Experiencing the Body as Physical Resource

An Interview with Olive Bieringa BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Olive Bieringa is the founder and a collaborator alongside Otto Ramstad of BODYCARTOGRAPHY PROJECT, which creates dance in urban, domestic, wild, and social landscapes, and whose work is rooted in experimental dance, somatic and socially engaged practices. Olive is a choreographer, director, […]

June 13, 2019  |  Read Article

It Comes Down to Loving Movement

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Ginger Lane, a Chicago based dancer, teacher and choreographer. Ginger shares how the themes of dance and disability activism have come together in her career, specifically through her involvement with Access Living and MOMENTA Dance Company. She discusses the […]

June 10, 2019  |  Read Article

A Leader in Ballet Celebrates 10 Years

An interview with Emily Molnar, choreographer and director of Ballet BC BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Ten years ago, Emily Molnar assumed the directorship of Canada’s Ballet BC and turned the company into an innovative hub by commissioning new work and restructuring the company so as to make all the dancers soloists. […]

June 6, 2019  |  Read Article

Elizabeth Winkelaar: “We’re Blowing Disability Out of the Water”

BY SILVA LAUKKANEN; EDITED BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT-MALDONADO Elizabeth Winkelaar is an artistic associate, company member, and teacher at Propeller Dance in Ottawa, Ontario. She earned a master’s degree in Canadian Studies at Carleton University, which led to an interest in disability art and culture, as well […]

June 3, 2019  |  Read Article