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

Discussing Spirituality, Intimacy, and Power Dynamics

For the past six months, Emily Jones (she/her) and Hannah Krafcik (she/they) have been artists in residence at New Expressive Works (N.E.W.) in Portland, OR, creating their first work, switch, which debuted in March. Here, they each share some of their reflections on this experience, particularly on the role of […]

April 18, 2019  |  Read Article

Presenting the Diversity of Queer Dance

An Interview with John Zullo BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT John Zullo is the artistic director of Zullo/RawMovement and is a choreographer, teacher, producer, curator and performer originally from the Bronx, NYC. In 2018, he initiated the Queerly Contemporary Festival for LGBTQ+ artists. Now in its second year and going strong, John […]

April 15, 2019  |  Read Article

Access is Good for Everybody

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Aaron Wheeler-Kay, creative director of Echo Theater Company in Portland, Oregon. Aaron, a master DanceAbility teacher, shares how he applies DanceAbility to create an accessible circus arts space, as well as leverage his privilege to feature and support other […]

April 11, 2019  |  Read Article