Creolizing the carnivalesque: Sanjon revoltiod. By Ananya Kabir
‘…pas de mot pour traduire ce terme; c’est plutôt un ensemble : plein de vie, qui va dans tout les sens, qui nous met la tête à l’envers …. En…
Moving Stories
Bodies and Screens in Cuba and Benin – By Elina Djebbari
Bodies and Screens in Cuba and Benin Moving Story by Elina Djebbari An evening in January 2016, a few days after my arrival in Benin, a friend took me to…
On The Allure Of The Catwalk
“Work! Cover girl. Work it girl! Do a twirl. Do your thing on the runway.”
WAR AND PEACE AND KIZOMBA: by Ananya Kabir
Prelude: ‘Paris is about life’ On the 14th of November 2015, I was at the Eurostar check-in at the Gare du Nord, Paris, scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed. A quote…
FOLLOWING THE BLUES: THE MODERN MOVES ROAD TRIP
‘That August afternoon the thermometer registered 101 in the shade and the hot wind roaring off the melting tar via through the windows of my flivver had me singing all…
What Is A DJ? By Madison Moore
No matter what genre(s) you play, to be a DJ you need to have a ravenous, unending passion for music
Following the Luso-Afro beat across the oceans: by Ananya Kabir
At the European University Institute in Florence in 2012, I had asked the Vasco da Gama Professor of History Jorge Flores about research on the movements of people from India…
There Will Never Be Another Taproom: by Brenna Daldorph
The underground vibe was certainly one of the magical qualities of Taproom, defined by a low ceiling and moving bodies. As my friend Sonya wrote, “The fact that it was a basement added to this hideout, our-space, judgment-free vibe.’
Learning through Exhilaration: Modern Moves at Batuke! Festival 2014
History, presence, embodiment, movement: A kaleidoscope of responses by the Modern Moves team to our experience of participating in and collaborating with the festival Batuke 2014.
Voguing In Berlin
A week at the Berlin Voguing Out Festival.
News
Creole Power: Modern Moves Closing Party
Friday 4th May 2018 Anatomy Lecture Theatre (day) and Great Hall (evening) King’s College London, Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS Five years of Modern Moves draw to a close. Celebrate with…
Moving Group
Moving Group 5: Tango: Black Atlantic and Beyond. Report by Ananya Kabir
Our fifth Moving Group was dedicated to an exploration of tango music and dance, and it involved a double bill. First, we heard Dr Kendra Stepputat, ethnomusicologist from the University…