Mthuthuzeli November was determined to get out of his impoverished home town. Now he has his work alongside George Balanchine ...

A group of performers stepped and swayed in the sand at an open-air studio on the Senegalese coast as Germaine Acogny, known as the mother of contemporary African dance, called out to them. "Walk!

Dr. Charles ''Chuck'' Davis founded Dance Africa in Brooklyn in 1977, thereby creating the country's first festival solely devoted to the legacy of African dance. From that modest beginning at the ...

This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities ...

Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — The dance begins easily enough, with a knock-kneed jump. Then a series of soccer kicks, a sideways prance, a thrusting pump, a backward kick as your eyes ...

The Virginia Arts Festival’s two recent offerings, the Soweto Gospel Choir, back in Norfolk for a third time, and the American dance company Step Afrika (born of a partnership with Soweto Dance ...

FAYETTEVILLE — Kouakou Yao smiles as his hands fly across the drum, palms striking the goathide with unexpected force. He swivels his head toward his right shoulder, following an internal rhythm ...

HOUSTON – The return of Coming 2 America is back March 5, 2021 as the African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir ...

Ella Caine (16), a resident of the greater Scottburgh area, recently showcased her skills at the Talent Africa regional contest held in Izotsha in June. Ella took part in two categories – a ballet ...

There are not many performers who can steal even an iota of the spotlight away from Beyoncé when she’s locked in. But in Black is King, her new visual album released last week on Disney+, an ...