Elisabeth sits on her heel on one leg and presses the other outward. One hand reaches toward her foot, and the other hand opens behind her head. She wears a black top with patterned pants and colorful tennis shoes.

Exploring New Avenues of Disability Experience

Elisabeth Motley, a New York City-based choreographer, scholar, and teacher, describes how her work is concerned with disability as a framework for creative practice.

February 3, 2025 | Read Article

Seven dancers sit on a raised platform with identically crossed legs, praying hands, and open mouths under stark stage lighting.

Supporting Dance in A Global and Digital World

Anna CY Chan, president of World Dance Alliance – Asia Pacific, relates how the organization functions as the primary voice and support group for dance in the Asia-Pacific region.

January 27, 2025 | Read Article

Burlesque performers wearing black on a bright stage with bubbles floating around.

DIY Dance

Erin Kilmurray, a Chicago-based dance artist who is best known for the queer punk dance and variety performance project The Fly Honey Show, describes the drive behind the DIY (do-it-yourself) aesthetic found throughout her work.

January 20, 2025 | Read Article

A group of women wearing yellow shirts lift their arms above their heads and look up.

The Healing Power of Movement

Lucy Wallace, director of Dance To Be Free, facilitates dance in prisons to reduce anxiety and depression through the healing power of movement.

January 13, 2025 | Read Article

A shirtless dancer reaches up to the light. Their hand is blurred in movement. The background is dark.

Fragility and Disability Discourse

Alessandro Schiattarella, an Italian dance artist based in Switzerland, shares his journey as a dancer with a disability, his choreographic processes, and his experience creating access and awareness through his work.

January 6, 2025 | Read Article