Journée Internationale de la Dance / 010

In every corner of the world, dance rises—spontaneous, raw, defiant. These black and white photographs by Claudio Maria Lerario capture movement as language, protest, ritual, joy. Created for UNESCO’s International Dance Day, this series is a tribute to bodies that speak without words, and to the shared pulse that binds us beyond borders, beats, and silence.

Camp Erech, Adrar Desert, Mauritania / Two nomadic sisters twirl and tumble across the dunes of Camp Erech, their laughter echoing over the sand. In this vast, wind-shaped land, they invent their own rhythm—part play, part dance, all freedom. No stage, no audience, just the desert and their joy. Here, movement is memory, and every step leaves a trace of wonder