Articles from the ‘Viewpoints’ collection
Erin: A Blank Canvas
Erin has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 11 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year she produced a weekend of dance performances and workshops in San Francisco, and is taking time to decide her next steps.
September 4, 2023 | Read Article
Sydney: I Am Enough
Sydney has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 11 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year she got promoted to full company member with Avant Chamber Ballet, as well as explored her passion for teaching and choreography.
August 28, 2023 | Read Article
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.
August 21, 2023 | Read Article
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.
August 14, 2023 | Read Article
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."
August 7, 2023 | Read Article