Dancing Through It

Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex

Yeafersonth Manrique, whose nickname is B-Boy Chispa, practices breakdancing at the Teresa Carreño Theatre in Caracas, Venezuela. “When we’re out here dancing, we don’t think about the state of the country”, says 24-year-old Manrique. “In this world there is no crisis”. Photo: Iván Alvarado/Reuters.

On the Way to Somewhere

“Paris metro, Lana Jones”. Photo © Lisa Tomasetti/James Makin Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.

The most important things rarely happen behind closed doors

A woman practices her dance moves in a park outside the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Photo: AFP/Mladen Antonov.

Street theatre

Ballerinas perform during a red traffic light in Mexico City, Mexico on Saturday, July 28, 2018. The 58-second show – the duration of a Mexico City stop light – is part of the Ardentía Contemporary Dance Company’s attempt to brighten the days of motorists at snarled intersections in this sprawling megalopolis notorious for its clogged roadways. Photo: Emilio Espejel/AP.

A Company of Swans

Dancers dressed as swans perform during the Sanja Festival (三社祭) in Asakusa district, Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images.

It’s not a matter of price

A break dancer performs on the Trocadéro Esplanade in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Photo: AFP/Lionel Bonaventure.

Circles of Apollonius

People dance in 剑河县 (Jiànhé County) of 黔东南苗族侗族自治州 (Qiándōngnán Miáo and Dòng Autonomous Prefecture), in southwest China’s 贵州省 (Guìzhōu province). Photo: 杨文斌 (Yáng Wénbīn)/新华社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/eyevine.

鬥氣夫妻 (Barefoot in the Park)

A couple dance in a park on a foggy day in 淮安 (Huái’ān), 江苏省 (Jiāngsū province), China. Photo: Reuters.

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