Rethinking Gender in Ballet

Chase Johnsey made history in 2018 as the first man to dance female roles in a traditional company at English National Ballet. He dicsusses how he hopes to carve out space for more nuanced gender expression in his new role as artistic director of Ballet de Barcelona.

January 6, 2020  |  Read Article

On Mess, Failure and Queer Expression

Anthony Alterio, a choreographer and dance professor SUNY Fredonia, discusses his trajectory as well as why he co-founded a summer dance intensive geared toward the queer community called Excessive Realness.

December 19, 2019  |  Read Article

Developing Voices and Platforms within Arab Experimentalism

Leyya Mona Tawil - director of DANCE ELIXIR, Temescal Art Center in Oakland, and Arab.AMP - shares more about Arab Experimentalism and how she has developed her voice within that framework.

December 12, 2019  |  Read Article

Centering Afro Centric Choreography

Oluyinka Akinjiola, artistic director of Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater in Portland, OR, discusses how she presents Afro centric dance as a core value and aesthetic.

December 9, 2019  |  Read Article

Diving into The World of Shadeism

Esie Mensah a dance artist in Toronto, Canada, discusses her work, SHADES, which examines the effects of colorism within the Black community, and her extensive process revisiting that theme from many different angles.

December 5, 2019  |  Read Article