Dancing Throughout Life with Ballet 4 Life

An Interview with Donna Schoenherr BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Donna Schoenherr is the founder and director of Ballet 4 Life and Move into Wellbeing® in London. In this interview, she discusses her belief that anyone can benefit from dance at any age and stage, and details how she makes dance – […]

May 21, 2018  |  Read Article

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

Embodying the Conversation on Arts and Social Justice

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Adam McKinney, cofounder of DNAWORKS, an arts and service organization committed to dialogue and healing through the arts. He discusses how he became involved in race and trauma work; how dance can build community and address oppression; DNAWORKS’ programming […]

May 14, 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