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Around the maypole: What it’s like to celebrate midsummer in Sweden

In 2024, Midsummer Eve falls on 21 June and there are celebrations throughout the whole weekend.

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WATCH: Europalia festival gets Brussels dancing

Around 65 dancers gathered at Brussels' Place de la Bourse for a dress rehearsal of 'Drumming' by Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.

Scenes

Watch: The young ballet dancers reaching for the sky in Peru

In partnership with Media City

Former professional dancer Maria del Carmen Silva's ballet school is helping young girls leap over their challenges

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WATCH: Brazilian dance created by youths in Rio's favelas

Rio’s legislative assembly declared Passinho a state heritage through a law proposed by Rio state legislator Veronica Lima.

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Culture news

How to celebrate International Dance Day in Europe

It’s International Dance Day on 29 April, a time to celebrate the art of movement! Here's how to celebrate in Europe and online - even if you've got two left feet.

Culture news

London to welcome its first major Taiwanese culture festival

Taiwanese culture is about to arrive in London’s Notting Hill, with the 16-day Taiwan Festival opening on Friday 12 April.

Culture news

Nuits de Fourvière 2024: Who's playing and why we're very excited

PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, LCD Soundsystem, AIR, Justice, Nile Rodgers and Idles all set the stage for what promises to be an edition for the books.

Lifestyle

Watch: This pole dancing group is helping to break taboos in Lebanon

Pole Fit Lebanon, founded by Laura Ayoub, has revolutionised pole dancing in Lebanon, expanding to six locations in under a decade and recently launching the Lebanon Pole Championship.

13 February 2024

Culture news

Here's everything we know about Beyoncé's upcoming 'Act II' album

The megastar unveiled her follow up to 2022's "Renaissance" through an unexpected Super Bowl commercial - and now, we have a release date.

12 February 2024

Lifestyle

"Rave in the nave" Canterbury Cathedral hosts silent disco

Party people swapped out the warehouse for their local cathedral in Canterbury for a 90s nostalgia night in the garden of England.

9 February 2024

Culture news

Bizarre clip of John Travolta in Sanremo withdrawn from Italian TV

The moment was described as "one of the most terrifying gags in TV history" by the Sanremo organisers themselves as it appears to have been removed from any RAI official channel.

8 February 2024

Culture news

How do we 'feel' music? New research suggests it could be universal

What kind of music gets your feet tapping? A Finnish study found that people from different cultures reported the same bodily sensations when listening to the same songs.

8 February 2024

Culture news

Theatre legend and Tony Award-winning actress Chita Rivera dies at 91

Chita Rivera was one of Broadway's most celebrated stars, known for her successful theatre career spanning nearly seven decades. Some of her most notable roles include Anita in "West Side Story" and Rose in "Bye Bye Birdie".

31 January 2024

Culture news

Josephine Baker exhibition in Berlin celebrates trailblazing dancer

A new exhibition in Germany is celebrating the centennial of Josephine Baker’s pioneering performances at the Revue Nègre.

26 January 2024

Culture news

What were the most played wedding songs of 2023?

The UK’s most-played wedding song of 2023 has been revealed... and the ginger wonder has done it again...

20 December 2023

Japan

A cultural melting pot: What’s so special about Tokyo’s arts scene?

In partnership with Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Tokyo is home to a vibrant and creative arts scene, boasting a variety of live performances and exhibitions, drawing on Japan’s rich history and culture.

13 December 2023

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WATCH: Brazilian musicians mark National Samba Day on train

The celebration is inspired by the train journey of Paulo da Portela with other samba musicians when they took trains to escape police amid repression of the music genre in the early 20th century.

3 December 2023

Lifestyle

South Korea's Waackxxxy crowned Queen of Street Dance in World Finals

From 16 to 1. When the lights went down low and the full capacity crowd at Frankfurt's Festhalle had their say South Korea's Waackxxxy was hailed as the winner of the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final, the first woman in the competition's history to take the title.

7 November 2023

Culture news

'The Matrix' dance show opens in Manchester's new Aviva Studios

It’s The Matrix as you’ve never seen it before... Legendary director Danny Boyle has adapted the acclaimed 1999 sci-fi actioner into a “dramatic retelling” dance show for Factory International. It opens in Manchester, UK, today.

18 October 2023

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WATCH: Crowds gather in Spain for historic dance on stilts

People gathered in the Spanish town of Anguiano to see the Dance of the Stilts, an event held since the 17th century.