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The World Falls Silent – A Practice-Based Performance on Ageism and its Effects on the Dancer Cover

The World Falls Silent – A Practice-Based Performance on Ageism and its Effects on the Dancer

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/njd-2025-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2703-6901 | Journal ISSN: 1891-6708
Language: English
Page range: 4 - 11
Published on: Dec 31, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2025 Madeleine Karlsson, published by SANS – Senter for dansepraksis
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.