An illustration of gesturing arms and hands reaching out of abstract shapes and colors.

    Emily

    In Cleo Person’s poem “Emily,” she creates a swirl of poetic gestures and details, “each finger paints the space like form and light.”

    An illustration of two feet surrounded by abstract colors and shapes.

    dancer’s litany

    In Aura Fischbeck-Wise’s poem “dancer’s litany,” she describes feet and minds “seeking out the substance of space and time and a way to make it matter.”

    Sekou McMiller partners Desiree Godsell onstage in front of a piano. Making Afro Latin Jazz Dance ‘Shine’ With a Reunion of Styles
    An illustration of a dancer outside with a huge red piece of fabric. The Spring/Summer 2024 Print Issue!
    A dancer in a yellow shirt and blue skirt whips her braids to the side under dramatic lighting. Dance as Social Action
    Omari Wiles, Arturo Lyons, Bill Rauch, and Zhailon Levingston Photo by Matthew Murphy. ‘Cats’ Struts Back to the Stage as an LGBTQ Ball
    A dancer in a studio is low on her knee and foot, looking upward.

    Ephemeral Anthologies

    Bay Area-based Robert Moses’ KIN’s upcoming show deals with issues of silence and censorship. Robert Moses speaks about how he’s approaching this project as an anthology, and the guest choreographers share what this subject matter means to them.

    Melanie does a kick forward onstage.

    Perceiving and Being Perceived

    Melanie Greene, a dancer, choreographer, writer, and podcaster currently based in New Orleans, explores the Black female experience through an Afro-futuristic lens, as well as the intersections of her performance and journalistic experiences.