Up and Away in Flagstaff

An Interview with Abby Chan of Dark Sky Aerial Dark Sky Aerial is an aerial dance theater company based in Flagstaff, Arizona, comprised of dancers, acrobats, actors, and artists working together to construct interactive worlds into which they invite their audience. Abby Chan, one of Dark Sky Aerial’s founders, discusses the […]

May 28, 2018  |  Read Article

Dancing Throughout Life with Ballet 4 Life

An Interview with Donna Schoenherr BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Donna Schoenherr is the founder and director of Ballet 4 Life and Move into Wellbeing® in London. In this interview, she discusses her belief that anyone can benefit from dance at any age and stage, and details how she makes dance – […]

May 21, 2018  |  Read Article

Disabled Bodies, Disabled Ways of Thinking

An Interview with Hanna Cormick BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOS BY SHELLY HIGGS Hanna Cormick is an Australian performer who worked in Australia, Europe and Asia for 15 years as a physical theater actress, dancer and circus performer before becoming afflicted with a series of severe genetic disorders. She recently premiered […]

May 17, 2018  |  Read Article

Native Modern Dance’s Pioneer

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Daystar/Rosalie Jones founded her company, Daystar: Contemporary Dance Drama of Indian America in 1980, thus pioneering the field of Native modern dance/Indigenous contemporary dance. She shares her trajectory from the reservation to becoming a nationally acclaimed teacher, performer and choreographer, as well as discusses the current state […]

May 10, 2018  |  Read Article

Straight Up Abilities

An Interview with Robin Olive BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Robin Olive is the founder of Straight Up Abilities, a nonprofit in Los Angeles that offers opportunities for people with different disabilities to take dance classes. She shares her experience teaching students with both physical and developmental disabilities around the greater Los […]

May 7, 2018  |  Read Article