LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A holiday staple set to an iconic soundtrack. We're all familiar with Tchaikovsky's famous Nutcracker. "Ever since I was 9 years old, I've always wanted to do something like ...

‘Igniting Emancipatory Possibilities through African Diaspora Dance’ summit brings experts and new perspective to campus. Dance enthusiasts, artists, scholars, students and practitioners gathered on ...

Charlotte-area organizations like El Alma de la Luna, Dances of India and Charlotte African Drum and Dance Collective elevate ...

During his senior year at Atlanta’s Emory University as an African studies student, Kokayi Postell decided to study abroad in Ghana. It wasn’t long before he fell in love with the country’s rich ...

There is more to ballet than a princess, a fairy, and a dying swan, because South African ballet is pirouetting to share robust African stories on a global stage, moving beyond classical archetypes.

We hear of the value of asking our elders about our culture before it's too late, before they die along with their troves of historically personal facts. A dozen reviewers chose nine finalists from ...

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 ...

Johaar Mosaval, a South African ballet dancer who was blocked by apartheid-era racial laws from pursuing his ambitions, rose to become a principal dancer with London’s Royal Ballet, and returned to ...

BRATTLEBORO >> Georgette Adjie Beighle was born in small village on the Eastern border of Cameroon, West Africa. When she was 9 years old, she was hit by a motor bike on her way to school. The ...

Want to get a good workout in while also healing your ancestral trauma? It’s not usually something you can do at the same time, but thanks to professional artist Nzingah Oniwosan, you definitely can.

Following two successful sold-out runs at The Drama Factory, Cape Ballet Africa returns, this time to unveil an exciting new programme featuring six performances from 10 to 14 September. This ...

If you walked by Mulberry Arts Studios in the past couple of weeks, there's a chance you heard the sound of drums. Not just any drums — traditional African drums, called djembe, that are so ...