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MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance is “the most exciting and original choreographer in tap today" (The New York Times). She honors tap dance’s unique American tradition while pushing the form rhythmically, aesthetically, and conceptually. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the company...

Ronald K. Brown and his  extraordinary  EVIDENCE, A Dance Company explore dance idioms from across the African diaspora, mixing Cuban, Caribbean, West African, and contemporary American dance forms to create high-energy works that joyously blend complex rhythms with a deep spirituality.  They...

Cuba’s stunning contemporary dance company, Malpaso Dance Company, is committed to working with top international choreographers while also nurturing new voices in Cuban dance. The company’s passionate, fluidly athletic dancers will perform Stillness in Bloom by Aszure Barton, the North...

Vieux Farka Touré crafts Malian blues in the rich Songhai tradition of his late father, famed guitarist Ali Farka Touré. Vieux draws on haunting Saharan blues and traditional Malian melodies and infuses them with his own global influences to create an irresistible sound all his own.  

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From Niger, Bombino plays a captivating desert blues with hypnotic vocals, awe-inspiring guitar playing, and evocative rhythms. His electrifying jams capture the spirit of resistance and rebellion with a raw rock'n'roll take on traditional Tuareg music....

French composer and multi-instrumentalist Yann Tiersen creates fragile, evocative compositions filled with achingly beautiful melodies. Although he is perhaps best known for his music being used for the award-winning soundtrack for the film Amélie, that only scratches the surface of his...

Nigeria’s Femi Kuti is the heart and soul of modern Afrobeat. Femi’s legendary father, Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, created the style – an irresistible blend of traditional Nigerian drum patterns with the smooth groove o​f highlife, American soul, funk, and R&B. Fela’s Afrobeat inspired generations...

Drones, beats, and towering black lamb's-wool hats all serve as a striking backdrop to the Ukrainian folk-punk quartet DakhaBrakha. With one foot in the urban avant-garde and the other rooted in Ukrainian village culture, the group's self-proclaimed "ethno-chaos" is a refreshingly novel vision...

Regarded by many as the world's finest traditional Irish band, Altan is renowned for its heartwarming, dynamic live performances that range from touching ballads to hard-hitting reels and jigs. Throughout its career Altan has shown an unwavering commitment to the beauty of traditional music,...