Building A Future for Kathak Dance

Rukhmani Mehta, cofounder and co-artistic director of Leela Dance Collective in Los Angeles, describes how she instigated The Leela Foundation to promote the viability of kathak dance and Hindustani music in the US.

January 15, 2024  |  Read Article

Fat as Muse, Fat as Invitation

Rhode Island-based somatic practitioner Jules Pashall shares how fat can be used as a resource for performance and transformation.

January 8, 2024  |  Read Article

Empowered by Pole Arts

Julianna Massa profiles her pole dance teacher Irlanda, a dancer, choreographer, stripper, scholar, archivist, and the co-owner of Black Widow Pole Arts in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on her perspective of her own artistry as a dancer and the future of pole dance as a field.

December 18, 2023  |  Read Article

Dancing Amidst Changing Realities

Nikhita Winkler interviews tribal fusion dancer Alhazar about motherhood, transformation, empowerment, and embracing the changing realities.

December 11, 2023  |  Read Article

Preserving A Piece of Dance History

Leslie Streit and Robin McCain discuss their documentary "An American Ballet Story" about the historical significance of the Harkness Ballet.

December 4, 2023  |  Read Article