Kyle Abraham, Founder and artistic Director, A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham, discusses the relationship between moments of social change and the evolution of contemporary dance.

Europe was in transition politically and culturally at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, we're looking at the dawn of modern science, and the rise of Modernism in the arts, especially in music, dance, and visual arts. We'll look...

Dubious of performance art? Break into a cold sweat when you realize it’s about to begin? There’s a reason. Here we present you with a brief history of performance art and attempt to sway you to its potential charms.

Performance artist Ryan McNamara joins The Art Assignment to challenge you to play a game of Movement Telephone. Sarah then compares this assignment to the evolution of the meme, which is a sophisticated and rapid form of imitation.

In which we meet Florian Rivière & Jim Walker and play What, How, Where!: http://www.whathowandwhere.com/

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