• Several dancers extend an arm in unison while dancing in long purple dresses outside the Iolani Palace.

    Hula as Resistance

    Vicky Holt Takamine, master hula teacher of Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima and the executive director of PAʻI Foundation, describes how she is working to preserve and perpetuate native…

  • Dancing In/ Inside of/ With/ Around/ Through a Fragmented World

    London-based dance teacher Donna Schoenherr advocates for better aging in dance opportunities through her work at Ballet4Life and the nonprofit Move into Wellbeing®.

  • Two dancers outside on grass lift one arm and lean into the other side.

    Beyond What People See

    Portland-based dance artist Jessie Nowak reflects on the agony of artmaking as she worked on creating the sci-fi dance film "Emerging."

  • Five dancers rehearse in a studio. They are all wearing bright blue. Two are in wheelchairs, two are standing, and the dancer in the foreground is sitting on a chair.

    Opening Doors Through Dance

    Zazel-Chavah O’Garra, director of ZCO/Dance Project in New York City, reflects on how her brain tumor surgery catalyzed her passion for reaching other dancers with disabilities.

    Julia painting in her studio, surrounded by other paintings and props.

    Each Page is a Stage

    Maui-based artist and dancer Julia Allisson Cost details the process of painting her picture book, “The Girl and the Boat,” and how she experienced the process as similar to choreographing.

    A black and white image of a dancer in austere light lying on the hips with their arms pulling up their legs and torso.

    Exploring Gray Space

    Corey Scott-Gilbert, a dance artist based in Germany who creates work under the name vAL, shares how his upcoming dance film STAGED explores gray space and articulates senses of loss, emptiness, and vacancy.

    Several dancers extend an arm in unison while dancing in long purple dresses outside the Iolani Palace. Hula as Resistance
    Dancing In/ Inside of/ With/ Around/ Through a Fragmented World
    Two dancers outside on grass lift one arm and lean into the other side. Beyond What People See
    Five dancers rehearse in a studio. They are all wearing bright blue. Two are in wheelchairs, two are standing, and the dancer in the foreground is sitting on a chair. Opening Doors Through Dance
    VERA! is pictured from the side onstage leaning back with open arms in a red dress with gold bangles. Their hair hangs behind them and a beard is drawn on their chin.

    Queering Cultural Forms

    Snowflake Calvert describes Queering Cultural Forms, a program of the Queering Dance Festival that provides a platform where traditional cultural dances are explored and enriched through a queer lens.