Erin has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 12 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year she expanded her nonprofit Dragons Dance and considered sustainability in her dance/movement practice.
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.
Betti Franceschi, an octogenarian and the author of the recently published book, “Ageless Dancers,” depicts in photographs 40 iconic dancers from the disciplines of ballet, modern, contemporary, tap, and musical theater.
Lyndel Quick, director of Blink Dance Theatre in Newton, Victoria, Australia, shares how the company is a vehicle for her creative practice, from live dance theatre performances, community workshops, text-based works, and dance films.
Sloka Iyengar, a Bharatanatyam dancer and neuroscientist in New York City, is interested in questions about the intersection of Bharatanatyam and neuroscience, as well as practical applications of Bharatanatyam in creative aging.