Wrapping Up 2020 with A Look at The Field

After interviewing seven leaders of major dance organizations, dancer/writer Emmaly Wiederholt sums up some ways 2020 has impacted the dance field.

November 30, 2020  |  Read Article

On Recruiting an Audience

Michelle Mulholland, Jennie Scholick, and Duncan Wold, all of whom work in audience engagement for performing arts organizations in the Bay Area, discuss the topic of recruiting an audience during the pandemic, part of the series Tabled by Chlo & Co Dance.

November 23, 2020  |  Read Article

Turning Setbacks into Comebacks

Zazel-Chavah O’Garra, artistic director of ZCO/DANCE PROJECT in NYC, reflects on how the effects of her benign brain tumor caused her to become an advocate for physically integrated dance.

November 19, 2020  |  Read Article

Thinking about Western Dance Culture

Bradford Chin, a dance artist and member of AXIS Dance Company in the Bay Area, discusses his interest in dissecting mainstream Western dance culture across scholarship, pedagogy, and performance.

November 16, 2020  |  Read Article

Prioritizing Dancers’ Mental Health

Kathleen McGuire Gaines, founder of Minding the Gap, shares why improving dancers' access to mental health resources is more important than ever.

November 9, 2020  |  Read Article