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In India, more than 2.3 million girls and women are believed to be working in the sex industry and over 200,000 are trafficked annually. Kolkata Sanved has pioneered the use of dance therapy to give rescued women and girls the tools to realise their potential and turn themselves into confident...
It is held to be a custom in the Balkans to take justice into one's own hands when a member of the family is murdered. Until the murderer is themselves killed, the family will not rest. In this piece of dance theatre, the sanctity of life is celebrated, along with the fight against the intolerance...
El Colegio del Cuerpo uses contemporary dance to convey artistic, social and human values to the inhabitants living in the most deprived areas of Cartagene de Indias, Colombia. 'Palabrademar' is a homage to the poet Aim Csaire, one of the founders of the negritude movement, which believed that the...
Although 15 years have passed since the end of the Bosnian War, ethnic tensions remain. This dance troupe is made up of girls who either have Bosnian backgrounds, with a Muslim heritage, or are Catholic Croats. They all come from disadvantaged families whose past has been torn apart by war. Even...
Lagos is already one of the world's 'mega-cities' - a crime-ridden, seething mass of some 15 million people crammed into the steamy lagoons of southwest Nigeria. Crown Troupe of Africa is based in Bariga, Lagos, and is made up of youths from economically disadvantaged areas. They create work...
'Africa's Hope' is a story of survival and positivity in the context of the Rwandan genocide. It confronts the tragic outcomes of prejudice, racism and division. The genocide is seen through the eyes of a child questioning why evil exists in a world where everyone has a right to live and a right to...
Cia de Dança Balé de Rua is a dance company formed in the streets of a poor neighbourhood in Uberlandia in the centre of Brazil – a common dream of a group of friends who were determined to improve the reality of many young people in the turbulent favelas around them through their creativity and...
Integrated dance (abled and disabled dancer performing together) is one of the newest art forms in South Africa – and Remix Dance Company are one of the leading practitioners. ‘LovAffair’ had its world premiere at one of the most prestigious venues in Cape Town; a union of dance, drama,...
The Thee Nyi Naung Dance Troupe was formed in 2005 and their political humour and criticism of the military junta of Burma attracts large audiences in a country where freedom of expression is systematically restricted. It also attracted the attention of military officials who continue to try to...
Rachelle is the first female dance choreographer in Benin, one of the smallest and most densely populated regions in Africa. She formed ‘Compagnie Walo’ which uses a mix of contemporary and traditional dance to focus on social issues that impact communities in Benin. She wants to create a knowledge...
