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An Interactive Archive Celebrates the Wide-Ranging Projects Inviting ‘Unruly Play’

April 24, 2026

A gif from a short film about Silvesterchlausen in Switzerland, featuring a man in a costume with huge bells and a headdress dancing with snowy mountains in the background

A Short Film Joins the Timeless Swiss Masked Tradition of Silvesterchlausen

March 26, 2026

a photo by Constanze Han of circus performers, one juggling, in a primary colored Cuban hall

Inside the Havana School for Cuban Circus Performers

February 20, 2026

a series of costumed dancers wearing sculptural pieces by Cannupa Hanska Luger, assembled in a group against a grat background

In ‘Dripping Earth,’ Cannupa Hanska Luger Ushers the Past into a Speculative Future

November 17, 2025

a photograph by Navneet Jayakumar of an elaborate ceremonial outfit worn by a performer for Theyyam, in Kerala, India

In India, Navneet Jayakumar Documents the Ancient, Elaborate Custom of Theyyam

November 5, 2025

an elaborate costume worn by a performer on stage

Cultural Narratives and Craft Converge in the 2025 World of WearableArt Competition

September 22, 2025

several embracing costumed figures with all-over outfits of fabric flowers

Spirituality, Nature, and Performance Converge in Victoria Ruiz’s Vibrant Photographs

July 15, 2025

Hear the Otherworldly ‘Choir’ of Singing Beechwood Dolls by Teenage Engineering

July 1, 2025

a procession of people in a park carry three puppets of sturgeons on poles

Greg Corbino’s Fish Puppets Made from Reclaimed Trash Migrate Along the Hudson River

June 21, 2025

an animated gif of a band performing with mirrors

OK Go’s New Music Video Is a Dizzying Kaleidoscope of 60 Mirrors and 29 Robots

April 18, 2025

a gif from a music video of a dance company's choreography through an art museum, all wearing pastel outfits and dark bob wigs

CDK Company Makes Moves Through a Contemporary Art Museum to Billie Eilish’s ‘Bittersuite’

February 26, 2025

The Forthcoming ‘Racing for Thunder’ Chronicles Rammellzee’s Vibrant and Multi-Hyphenate Artistic Career

July 23, 2024

Marina Abramović Is Recreating Her Iconic ‘The Artist Is Present’ to Raise Money for Ukrainians in Need

March 22, 2022

‘Real Time’ Uses Amusing Manual Techniques To Track the Passage of Each Minute

March 18, 2022

Ritualistic ‘Moon Drawings’ by Yuge Zhou Etch Patterns in Snow and Sand

February 10, 2022

A Mesmerizing Dance Performance for the Paralympics Hand Off Ceremony Choreographed by Sadeck Waff

October 19, 2021