Modern Moves Research Road Trip (The US Edition)
On October 24th 2017, half of the Modern Moves team travelled to the U.S. for a month long research trip through the sounds, textures and aesthetics of black street dance…
The Moving Blog
Back to Cuba, from everyday life to Tropicana – By Elina Djebbari
This past March/April 2017, I went to Cuba for the third time, following on the research path that I opened there when I joined Modern Moves. The organisation of this…
The Muse of History
This past June, 2016, I went to do doctoral field research in Haiti. And oh my, what a month that was! In addition to my own research project, my fieldwork trip…
Exploring Cuba-Africa’s connections in Cape Town – By Elina Djebbari
Just after our Katherine Dunham Research Showcase, I spent a few days in Cape Town, South Africa, to attend a conference dedicated to the relationships between Cuba and Africa. Let’s…
The Sweetness and Bite of Beyoncé’s LEMONADE
On Lemonade, the sixth studio album and second visual album by cultural powerhouse Beyoncé, we are in many ways re-introduced to the creativity of a singer who has been with…
Dance Festival Research: Tips and Tricks! by Ananya Kabir
A favourite field research site for me, even before Modern Moves started officially, has been the salsa festival. The festival can take the form of an extended week of sightseeing…
Return to Havana – Report by Dr Elina Djebbari
For two weeks in March 2016 I came back to Havana, Cuba. This was then my second stay on the island after having spent one month of fieldwork and archives…
Who’s Afraid Of Nightlife?
You’re not supposed to be having so much fun.
A Razor Thin Line
There’s a razor thin line between cultural appropriation and racist caricature. But where, exactly, is that line?
Brasil brasileiro, sambeando: Dispatches from Brazil 2. By Ananya Kabir
The most famous song about Brazil, ‘Aquarela do Brazil’, celebrates Brazil for being, tautologically, ‘Brazilian’- ‘Brasil Brasileiro‘– and it’s more than just clever (or stupid) play with words. Brazil is…
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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…
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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…