Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection
Sydney: Checking the Boxes
For the past nine years, Sydney has been writing in every year, describing her life in dance. This year she focused on finding a place to live, a place to dance, and a source of income, as well as landed a job at Avant Chamber Ballet in her hometown of Dallas.
July 19, 2021 | Read Article
Reflections on “Dance for mmm”
Jhia Jackson and Jocelyn Reyes, two San Francisco Bay Area dance artists, reflect on a series of conversations they organized with seven artists they admire about how each artist adapted to the conditions of the pandemic.
May 10, 2021 | Read Article
On Illustrating the Discussing Disability in Dance Book Project
San Francisco-based visual artist Liz Brent-Maldonado describes her process creating original illustrations of each dancer interviewed for the Discussing Disability in Dance Book Project.
March 11, 2021 | Read Article
Wrapping Up 2020 with A Look at The Field
After interviewing seven leaders of major dance organizations, dancer/writer Emmaly Wiederholt sums up some ways 2020 has impacted the dance field.
November 30, 2020 | Read Article
Tomorrow, Let’s Dance as Part of the Political Process
Tomorrow on election day, Stance on Dance challenges you to dance as part of your engagement with the political process. Here's why.
November 2, 2020 | Read Article
