Articles from the ‘Viewpoints’ collection

Muisi-kongo leads a class in a dance studio

From Ritual to Art: Preserving Congolese Dance

Muisi-kongo Malonga, artistic director of Fua Dia Congo in the Bay Area, reflects on what it means to preserve a living artistic tradition.

Tracing the Impacts of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Culture critic Jose Solís discusses his episodes for NCCAkron’s podcast “How People Move People: Trace Elements” that chronicle the legacy and impact of those lost to and living with HIV/AIDS.

Four mixed-race Asian American dancers stretched out horizontally holding hands, jumping up in unison under a pool of light.

Holding the Complexity of Hybridity

Megan Lowe, choreographer and director of Megan Lowe Dances in the Bay Area, highlights and celebrates mixed-race Asian American Pacific Islander experiences in her dance-theater work “Gathering Pieces of Peace.”

Stuart is in a studio wearing trousers and a pink shirt. He is midstep with arms up and head back.

Rethinking Mental Health Access in Dance

Stuart Waters, a dancer, teacher, and choreographer based in the UK, focuses on mental health and how building containers for mental health support is part of creating access in performance practices.

A smiling person on a scooter looks up and smiles with open arms.

Imaginative and Alternative Dance Ecologies

Petra Kuppers, a dancer, writer, community performance artist, and disability culture activist based in Ypsilanti, MI, describes how she uses imagination to activate and engage community in accessible ways.