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What you should know about this dance film fest The Fifth Wall Fest is one of those passion projects/advocacies that deserves much admiration as we’re only too aware of how the dance film genre is a niche interest. The ones who follow it are very passionate about it, and will go to great lengths

A celebration of dance—harnessing the time and isolation of the past year to mold temporal shapes of motion Dance master Martha Graham once said, “Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” And, ask anyone who has even the slightest familiarity with the art, it would seem to be the case. Dancers, in

“About Kazuo Ohno” by Takao Kawaguchi ((c) Takuya Matsumi/ Provided by NPO Dance Archive Network) An “underground” festival now under way traces the history of the modern Japanese dance form of “butoh” against the backdrop of the postwar period of rapid economic growth in Tokyo. The Tokyo Real Underground festival, which runs until Aug. 15, comprises a photo exhibition and videos of butoh performances streamed online. Butoh was founded by Tatsumi Hijikata before its principle was t...