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®.

November 25, 2024 | Read Article

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."

November 18, 2024 | Read Article

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.

November 4, 2024 | Read Article

Bobby bends one knee and swings the other leg behind them, twisting to look backward. They are wearing black pants and a gray open jacket. The background is orange.

Street Dancer Bobby “Pocket” Horner Steps Back from Broadway

Bonnie Eissner profiles Bobby “Pocket” Horner, a street-dancer turned Broadway star who asks difficult and important questions about the nature of working on Broadway.

October 21, 2024 | Read Article

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.

October 14, 2024 | Read Article

Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection

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

Beyond What People See

Each Page is a Stage

Street Dancer Bobby “Pocket” Horner Steps Back from Broadway

Queering Cultural Forms