Collectivity and Representations of Community in Dance

With its streams of data and traffic, the present age is creating new forms of community. Contemporary choreographers take them up, seeking the essence of togetherness.... more more

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Two faces of Arab intellectuals

Wednesday 11 October, 2006

The Arab intellectual behaves like a despotic father. No internal family matter may be exposed to the outside world. Regardless of what the reality may be, a facade of unbroken unity must be maintained. In private talks you hear opinions that are radically different from what is published in the newspapers the next day. By Khalid al-Maaly (Image © Brigitte Friedrich, Cologne)
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