dance

Iraqi Dancer's Dreams Cut Short By Terrorism

5:03pm July 23, 2016

by Denise Guerra

An ISIS bombing in Baghdad killed more than 300 Iraqis in early July. One of them, Adil Al-Faj, known as Adil Euro, went against cultural norms as a break dancer who dreamed of dancing in New York.

Arts

Tony Awards Show Honors Florida Victims; 'Hamilton' Wins 11 Categories

11:42am June 13, 2016

by Maquita Peters

The 70th Tony Awards ceremony was dedicated to people affected by Sunday's deadly mass shooting in Orlando, Fla.

Arts

Chicago's Fine Arts Building Has 10 Floors But Innumerable Stories

6:05am June 07, 2016

On a prime block of Chicago's Michigan Avenue stands the Fine Arts Building. Producer and violinist David Schulman takes us on an audio tour with the people who know the building the best.

Keo Motsepe was partnered with Full House actress Jodie Sweetin this cycle. They earned perfect 10s Monday night — and were then voted off the show.

Health & Safety

Dancing With The South African Star: Keo Motsepe

4:47pm May 11, 2016

by Marc Silver

Keo Motsepe reflects on what dancing has taught him — and what he's teaching folks about his homeland.

An ad from the Food and Drug Administration's Fresh Empire campaign.

Notorious FDA? Feds Turn To Hip-Hop To Tamp Down Teen Smoking

12:01pm May 09, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

For its latest anti-tobacco campaign, the Food and Drug Administration wants to harness hip-hop swagger to reach minority teens — who disproportionately suffer the consequences of smoking.

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Ballerina Misty Copeland poses with the Barbie doll that's based on her, in this promotional photo released by Mattel.

Misty Copeland Inspires A Barbie 'Sheroes' Doll

2:28pm May 02, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Misty Copeland says she played with Barbie dolls until she was 13 — the same year she started ballet.

Though the Mardi Gras Indian who appears in "Lemonade" is a young woman, most people who mask and parade as part of the tradition are male.

The Mardi Gras Indian Of 'Lemonade'

2:18pm April 27, 2016

by Leah Donnella

In "Lemonade," Beyoncé's much-discussed visual album, a girl resplendent in white plumage appears. It's a nod to the pop star's New Orleans roots and loaded with the region's racial history.

Prince performs at the Ritz Club during his "Purple Rain" tour on September 13, 1985.

Everybody Has A Prince Story (Or Should). Here Are Ours

5:25pm April 22, 2016

by Code Switch team

These stories are good for sharing any day, but they must be shared today, in honor of The Purple One's passing.

Members of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba prepare for class in Havana in November 2015.

Dance, Dance, Revolution: When An American Fell In Love With Castro's Spy Chief

7:15pm March 18, 2016

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

A fairy-tale romance between a dancer from Connecticut and a young Cuban studying at Columbia turned into a political thriller — and resulted in the unlikely birth of a new art form in Cuba.

Six of Damine's 10 remaining children perform in the finale of the village's annual kabuki festival.

As A Japanese Mountain Village Shrinks, So Do Its Prospects For Kabuki

12:17pm February 23, 2016

by Elise Hu

For more than 300 years, children have performed kabuki, Japan's classical theater, in the village of Damine. But as residents age or leave for cities, Damine is running out of young performers.

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