Modern Moves’ Approach to Studying Afro-Diasporic Dance
An Interview with Ananya Jahanara Kabir BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Ananya Jahanara Kabir was the project director and principal investigator of Modern Moves: Kinetic Transnationalism and Afro-Diasporic Rhythm Cultures, a five-year research project (June 2013 – May 2018), funded by a European Research Council Advanced Grant, and located at the Department […]
May 6, 2019 | Read Article
The Language of the Body is the Oldest Language
PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Sally Davison, a dancer, choreographer, and master DanceAbility teacher in the UK and Finland. Sally discusses the strength of DanceAbility as valuing participant-led knowledge and making inclusion possible. She asserts that DanceAbility is not just about disability, but about […]
May 2, 2019 | Read Article
Celebrating the Body
An Interview with Jody Oberfelder BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT, PHOTOS BY PAULA COURT Jody Oberfelder is a dancer and choreographer in New York City. Her upcoming work, Madame Ovary, is the final installation of a seven-year body-centric multimedia exploration. Madame Ovary examines the role biology and anatomy play in defining identity […]
April 29, 2019 | Read Article
To Connect and Understand Through Dance
An Interview with Hien Huynh BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Originally from Vietnam, Hien Huynh is a freelance dancer and choreographer in San Francisco. He shares his incredible story of how he came to dance, as well as a glimpse into some of the many projects he is involved with and how […]
April 25, 2019 | Read Article
Embodied Learning, Starting as Infants
An Interview with Amy Matthews, Cofounder of Babies Project BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Amy Matthews is co-founder of Babies Project in NYC, an educational non-profit offering developmental movement education for infants, toddlers, parents, caregivers, adults and elders. The organization’s vision is to create a world where babies and adults get the touch, support […]
April 22, 2019 | Read Article