Editor’s Note: This article was produced in collaboration with the Arts & Culture MA concentration at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Since it began over a decade ago, the Black ...

A South African dancer and choreographer, she was known as a fearless creative force who brought African dance styles to traditional pieces like “Swan Lake.” By Isabella Kwai and Roslyn Sulcas Dada ...

Makeda Kumasi, founder of WE 3 PRODUCTIONS, has been gracing stages professionally across California for over two decades as a phenomenal force with her dancing, teaching, directing, and performances.

African diaspora artists have played a pivotal role in shaping contemporary dance, bringing unique cultural perspectives and ...

Lucy Weir receives funding from The Leverhulme Trust. The ballet became a symbol of modernity, a bold vision of the future that was steeped in a global heritage. Sixty years later, in the German city ...

Carlin is a contributor for TIME. Rwandan-born choreographer Sherrie Silver knows the exact moment she became an activist. When she was nine, she lost a cousin of the same age to malaria, and wanted ...

Ananya Jahanara Kabir is Professor of English Literature at King’s College London. The research underlying this article has been funded by the European Research Council and The British Academy. But ...

If the same level of energy, collaboration and artistic quality continues, the Meraki Dance Festival could well become one of ...

*(Queens, New York) – In honor of Black History Month, the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) – Queens’ premier hub for the visual and performing arts – presents its annual festival A Weekend ...

The world-renowned "Philadanco! The Philadelphia Dance Company" will be in Charlotte for a one-night performance on May 28 at the Knight Theater. It's the first local show for the mostly African ...