The CUNY Dance Initiative: A Step Toward Solving the Space Issue

An Interview with Alyssa Alpine, Director of the CUNY Dance Initiative BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT The CUNY Dance Initiative is an opportunity for New York City choreographers and dance companies to apply for residencies designed to take advantage of underutilized facilities in the City University of New York (CUNY) public university […]

February 18, 2019  |  Read Article

Preserving, Promoting and Expanding Black Dance

An Interview with Denise Saunders Thompson BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) was founded with the mission of preserving and promoting dance by people of African ancestry or origin and assisting and increasing opportunities for Black Artists through advocacy, audience development, education, funding, networking, performance, philosophical dialogue, and touring. […]

February 14, 2019  |  Read Article

Celebrating the Jazz Tradition

An Interview with Pat Taylor Pat Taylor is the artistic director and choreographer of the JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble. Based out of Los Angeles, the company celebrates the jazz tradition as a vital thread in the cultural fabric of African American history and heritage, and a defining element of […]

February 11, 2019  |  Read Article

Where Multifaceted Meets Multidisciplinary

An Interview with Karen Sherman Karen Sherman is a dancemaker whose work draws upon her background in dance, writing, theater, music, and the handyman arts. Her experience working in nearly every facet of arts production – as a technical director, production manager, stage technician, and scenic/sound designer – also informs […]

February 7, 2019  |  Read Article

Bringing Bharatanatyam to Hong Kong

An Interview with Oxana Banshikova Oxana Banshikova is a Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher based in Hong Kong. She began Cosmic Dance in 2009 to share her love of Indian classical dance with her Chinese community. Here, she reflects on her experience, and how Bharatanatyam is accepted and enjoyed across cultures. […]

February 4, 2019  |  Read Article