Addressing Africa within academic networks and conferences
Drawing on three conferences I attended during the past few months in Bordeaux, Sussex and Nice, this brief glimpse of the realities and contexts of academic life seeks to offer…
The Moving Blog
Lindy Hopping In London
‘Frequently when watching variations of the Lindy Hop in the Savoy Ballroom, I have seen individuations that might have come directly from folk, even tribal areas’… So observed Katherine Dunham in one of her essays of 1941, ‘The Negro Dance’, written soon after her pioneering field research in the French Caribbean and Jamaica researching different kinds of Afro-diasporic dance.
Mazurka mon amour
Andanças is a Festival both for people who don’t dance, but would love to try, as well as for dance addicted people of all kinds; at the end of the experience all the participants seem to fit magically in the same category: enjoying the pleasure of dance in its most authentic and sincere dimension.
Why I’m Still Rooting For Azealia Banks
“212” was written about on all the music and fashion blogs, in part because of that simple, black and white video that probably did a lot to make Micky Mouse relevant in fashion again.
Postcolonial Tartan
The unexpected beauty of this sonic-sartorial encounter brought to life the routes through which Scotland, India, Africa, and the Caribbean met and mingled during the dark centuries of expansionism, colonialism and empire.
7 Sexy Dance Songs To Power You Through The Weekend
The thing I love most about going clubbing is the anticipation that comes before actually putting a single pump in the venue itself. What are you going to wear! What…
The Sunrise: Yuri de Cunha Concert in Lisbon
The Meo Arena, with a capacity of 20, 000 people, was almost packed last 19th July for the concert of the celebration of the 20 year-long career of Yuri da…
Tribute to Cape Verde in Lisbon
From July 16 to 18, Modern Moves team members (Ananya, Madison and Elina) went to Lisbon for a special encounter with Afro-lusophone music and dance cultures. Unfortunately, Francesca was not…
Of Checked Skirts And Big Drums
It was hot and sweaty and we were swathed in fabric. Big bias-cut skirts in bold and bright checks. Barefoot, barely pausing to gulp down water, we danced to the…
The Power of Style (My Pumps!)
There are plenty of folks out there who think that people who have an interest in fashion have nothing powerful or intelligent to say. Fashion and style are too superfluous…
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…