One dancer in a wheelchair and one dancer doing a handstand are in front of an Azerbaijani sign.

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

Two dancers dance in silhouette against a sunset in the desert wearing straw hats.

Reclaiming Time and Place

Nikesha Breeze, Miles Tokunow, and MK discuss their piece "Stages of Tectonic Blackness," performed in the Sandia Mountains outside of Albuquerque and in Blackdom, NM, which posits that a resting Black body on the earth is a radical act.

January 17, 2022  |  Read Article

A dancer midway up a very tall ladder in Grace Cathdral leans toward a light.

A Study of Surrender

Zaccho Dance Theatre artists Veronica Blair, Ciarra D’Onofrio, Suzanne Gallo, Saharla Vetsch, and Helen Wicks share how their upcoming aerial dance performance of "Love, a state of grace" at Grace Cathdral in San Francisco is a study of surrender, as well as how the apparatuses they dance on augment the meditative quality of the work.

January 10, 2022  |  Read Article