Expanding The Borders of Dance

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Violeta Fatás, a dancer in Spain devoted to expanding integrative dance. Violeta shares her perspective on the integrative dance scene in Spain, how she became interested in access and disability, why dance – especially improvisation – is particularly suited […]

December 4, 2017  |  Read Article

Dance Is In My Heart

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Tanya Winters, a dancer in Austin, TX. Tanya found her way into the world of dance in the early 2000s before becoming certified in DanceAbility in 2011. She currently performs with Body Shift. Tanya shares a bit of her […]

October 30, 2017  |  Read Article

A Life in Dance Education

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Nancy Bain, who has spent her life working in dance education. She shares some of her most unique teaching experiences, including addressing war with students through dance at a public elementary school for the arts. Nancy also discusses why […]

September 28, 2017  |  Read Article

Embodied Experiences

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Julie Nathanielsz, a dance artist, organizer and bodyworker in Austin eternally interested in connections between sensory perception and design, or how we compose ourselves in life, art and culture from the ground of bodily intelligence. She discusses her recent […]

August 28, 2017  |  Read Article

Dancing through Death

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Liv Schaffer, a young dance artist living in the Bay Area. Liv lost both of her parents to cancer, and set out to process her experience of loss through dance. Her ongoing project, Deadication, incorporates dance and video, most […]

June 22, 2017  |  Read Article