Articles from the ‘Viewpoints’ collection

One dancer in a wheelchair and one dancer doing a handstand are in front of an Azerbaijani sign.

Inclusive Dance in Azerbaijan

Nigar Sultanova, founder of DanceAbility Azerbaijan, shares her philosophy of how there is no right or wrong way to dance, as well as how she has created several inclusive offerings for her Azerbaijani community.

January 31, 2022  |  Read Article

Two dancers dance in silhouette against a sunset in the desert wearing straw hats.

Reclaiming Time and Place

Nikesha Breeze, Miles Tokunow, and MK discuss their piece "Stages of Tectonic Blackness," performed in the Sandia Mountains outside of Albuquerque and in Blackdom, NM, which posits that a resting Black body on the earth is a radical act.

January 17, 2022  |  Read Article

A dancer midway up a very tall ladder in Grace Cathdral leans toward a light.

A Study of Surrender

Zaccho Dance Theatre artists Veronica Blair, Ciarra D’Onofrio, Suzanne Gallo, Saharla Vetsch, and Helen Wicks share how their upcoming aerial dance performance of "Love, a state of grace" at Grace Cathdral in San Francisco is a study of surrender, as well as how the apparatuses they dance on augment the meditative quality of the work.

January 10, 2022  |  Read Article

Two wheelchair dancers are in the foreground on stage and a clump of colorfully dancers make a shape together in the background.

Developing Disability Dance in South Korea

Young Mook Choi and Nanyoung Sim of Light Sound Friends, an organization in South Korea that supports dancers with disabilities, share their myriad programs that are changing the landscape of disability dance in South Korea.

January 3, 2022  |  Read Article

Shannon leans to the side with one arm reaching up and one arm reaching down. She is wearing a white bra and shorts.

Self Practice: Self Exploration

Berlin-based contemporary dancer Shannon Leypoldt describes her recent improvisatory self practice and some methods she found to get into a state of flow.

December 20, 2021  |  Read Article