Embracing the Diversity of Queer Expression

Colorado-based dance artist Allison Blakeney describes the impetus behind Excessive Realness, an annual queer-normative dance intensive geared toward LGBTQIA+ people.

May 25, 2020  |  Read Article

Gestures of Erasure

Alice Blumenfeld questions if it is appropriate to apply Western terminologies toward cultural dance forms, like flamenco's soleá, and makes the case for a more culturally sensitive approach to comparing dance forms.

May 18, 2020  |  Read Article

The Spiritual Work of Dancing

Gabrielle Thomas, a choreographer at Atamira Dance Company in New Zealand, discusses how her choreography draws upon her Māori worldview and how motherhood and living in a small town inform her process.

May 11, 2020  |  Read Article

Making Work from A Military and Māori Perspective

Maaka Pepene, a Māori dance artist in Aotearoa/New Zealand, describes how his background on the streets and in the military inform his values and choreographic approach.

May 4, 2020  |  Read Article

Square Dance

Happy National Poetry Month! Sandi Vetter's "Square Dance" reminisces on watching her parents square dance as well as her own involvement in Latvian Folk Dance.

April 30, 2020  |  Read Article