Conjuring Imagination Through Movement

An Interview with Maria Bauman-Morales BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Maria Bauman-Morales is a New York City based choreographer and the artistic director of MBDance, as well as a two-time resident through the CUNY Dance Initiative, which offers available space through the CUNY university system to NYC dance artists. MBDance centers the non-linear and linear […]

February 25, 2019  |  Read Article

Taking the Club Ethos into Choreography

An Interview with Ephrat Asherie BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Ephrat Asherie is a New York City based b-girl, dancer and choreographer, as well as a two-time resident through the CUNY Dance Initiative, which offers available space through the CUNY university system to NYC dance artists. Ephrat’s work is dedicated to exploring […]

February 21, 2019  |  Read Article

The CUNY Dance Initiative: A Step Toward Solving the Space Issue

An Interview with Alyssa Alpine, Director of the CUNY Dance Initiative BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT The CUNY Dance Initiative is an opportunity for New York City choreographers and dance companies to apply for residencies designed to take advantage of underutilized facilities in the City University of New York (CUNY) public university […]

February 18, 2019  |  Read Article

Preserving, Promoting and Expanding Black Dance

An Interview with Denise Saunders Thompson BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) was founded with the mission of preserving and promoting dance by people of African ancestry or origin and assisting and increasing opportunities for Black Artists through advocacy, audience development, education, funding, networking, performance, philosophical dialogue, and touring. […]

February 14, 2019  |  Read Article

Celebrating the Jazz Tradition

An Interview with Pat Taylor Pat Taylor is the artistic director and choreographer of the JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble. Based out of Los Angeles, the company celebrates the jazz tradition as a vital thread in the cultural fabric of African American history and heritage, and a defining element of […]

February 11, 2019  |  Read Article