The annual event is sponsored by the dance department, but incorporates the work of all seven arts majors at the Detroit ...

From the bars of the capital Port-au-Prince to Haiti's most remote villages and its worldwide diaspora, people listen and ...

A wave of festivals, performances and social dances is spotlighting a scene that blends joy, resistance and cultural reclamation.

Utter silence accompanies the faceless stranger in the corner of the screen. The room is empty, save for a glowing lantern beside him, its flame throwing shadows on the wall. Dark red and violet light ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — More than 11.3 million people live in Bolivia. Around 23,000 identified as Afro in a 2012 census, the first and only time they appeared as a distinct category. YUNGAS, Bolivia ...

A sign that reads in Spanish: “Welcome to Mururata, cradle of Afro-Bolivian culture” stands in Mururata, Bolivia, on Aug. 3, 2025. (Credit: Juan Karita/AP.) Listen YUNGAS, Bolivia — Cielo Torres had ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to the remote town of Tocaña — where much of the country’s Afro-descendant community lives — she had rarely ...

The Baltimore Rhythm Festival filled Guilford Avenue with culture, music, food and workshops on Sept. 13. Druid Hills’ very own Park Vibe Drummers have been playing since 1968. Baltimore Rhythm ...

Award-winning Senegalese filmmaker Mamadou Dia (“Nafi’s Father”) is in post-production on “Legacy,” a documentary that follows students at a legendary West African dance school. The director will be ...

Tap dance is as much a part of Americana as blue jeans, barbecue or the Statue of Liberty. While not as popular today as it was during its “Golden Age” from 1920 to 1940, the American art form has ...

BECKET — The past, present and future of dance will be on full display this summer at the 93rd annual Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, which runs from June 25 to August 24 in Becket. Best of all, this ...