Modern Moves’ Approach to Studying Afro-Diasporic Dance

An Interview with Ananya Jahanara Kabir BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Ananya Jahanara Kabir was the project director and principal investigator of Modern Moves: Kinetic Transnationalism and Afro-Diasporic Rhythm Cultures, a five-year research project (June 2013 – May 2018), funded by a European Research Council Advanced Grant, and located at the Department […]

May 6, 2019  |  Read Article

Celebrating the Body

An Interview with Jody Oberfelder BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT, PHOTOS BY PAULA COURT Jody Oberfelder is a dancer and choreographer in New York City. Her upcoming work, Madame Ovary, is the final installation of a seven-year body-centric multimedia exploration. Madame Ovary examines the role biology and anatomy play in defining identity […]

April 29, 2019  |  Read Article

To Connect and Understand Through Dance

An Interview with Hien Huynh BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Originally from Vietnam, Hien Huynh is a freelance dancer and choreographer in San Francisco. He shares his incredible story of how he came to dance, as well as a glimpse into some of the many projects he is involved with and how […]

April 25, 2019  |  Read Article

Embodied Learning, Starting as Infants

An Interview with Amy Matthews, Cofounder of Babies Project BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Amy Matthews is co-founder of Babies Project in NYC, an educational non-profit offering developmental movement education for infants, toddlers, parents, caregivers, adults and elders. The organization’s vision is to create a world where babies and adults get the touch, support […]

April 22, 2019  |  Read Article

Discussing Spirituality, Intimacy, and Power Dynamics

For the past six months, Emily Jones (she/her) and Hannah Krafcik (she/they) have been artists in residence at New Expressive Works (N.E.W.) in Portland, OR, creating their first work, switch, which debuted in March. Here, they each share some of their reflections on this experience, particularly on the role of […]

April 18, 2019  |  Read Article