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An interview with Aakash Odedra | Why Dance Matters

Our guest today is the dancer and choreographer Aakash Odedra. Based in the UK, his work tours internationally, and he collaborates with artists from across countries and art forms. Each piece he makes seems more ambitious than the last – next is Songs of the Bulbul, which premieres at the Edinburgh International Festival. His manner […]
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Waarom wordt iedereen wild op Dancing Queen?

Zomer in België is ook festivalseizoen! Tienduizenden mensen gaan met hun tent en campingstoeltje naar de weides van Rock Werchter, Tomorrowland, Pukkelpop. En wij gingen met het Universiteit van Vlaanderen-team naar de Lokerse Feesten. En we namen een wetenschapper mee. Musicoloog Edith Van Dyck van de UGent vertelde er ons voor onze Summer School waarom […]
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Performance clip from The Chairman Dances | Dutch National Ballet

For The Chairman Dances, choreographer Ted Brandsen took the music of the same name by the American composer John Adams as his starting point. There’s good reason that the subtitle is ‘Foxtrot for Orchestra’; a reference to ballroom dancing.” This nod to ballroom dancing is reflected, in turn, in Brandsen’s choreography; a piece for ensemble, […]