Dance

The radical history of Paris b-boy culture is under threat
Magazine

The radical history of Paris b-boy culture is under threat

Break away — Born in the Bronx back in the ’70s, breakdancing later found a similar home in the banlieues of Paris, where marginalised communities adopted the style as a vessel for protest. In 2024, it will feature as an Olympic sport for the first time – but what does this mean for its radical roots?

Written by: Peter Yeung

The photographer capturing the explosive B-boy scene
Culture

The photographer capturing the explosive B-boy scene

Keep moving — Frankie Perez remembers chronicling the evolution of breakdance between 2018 to 2020 across the US, Mexico and Canada, celebrating an art form that has stayed true to its cultural roots despite mainstream success.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Inside a vibrant '90s Kingston dancehall community
Culture

Inside a vibrant '90s Kingston dancehall community

No Gyal Can Test — Photographer Akeem Smith, who grew up between Brooklyn and Jamaica, has spent much of his life chronicling the creative spirit of dancehall and his archive forms a love letter to the culture that raised him.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Favela ballet: inside a dance school unlike any other
Magazine

Favela ballet: inside a dance school unlike any other

En pointe — In one of Rio’s toughest neighbourhoods, a makeshift academy is offering young women the opportunity to escape the struggles of life – even if just for a day.

Written by: Fabian Federl

The Black ballet dancers taking on industry racism
Huck Docs

The Black ballet dancers taking on industry racism

Beyond The Screen in Lockdown — From raves for the deaf to Black ballet dancers and ‘outcast’ amateur wrestlers, now more than ever, communities are coming together online to keep their real-life connections alive.

Written by: Huck

Heady nights working in '70s New York go-go bars
Culture

Heady nights working in '70s New York go-go bars

Disco inferno — In the 1970s, photographer Meryl Meisler led a double life, working a regular job by day, and by night, as a hostess on NYC's hedonistic club scene. Her book SASSY '70s comprises photos she captured of the nights' debauchery.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Huck 73: The Sanctuary Issue
Culture

Huck 73: The Sanctuary Issue

Out now! — We were ready to release our new issue back in March. Then the world fell off a cliff. Five months later, we have a magazine that exists freely between Then and Now: a collection of stories about hope and resilience, at a time when we need them more than ever.

Written by: Huck

The secret life of a 1980s house music manager
Music

The secret life of a 1980s house music manager

New York underground — New York music manager Michele Saunders dusts off her three-decade-old photo albums to pay tribute to the city’s club scene.

Written by: Miss Rosen

An intoxicating look at sex, power and class in Chile
Film

An intoxicating look at sex, power and class in Chile

The life of Ema — South American director Pablo Larraín discusses his new film Ema: an anarchic, dance-fuelled redemption story.

Written by: Zoe Whitfield

Cassius and 20 years of the French Touch
Music

Cassius and 20 years of the French Touch

Remembering Philippe Zdar — This week saw the tragic passing of Philippe Zdar, a much-loved visionary and pioneering force in French electronic music. We look back on his distinguished career, and examine the influence his work had on the wider world.

Written by: Jeremy Allen

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