Silva looks into the camera and smiles with her lips closed. The background is blurry.

Seeking Barrier-Free Dance Education

Silva Laukkanen discusses how the disability dance field is behind in terms of education, and how Art Spark Texas’ research project is assessing what existing opportunities are out there and what more needs to be done.

September 16, 2024  |  Read Article

A group of performers jump around a stage in green light. The stage has audience members in the round.

Making the Stage More Accessible

Travis Burbee, associate artistic director of EPIC Players, details how the New York City-based theater company opens the stage to all types of artists and seeks to shine a light on neurodiverse talent.

September 9, 2024  |  Read Article

Felicitas squats down outside on the pavement. She leans to the side and covers her forehead and chin with her hands.

Felicitas: Vessels of Cellular Composition

Felicitas has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 12 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year she continued pursuing her masters in Kinesiology & Human Performance, created a sensory awareness workshop with DMT Jennifer Bury, and started a new choreographic pursuit looking at memory and movement.

September 2, 2024  |  Read Article

Sydney does an arabesque onstage in front of several children wearing blue.

Sydney: I Have Earned a Place

Sydney has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 12 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year she recovered from an ACL tear and had the opportunity to dance three principal roles with Avant Chamber Ballet.

August 26, 2024  |  Read Article

Three dancers are on a wood floor. One is laying down holding up a tennis ball. Another is kneeling and holding a tennis ball over their lowered head. A third is sitting cross legged and hunched over.

Revisiting Invisible Labor

Thomas Choinacky, a queer interdisciplinary artist in Philadelphia, discusses their piece "Forehand Down the Line," which highlights the invisible labor and queer movement of ball people in tennis.

August 19, 2024  |  Read Article