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Beginning in the 18th century with the building of St. Petersburg - a 'window on the West' - and culminating with the challenges posed to Russian identity by the Soviet regime, Figes examines how writers, artists, and musicians grappled with the idea of Russia itself - its character, spiritual essence and destiny. He skillfully interweaves the great works - by Dostoevsky, Stravinsky, and Chagall - with folk embroidery, peasant songs, religious icons and all the customs of daily life, from food and drink to bathing habits to beliefs about the spirit world.

An exploration of the largely untapped Medial Woman archetype—the archetype within the psyche who beckons us to an inner journey of intuition—through signs, dreams, myth, and story. Medial Women dance in the dark and return to the light more whole than before. Unlock the hidden power within...

Dance is a captivating form of expression that transcends language and culture, blending movement, rhythm, and emotion into a harmonious art. It can be graceful, powerful, intricate, or spontaneous, depending on the style and intention. Here’s a more detailed description:1. **Movement**: At its core, dance is about movement. It ranges from fluid motions that flow seamlessly from one to the next, to sharp, precise gestures that punctuate the rhythm.2. **Rhythm**: Dance is intimately connected to rhythm, whether it’s provided by music, percussion, or even silence. Dancers often synchronize ...

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DANCE! heißt der neue Tanz-Podcast in dem es um die schönste Nebensache der Welt gehen soll: das Tanzen! Mit wechselnden Gästen wird sich Moderator Rafael über alles mögliche rund um das Thema unterhalten. Aber es soll natürlich nicht nur um das eine gehen - auch die persönliche Geschichte der Gäste soll erzählt werden.

Join professional dancer and filmmaker, Mia Tate, as she dives into the heart, humor, and why behind movement. Each episode of Why We Dance pulls you into the intimate world of a guest—dancers, artists, everyday inspirations—who’ve loved, healed, survived, reimagined, and thrived through dance and movement. From backstage confessions to living room breakthroughs, Mia blends soulful chats, wild stories, and unfiltered truth with people from every walk of life. Bold, tender, and pulsing with the primal heartbeat we all share, this podcast is an open invitation to feel the stories behind ...

In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain and Emily Witt, celebrated burlesque performer, sex educator, and social worker Fancy Feast gives readers a backstage pass to the nightlife and sex industries, examining our cultures hang-ups and obsessions with bodies, desire, and even love When Fancy Feast...

The inspirational memoir from Paralympian and disability advocate Anne Wafula Strike, updated for 2024 Left partially paralysed below the rib cage by polio, Anne Wafula Strike was forced to flee her native Kenyan village, moving across the country with her family. After overcoming additional...

A heart-warming nostalgia memoir from a member of the world famous dance troupe, The Tiller Girls. Based in London in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Irene’s story will transport readers back to a more innocent, simple way of life. This is the story of a little girl who loved to dance. Growing up in...

Embodied Movement as The Medicine is a storytelling podcast exploring the personal healing journeys of many individuals for whom conscious movement and dance became a vital practice profoundly impacting their lives in beneficial ways. ​Through intimate, grounded, human conversations, dancers and facilitators from Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal share how free-form, somatic movement became a turning point — not only a source for healing, awakening, and rediscovering personal truth, but also a space for co-creating community while expressing and reclaiming our vitality together through ...

Through personal narratives and historical examples, Wirzba explores what sustains hope and why it so often seems absent from our vision of the future. The vitality of hope, he maintains, depends on a collective commitment to care for the physical world (its soils and waters, plants and animals, homes and neighborhoods) and to promote the moral, aesthetic, and spiritual ideals that affirm life as good, beautiful, and sacred.

This audiobook explores how unexpected meetings with random people or "Plots" can have a positive influence on your life.

A Syria-born dancer offers his deeply personal story of war, statelessness, and the pursuit of the art of dance in this inspirational memoir.

🎙️ Travel and Dance è il programma di Radio Vacanze che unisce la passione per i viaggi all’energia dei grandi successi anni ’80.Ogni mercoledì alle 19 raccontiamo storie autentiche, proposte selezionate da agenzie di viaggio e tour operator e, soprattutto, le esperienze dei nostri ascoltatori.Le tue telefonate ed email rendono ogni puntata viva e partecipata. Vuoi condividere una meta che hai scoperto o la tua prossima vacanza?Scrivi a gianluigi@radiovacanze.com o compila il modulo: la redazione sceglierà le proposte più interessanti da raccontare in diretta.

Scorpions' Dance by intelligence expert and investigative journalist Jefferson Morley reveals the Watergate scandal in a completely new light: as the culmination of a concealed, deadly power struggle between President Richard Nixon and CIA Director Richard Helms. After the Watergate burglary on June 17, 1972, Nixon was desperate to shut down the FBI's investigation. He sought Helms' support and asked that the CIA intervene—knowing that most of the Watergate burglars were retired CIA agents, contractors, or long-term assets. The two now circled each other like scorpions.

In this compelling new book, relying on original reporting from the most dangerous corners of Rio to the halls of power in Washington, DC, Dave Zirin examines how sports and politics are colliding in remarkable fashion in Brazil, opening up an international conversation on the culture, economics, and politics of sports.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A collection of the best Miami Herald columns from the New York Times bestselling author of Squeeze Me on burning issues like animal welfare, polluted rivers, and the broken criminal justice system. If you think the wildest, wackiest stories that Carl Hiaasen can...

Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893-September 10, 1935), nicknamed "The Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. He was a left-wing populist member of the Democratic Party and rose to national prominence during the Great Depression for his vocal criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal, which Long deemed insufficiently radical. The following recording is of Long’s 1935 radio broadcast speech, The St. Vitus Dance Government.

La mitica dance revival.

Six episodes dedicated to the creative processes and the production of the performances by international choreographers with the Dance Well communities in each city of the project.Dance Well is a project supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. Visit the official website: www.dancewell.eu