
Once on the verge of fading away, overshadowed by orchestras at temple festivals, valli kummi — a traditional Tamil folk dance narrating the life of Goddess Valli and her marriage to Lord Murugan — is ...