Articles from the ‘Interviews’ collection

Two dancers in wheelchairs face off on a black stage. One is wearing a silver dress and headdress, the other is wearing black with face makeup.

Propelling Wheelchair Dance Forward

Helen Mason, artistic director of Propel Dance, a new all-wheelchair dance company in the UK, describes her goal to create more job opportunities for dancers who use wheelchairs.

June 10, 2024  |  Read Article

A drummer in the background with two brightly dressed dancers in the foreground with one leg raised and both arms raised. They perform outside with skyscrapers in the background.

We Have Stories to Tell and Share

Jill Randall interviews Joti Singh of Duniya Dance and Drum Company on how she and her husband Bongo Sidibe amplify voices from the South Asian and African diasporas.

May 27, 2024  |  Read Article

Dancers wearing red and white regalia dance in front of a projection of a beaver.

Sovereignty in How We Express Ourselves

Margaret Grenier, director of Dancers of Damelahamid, an Indigenous dance company based in British Columbia, describes how the company is founded upon more than five decades of extensive song and dance revitalization.

April 22, 2024  |  Read Article

A dancer in a yellow shirt and blue skirt whips her braids to the side under dramatic lighting.

Dance as Social Action

Ana Maria Alvarez, director of Los Angeles-based CONTRA-TIEMPO, reflects on some of the company's history and influences as well as how the company draws on dances from the Afro-Latine diaspora.

April 1, 2024  |  Read Article

A dancer in a studio is low on her knee and foot, looking upward.

Ephemeral Anthologies

Bay Area-based Robert Moses' KIN's upcoming show deals with issues of silence and censorship. Robert Moses speaks about how he’s approaching this project as an anthology, and the guest choreographers share what this subject matter means to them.

March 11, 2024  |  Read Article