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A look inside Berlin’s most exclusive club. Berghain has recently come under scrutiny for various incidents at the time of writing. All opinions expressed are my own, and this article will focus on the experience…

Berlin: gathering place of eclectics, artists, and madpeople. Berlin: a special sort of nightlife. Berlin: City of … Loneliness? It’s hard to describe my time in Berlin, Germany. I’d say it was terribly great. Terribly…

7 days of fun, sun, and everlasting love. Passion, Play, and Pleasure is a dance retreat held at Monte da Orada in southern Portugal. Facilitated by Alvin Collantes, Evan Swisher, and Evgenia Chetvertkova, the annual…

I attended GagaEden at Orsolina28 from October 16-19, 2023. Orsolina28 is an amazing dance campus and haven situated in the hilly village town of Moncalvo, Italy. Despite its large physical coverage, it’s still unknown to…

Delicious options that won’t break the bank. I visited London, England, as a solo traveller from November 14-22, 2023. Who knew London would be the City of Food for me? Even traveling throughout Berlin and…

A tour of Orada’s grounds and amenities. The details in this article are from my June 2023 retreat experience. Orada may undergo changes in the future that this article doesn’t account for. Monte da Orada…

Everything you need to know about the program, funding, accommodation, and more — from a dancer. b12 Festival for Contemporary Dance and Performance Art (officially stylized in all lowercase) is an annual dance festival every…

Everything you need to know about the program, funding, accommodation, and more — from a dancer. Tanzwerkstatt Europa (meaning “Dance Workshop Europe”) is an annual dance festival every August in Munich, Germany. Organized by JOINT…

Berlin doesn’t just have a huge professional arts scene (my colleagues describe it as a “freaky arts scene”); it also has a huge recreational dance scene. The great thing is they aren’t necessarily separated. Whether…

For every assumption that we’re polite on the outside, someone somewhere is creating dance that will shock your brainwaves.

The dancers invited onto the Gala stage are world-class athletes. They represent not only their personal blood, sweat, and tears to have made it this far but also national pride in disseminating thousands of years of traditional Chinese dance.

Dancers, actors, performers, and travellers — this one’s for you. Some names and titles have been changed for privacy and confidentiality purposes. Trust me, I understand the allure of leaving everything behind for a couple…

How a solo trip turned not-so-solo. I visited Amsterdam, Netherlands from August 10-13, 2024. Locals might tell you that Amsterdam is always rainy, windy, and grey (at least in the winter), but something must’ve been…

It’s glitzy. It’s glam. It’s glorious. FALLING | IN LOVE is the current darling (closing July 5, 2025.) of Friedrichstadt-Palast’s programming. It tells the tale of “You” in the vibrant Diamond City, who feel they…

A tyrant. Secret lovers. A haunted hotel ... With the egg in my right hand, he slowly brought my arm up, fingers interlacing with mine in a lover’s lock.

In Shanghai, Sleep No More is taken as more of a date night offering. At least half of the audience members are couples, or, at the very least, girls on a night out. There aren’t too many singles like me, unlike in New York where there were many solo-goers.

Where and how will you go? Tips and tricks to take that first step. I used to think it was so hard to travel. Where do I stay? How do Visas work? What about public…