Exploring How Performance is Experienced
Jess Curtis, an award-winning choreographer, performer, and scholar based in San Francisco and Berlin, shares how his career took a turn when he accepted a job in an interdisciplinary nouveau cirque company in France, and how he later established himself in Berlin while still running his company Jess Curtis/Gravity in the Bay Area.
February 10, 2022 | Read Article
How Dance is Taught
Dance educator Daniel Levi-Sanchez advocates for a teaching style that empowers students instead of isolates them. Since acquiring a disability, he has begun to revisit dance with a focus on dance teachers with disabilities.
February 7, 2022 | Read Article
Inclusive Dance in Azerbaijan
Nigar Sultanova, founder of DanceAbility Azerbaijan, shares her philosophy of how there is no right or wrong way to dance, as well as how she has created several inclusive offerings for her Azerbaijani community.
January 31, 2022 | Read Article
Changing the Community Perspective
Tebandeke Joseph, an African contemporary dance artist based in Uganda, shares how he aims to change the community perspective on disability through street performances and through the schools, as well as through building an accessible center and library.
January 27, 2022 | Read Article
Creative Expression through Creative Aging
Magda Kaczmarska, a dancer, researcher, and creative aging teaching artist based in New York City, invites us to consider how we can support interconnectedness and meaningful creative expression for all as we age.
January 24, 2022 | Read Article