Posts from the ‘News’ category

“Dance as a Producer of Humanity – Kinaesthetic Empathy and the Art of being Human” – an article from the WM call

By: Maija Ikonen Dance is a product of culture and a form of activity that is part of being human. But how and why is dance…

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“Saving lives through dance” – an article from the WM call

By: Karolin Kent   When traveling through India one is affected by the numerous children moving around the streets; begging, cleaning, singing and collecting bottles to…

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“Power dances in body language” – an article from the WM call

By: Iiris Viirpalu – Imagine five monkeys in a cage. In the middle of the cage is a ladder. Above the ladder is a bunch of…

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“TOTAL! DANCE! – reflections on choreographic process, based on interplay between children and professional dancers” – an article from the WM call

By Ellen Kilsgaard ’I’ve been wondering: I’ve been wondering how we all suddenly were in it. And I was also in it!” (quote: first grader, boy…

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“Reflection on the Influence of Physics on the Modernity of Contemporary Dance” – an article from the WM call

By: Elīna Bērtule Translated by: Aija Uzulēna   It was once said by a dance teacher in a class of contemporary dance: ‘Don’t dance! Just move…

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