A group of dancers huddle and walk together in the foreground. They are brightly colored. The rest of the photo is black and white with a band playing on the stage in the background.

How to See in the Dark (a.k.a. Ecosystems, Cycles, Insecurity)

Dance artists Anne Bartlett and Jessica Perino reflect on the cycles of artmaking through their company 20MOONS in Durango, CO.

May 12, 2025 | Read Article

Questioning the Professional Paradigm

JESSICA PERINO is co-artistic director of 20MOONS. Based in Durango, Colorado—a town of 17,000—the company offers a contemporary and explorative approach to dance-making. Here, she offers several questions and concerns about the way society conceptualizes professional dance. Her responses are part of a larger series dissecting what it means to be […]

January 25, 2018 | Read Article