Half-century and counting, Kool and the Gang makes world dance
The funk classics of Kool and the Gang have found eternal life in everything from stadium pump-up songs to hip-hop samples to wedding parties. Yet more than 50 years after forming, the group itself has hardly slowed down.
Zambia authorities deport controversial South African star Zodwa Wabantu for dancing without underwear
Zambian authorities on Saturday deported controversial South African dancer Zodwa Wabantu after authorities vowed she would not be allowed to perform because she dances without underwear, the dancer's promoter explained.
Modern dance kicks off Chinese New Year celebrations in Morocco
The Chinese modern dance show Oath-Midnight Rain kicked off celebrations of the Chinese New Year in Morocco, offering audiences of different ages a joyous journey into Chinese culture.
Israel tour of first Sino-Israeli modern dance performance 'Co-existence' sees success
The Israel tour of Co-existence, the first modern dance co-production between China and Israel, concluded on Friday to huge success.
Chinese dance drama 'Soaring Wings' makes US debut in New York
Chinese dance drama Soaring Wings: Journey of the Crested Ibis premiered at the David H. Koch Theater in New York city's Lincoln Center.
FX makes history with transgender musical series 'Pose' from Ryan Murphy
Cable channel FX said on Wednesday it had green-lit Glee creator Ryan Murphy's Pose, a dance-musical series featuring the largest transgender regular cast in US television history.
Shui ethnic minority drama Ancient Songs at Wood Buildings' to be staged for two nights at Minzu Theater in Beijing
A dance drama about the Shui writing system - one of the most important culture heritages of China's Shui ethnic minority, a group who mostly live in Guizhou Province - will be staged at Beijing's Minzu Theater on Thursday and Friday night.
Delayed Bolshoi 'Nureyev' opens with director under arrest
A controversial ballet based on the life of Russian dance legend Rudolf Nureyev opened at the Bolshoi Theatre on Saturday, despite an earlier premiere being pulled at the last minute and its director remaining under house arrest.
Musical 'Zitan' to be staged at Poly Theater in early December
Chinese original musical Zitan (Sandalwood) produced by a local Langfang troupe will take the stage at Beijing's Poly Theater from December 13 to 14.
Dance drama about China's Grand Canal stuns Egyptian audience
"My eyes and feelings were completely attached to the show, which took me on a magic carpet to taste the beauty of both history and modern life about China's Grand Canal," said Yaldiz Gamal, a lady in her 50th, as she watched the Chinese dance drama To Meet the Grand Canal in the Opera House of Cairo.
Cuba's national dance 'danzon' lives on... in Mexico
Glowing in a yellow lace dress, Carolina Salinas fans herself languidly while the band burns through the sultry rhythms of the “danzon,” Cuba's national dance.
Chinese dancer's Hindi moves prove a hit with Indian fans
She slithers onto the podium to the beat of a Hindi number, her lithe frame twirling into a classic Bollywood pose.
Performance on glass wall of office building in Budapest, Hungary
Members of the Vertical Dance Company BANDALOOP from the United States perform on the glass wall of an office building during the CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 20, 2017.
Egyptian dancers perform Sufi dance in Cairo
Egyptian dancers perform Sufi dance at the Wekalet El-Ghoury in Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 20, 2017.
Dancers perform at BRICS Night of Ballet in SE China's Xiamen
Brazilian dancers perform at BRICS Night of Ballet in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 15, 2017. The one-week BRICS Cultural Festival kicked off on Friday.
Chinese artists with disabilities perform in Geneva
Artists of China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe perform thousand-hand Bodhisattva at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 31, 2017. A group of Chinese artists with disabilities on Thursday night gave a breath-taking show in the Palais des Nations, the UN headquarters in Geneva, to more than 1,000 audiences, including over 30 ambassadors and senior international organization leaders.
Record-breaking dance in Indonesia's Aceh province promotes unity
More than 10,000 people turned out in Indonesia's Aceh Sunday to stage a record-breaking song and dance performance stressing the need to conserve a threatened national park in the country's westernmost province.
Special dance retrospective displays the development of modern dance in HK
Red-clad dancers on the stage move like crazy to the ever quickening, heartbeat-like background music. Eventually they collapse from exhaustion except for one who continues to dance as if her body were beyond her control.