Centering Afro Centric Choreography

Oluyinka Akinjiola, artistic director of Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater in Portland, OR, discusses how she presents Afro centric dance as a core value and aesthetic.

December 9, 2019  |  Read Article

Diving into The World of Shadeism

Esie Mensah a dance artist in Toronto, Canada, discusses her work, SHADES, which examines the effects of colorism within the Black community, and her extensive process revisiting that theme from many different angles.

December 5, 2019  |  Read Article

Portland’s Dance Wire Promotes Visibility and Connectivity

Emily Running shares how and why she founded Dance Wire, an organization that aims to enhance the prosperity and visibility of dance in Portland, OR, as well as her hopes for making dance an integral part of more people’s lives.

December 2, 2019  |  Read Article

Creating New Methodologies for Inclusive Dance

Daria Baidina, a Moscow-based dance artist, shares her experience participating in the Inclusive Dance Lab, a project of BodyWise Dance, which is a dance organization run by Margot Greenlee in Washington DC.

November 21, 2019  |  Read Article

Broad, Odd and Embodied

Sofia Engelman and Em Papineau, queer dance artists in New England, discuss their histories, processes, and how themes of stamina, support and survival guide their work.

November 18, 2019  |  Read Article