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

Toby MacNutt: “It’s Both And”

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT-MALDONADO Toby MacNutt is a queer, nonbinary-trans, disabled multidisciplinary artist, author, and teacher based in Vermont. Toby’s training and experience includes a wide breadth of contemporary, improvisational, and adaptive styles, with a childhood foundation in ballet, jazz, and modern dance. They have studied with integrated […]

May 30, 2019  |  Read Article

Hannah Sampson: “How We Respect and Treat Each Other”

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT-MALDONADO Hannah Sampson is a dancer with Stopgap Dance Company in the UK. She completed her BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) certificate in performing arts at Kingston College. She was an original member of the Stopgap Youth Dance Group before joining Stopgap Dance Company […]

May 27, 2019  |  Read Article