International Women’s Day

The legendary Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, who still today, at 97, runs the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Photo: monacoreporter.com.

Dance is not an exercise. Dance is art. Alicia Alonso

Vanilla

First Lady Melania Trump hosting a ladies luncheon to mark International Women’s Day in the State Dining Room at the White House on March 8, 2017. Photo: Pablo Martínez Monsiváis/AP.

Don’t Say Goodnight

Women march down İstiklal Caddesi (İstiklal Avenue) in Istanbul to mark International Women’s Day. Photo: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images.

Women’s Tales from Catalonia

Pavel Eljanov (@Eljanov)

Chess Grandmaster Pavel Eljanov alludes to what happened yesterday night, when Barcelona accomplished the greatest comeback in Champions League history by overturning a four-goal first-leg deficit to stun Paris Saint Germain. The Catalans were humbled 4-0 at the Parc des Princes, but defied overwhelming odds to triumph 6–1 in the return encounter at the Camp Nou securing a miracle 6–5 aggregate victory.

Make Arcovazzi scared once and for all!

The statue of the “Fearless Girl” by the artist Kristen Visbal staring down Wall Street’s iconic Charging Bull ahead of International Women's Day. Photo: Matilda the Musical (@MatildainOz).

Um sopro de vida

Hundreds of women took part in an International Women’s Day rally at Candelária square in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images.

Viva Zapata!

An International Women’s Day demonstration taking place at the Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo: Mario Guzmán/EPA.

Panela

Women from Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement staged an occupation of an abandoned farm belonging to a prominent businessman jailed on charges of corruption. Their occupation came as hundreds protesters marched across Brazil taking over government offices in protest of new socially unequitable policies. Photo: Handout, courtesy of Ani Hao.

À la carte

First Lady Melania Trump celebrated International Women’s Day with tomato mozzarella salad, spinach gnocchi, chicken, apple crostata, and white wine at a private luncheon at the White House. Photo: Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein).

Hour for Magic

And finally, a group of U.S. Democratic congresswomen spoke before a crowd of people dressed in red on the steps of the United States Capitol as corollary of the strike “A Day Without A Woman” designed to protest against Trump and the GOP. Photo: Helen Brosnan (@HelenBrosnan).

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Ankara, Turkey: Women shout slogans and hold placards against the upcoming referendum on a new constitution aimed at expanding the powers of the president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Photo: Tumay Berkin/EPA.

Dubliners

In Ireland’s capital, thousands of demonstrators blocked traffic in the city centre to protest the country’s near-total ban on abortion. Photo: Shannon (@_shxnn).

A dance in the street

Vancouver, Canada: Women participate in a flash mob dance. Photo: 新华通讯社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/Barcroft Images.

The People Could Fly

Pristina, Kosovo: A woman holds a poster by U.S. artist Shepard Fairey and reading “We the people, defend dignity” as people rally for gender equality and against violence towards women. Photo: Armend Nimani/AFP/Getty Images.

Ministerul Justiţiei

Bucharest, Romania: Women lay down in front of the Justice Ministry in Bucharest during a protest calling for better law enforcement to protect abused women. Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images.

Get the Party Started

Manila, Philippines: Women carrying placards are blocked by police as they march towards the U.S. embassy. Photo: Bullit Marquez/AP.

Праспект Незалежнасці (Niezaliežnasci Avenue)

Minsk, Belarus: Participants of the “beauty run” on the main Niezaliežnasci Avenue. Photo: Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA.

ਗਿੱਧਾ (Giddha)

Amritsrar, India: Women wear traditional Punjabi dress as they perform the “giddha” dance during IWD celebrations. Photo: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images.

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The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Viktorija Čmilytė (@VCmilyte)