Ruth balances on one leg near the edge of a vast red-rock canyon landscape under a partly cloudy sky.

Dancing Deep Time: Embodying the Great Dance

Georgia-based visual artist and dancer Ruth Schowalter shares how a life experiencing “the great dance” has prepared her to illustrate Cynthia Winton-Henry’s poem and book, "The Great Dance."

May 25, 2026 | Read Article

Raven wears a black “NYU TISCH” T-shirt. They stand indoors in front of a wooden door, carrying a tote bag and wearing a lanyard with an ID badge.

It’s Never Too Late

New York City-based dance artist and scholar Raven Malouf-Renning reflects on their journey back to school for an MA in Performance Studies at NYU Tisch School of the Arts at the age of 49.

May 4, 2026 | Read Article

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Finding the Mad Women of Igbo Masquerade

London-based Igbo-American artist, writer, and dramaturg Chibueze Crouch-Anyarogbu searches for vestiges of women in Igbo masquerade.

April 20, 2026 | Read Article

A reflection in a window shows two people sitting in a studio near a speaker setup as the cityscape glows at dusk.

Dance Isn’t What It Used To Be

Dance journalist Emmaly Wiederholt reflects on the perceived decline of San Francisco’s arts landscape while highlighting how both longstanding leaders and newly emerging dance artists continue to sustain the field through resilience, community focus, and creative determination.

February 9, 2026 | Read Article

Five dancers in a high school gym link arms and lunge. They are wearing white.

Burning Desire to Choreograph

JoAnne Tucker, an artist in her 80s living in Costa Rica, reflects on the current political upheaval and her desire to create a dance of resistance.

February 2, 2026 | Read Article

Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection

Dancing Deep Time: Embodying the Great Dance

It’s Never Too Late

Finding the Mad Women of Igbo Masquerade

Dance Isn’t What It Used To Be

Burning Desire to Choreograph