Articles from the ‘Interviews’ collection

A black and white image of a dancer in austere light lying on the hips with their arms pulling up their legs and torso.

Exploring Gray Space

Corey Scott-Gilbert, a dance artist based in Germany who creates work under the name vAL, shares how his upcoming dance film STAGED explores gray space and articulates senses of loss, emptiness, and vacancy.

October 28, 2024  |  Read Article

Andrew throws their head back into the wind. They are wearing a flower dress and have long hair. The background is a field of tall brown grass.

Layers of Meaning

Andrew Merrell, a dance artist based in the Bay Area, discusses their upcoming show, "Flowery Language," comprised of dance works of existential ennui, moribund malaise, histrionic hors-d’oeuvres, and bourgeois babes.

September 30, 2024  |  Read Article

A group of performers jump around a stage in green light. The stage has audience members in the round.

Making the Stage More Accessible

Travis Burbee, associate artistic director of EPIC Players, details how the New York City-based theater company opens the stage to all types of artists and seeks to shine a light on neurodiverse talent.

September 9, 2024  |  Read Article

Three dancers are on a wood floor. One is laying down holding up a tennis ball. Another is kneeling and holding a tennis ball over their lowered head. A third is sitting cross legged and hunched over.

Revisiting Invisible Labor

Thomas Choinacky, a queer interdisciplinary artist in Philadelphia, discusses their piece "Forehand Down the Line," which highlights the invisible labor and queer movement of ball people in tennis.

August 19, 2024  |  Read Article

Sydnie does a deep lunge in a purple jumpsuit on grass.

Celebrating PURPLE

Sydnie L. Mosley, director of Sydnie L. Mosley Dances, a dance-theater collective based in New York City, shares how her recent work "PURPLE: A Ritual in Nine Spells" celebrates and builds upon the work of Black feminists.

July 29, 2024  |  Read Article