Disabled Bodies, Disabled Ways of Thinking

An Interview with Hanna Cormick BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOS BY SHELLY HIGGS Hanna Cormick is an Australian performer who worked in Australia, Europe and Asia for 15 years as a physical theater actress, dancer and circus performer before becoming afflicted with a series of severe genetic disorders. She recently premiered […]

May 17, 2018  |  Read Article

Native Modern Dance’s Pioneer

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Daystar/Rosalie Jones founded her company, Daystar: Contemporary Dance Drama of Indian America in 1980, thus pioneering the field of Native modern dance/Indigenous contemporary dance. She shares her trajectory from the reservation to becoming a nationally acclaimed teacher, performer and choreographer, as well as discusses the current state […]

May 10, 2018  |  Read Article

Straight Up Abilities

An Interview with Robin Olive BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Robin Olive is the founder of Straight Up Abilities, a nonprofit in Los Angeles that offers opportunities for people with different disabilities to take dance classes. She shares her experience teaching students with both physical and developmental disabilities around the greater Los […]

May 7, 2018  |  Read Article

Raising Awareness of Harassment and Discrimination

An Interview with Frances Chiaverini and Robyn Doty BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Frances Chiaverini and Robyn Doty initiated Whistle While You Work in 2017, an online platform devoted to reporting sexual harassment and discrimination in the dance and performance world. They discuss some of the systemic issues they are up against, […]

April 30, 2018  |  Read Article

Where Global and Indigenous Meet

An Interview with Jack Gray BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHY BY JINKI CAMBRONERO Jack Gray is the artistic director and founder of Atamira Dance Company, a contemporary Māori contemporary dance theater company in Auckland, New Zealand. In this interview, he discusses the making and the impact of one of his most […]

March 29, 2018  |  Read Article