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

Supporting a Spectrum of Movement Choices

An Interview with Rebecca Haseltine Rebecca Haseltine is a Body-Mind Centering practitioner and teacher in the Bay Area who developed Body Learning, a comprehensive practice of hands-on bodywork, movement therapy, and somatic education. Here, she shares more about the application of Body Learning, including with people with disabilities, and how […]

April 8, 2019  |  Read Article

Teaching Robots to Move, Let Alone Dance

An Interview with Amy LaViers, director of the RAD Lab Amy LaViers is the director of the Robotics, Automation, and Dance (RAD) Lab at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The lab seeks to leverage embodied, choreographic practice in the development of expressive robotic systems and in the study of human […]

April 4, 2019  |  Read Article

Dance Applied to Real Life

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Margot Greenlee, a choreographer, theater director and artist educator based in Washington DC. Here, Margot discusses her involvement with Jacob’s Pillow’s Curriculum in Motion® and her own project, BodyWise Dance, which provides dance classes and workshops for individuals and […]

April 1, 2019  |  Read Article