#metoo Herstory in Dance: On Activism, Solidarity and Precision

BY ILSE GHEKIERE In the wake of #metoo, several dance communities took actions to address the issue of sexual harassment. Even though it is now more apparent than ever that sexual harassment is present in all corners of the world and in all industries, it remains crucial to address these […]

October 22, 2018  |  Read Article

Thoughts on Context, Marginalization and Intersectionality

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY CAMILLE TAFT When I went to grad school five years ago at USC for arts journalism, I had the opportunity to become involved with the applied theater arts program, which specifically focused on Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed. In addition to taking several of […]

September 6, 2018  |  Read Article

The Strange Pull of What You Love

BY KARA DAVIS Editorial Note: Each August for the past six years, Stance on Dance has asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. My mother always jokes that […]

August 30, 2018  |  Read Article

A Trip Worth Taking

Editorial Note: Each August for the past six years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY RACHEL I. BERMAN this is not the piece this is […]

August 27, 2018  |  Read Article

Shaping, Making, and Personal Cultivation

BY SARAH DIONNE WOODS-LADUE Editorial Note: Each August for the past six years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. The term “making it” somehow indicates a […]

August 23, 2018  |  Read Article