Quote for Today: Catherynne M. Valente
“This maze is laid out such that should you step through the correct path, by its end you will have learned the most extraordinary dance, such that any coronation …
Globe-trotting Travel Series #4: Dancers of the Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris
Synkroniciti’s Globe-trotting Travel Series continues today with this beauty from the dancers of the Paris Opera, who greet us from their homes with a stunningly choreographed performance. The music of …
Birds in Human Form: Lemi Ponifasio’s Birds with Skymirrors
Birds with Skymirrors is a provocative and beautiful dance work choreographed by Lemi Ponifasio, one of New Zealand’s most famous artists. It was inspired by a walk on the beach on …
Alien Birds of New Guinea: The Birds of Paradise Project
Evolutionary biologist Ed Scholes and wildlife photographer Tim Laman have spent a great deal of the past ten years in the untamed wilderness of New Guinea studying the family of …
Quote for Today: Judith Jamison
If you look at a dancer in silence, his or her body will be the music. If you turn the music on, that body will become an extension of what …
The Masks of Hip Hop Dance: The Jabbawockeez
If you are at all familiar with hip hop dance, then you are familiar with the Jabbawockeez. If you aren’t, well, sit down for a few minutes and watch this …
Coming of Age in Red and White: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s Furisodeshon
Happy Valentine’s Day 2013 to everyone! Here’s a little eye candy and ear worm. In Japan there is a holiday called Seijin no Hi, or Coming of Age Day, celebrated …
In Memoriam: Taffety Punk’s Interpretation of Sylvia Plath’s Tulips
Fifty years ago today, a brilliant young poet sealed her kitchen off from her sleeping children with towels, placed her head in the oven and turned on the gas. Unable …