Uplifting Voices through Burlesque and Dance

Jenn Freeman (aka Po’Chop), a Chicago-based performance artist, shares how she found her voice through burlesque and how her recent piece aimed to uplift Black women’s voices.

November 11, 2019  |  Read Article

Dance Express Celebrates 30 Years of Inclusive Dance

Mary Elizabeth Lenahan, director of Dance Express, an inclusive dance company based in Fort Collins, CO, shares how the company has been promoting diverse artistic expression and creativity for 30 years.

November 7, 2019  |  Read Article

Fiction and Freedom within “The Bacchae”

Acclaimed Lisbon-based choreographer Marlene Monteiro Freitas shares the impetus and process behind her newest work, "Bacchae: Prelude to a Purge."

November 4, 2019  |  Read Article

A Dance to Understand Cancer

Bay Area director/choreographer Lenora Lee describes how she created "In the Skin of Her Hands" by gathering interviews with breast cancer survivors and combining them with contemporary and aerial dance.

October 28, 2019  |  Read Article

Growing GASP! Dance Collective

Hahna Briggs, cofounder of GASP! Dance Collective, which provides inclusive dance for people with and without disabilities in Dunedin, New Zealand, shares how GASP! got started, how it’s organized, and how it might evolve in the future.

October 24, 2019  |  Read Article