It is a testament to the power of art when a fictional film can change how an entire country addresses LGBTQ+ rights. Such is the case with And Then We Danced, whose screening in the country of ...

Levan Akin is a Swedish-born filmmaker of Georgian descent whose third film, And Then We Danced, is Sweden’s Oscar submission for the International Feature race. The Georgian-language film is the ...

Interviews, vintage photos & footage document songs of Carnival through the years. Interviews, vintage photos and archival footage document the songs associated with New Orleans Carnival through the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The world of professional dance is ruthless — the beauty we see as an audience is often the result ...

Georgian-Swedish filmmaker Levan Akin is already enjoying success with “And Then We Danced,” his acclaimed social drama about a young dancer struggling with the confines of tradition and forbidden ...

“There is no sex in Georgian dance,” a stern instructor tells protagonist Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) in an early scene of “And Then We Danced” (2019). This directive, barked out when the young dancer ...

Levan Akin's 'And Then We Danced,' a gay coming-of-age tale set in the ballet scene in the staunchly conservative and still very homophobic country of Georgia, has won the best film honor at Sweden's ...

Sweden has submitted Levan Akin's gay ballet drama 'And Then We Danced' for best international feature category in the 92nd Academy Awards. By Nick Holdsworth Sweden has submitted Levan Akin’s gay ...