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MATANZAS, CubaMATANZAS, Cuba — A man in a white guayabera approaches a woman and stretches out his hand, palm up, inviting her to dance. She stands up and waves her fan. On the dance floor, they get ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

There is a thorny problem that exists in the dance world. Should a company that is identified with one creator, continue after that creator's death? Take, for example, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina ...

In the world of modern dance, Pina Bausch is indisputably an icon of the postmodern dance movement. The sprawling works she created for Tanztheater Wuppertal redefined what it meant to create a dance.

Not many Mexican films make it into art houses, but the look and style of “Danzon” suggest that the industry remains in its early youth. According to notes on the film, director and co-writer Maria ...

Every Saturday at Casa Maravilla, a housing development for seniors in Chicago, dozens of older Latinos gather to dance and, they hope, help preserve their memory. At twice-weekly practices, they step ...

Although throughout the entire world the voice of artists seems to have been silenced by the pandemic, in Cuba one musician has never slowed down: Ethiel Failde, director of the Orquesta Failde, great ...

Mexican composer Arturo Marquez is fascinated by the popular Mexican dance called the danzon, and he's based several orchestral pieces on its swaying rhythms. Buffalo Philharmonic conductor JoAnn ...