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World Fusion

World Dance Fusion

Fusion works connect movement languages through collaboration, migration and artistic exchange. Strong collaborations credit their sources and collaborators rather than treating cultural traditions as interchangeable material.

History

Migration, touring and collaborative commissions created new intercultural dance works during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Contemporary companies connect traditions through shared practice, with authorship and cultural attribution remaining important questions.

Key forms

  • Intercultural collaboration
  • Contemporary fusion
  • Diasporic dance

Elements

  • Shared authorship
  • Movement exchange
  • Source attribution

Masters & companies

  • Shobana Jeyasingh
  • Ragamala Dance Company
  • Alonzo King LINES Ballet

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See also: Global MusicLiving musical traditions, performances, archives and radio.