Advocating for the African Transnational Context

'Funmi Adewole Elliott, a UK-based Nigerian performer, dramaturg, and academic, shares her passion advocating for African diasporic dance and her interest in post-colonial art forms.

July 7, 2025 | Read Article

An illustration of six orange flowers and an orange dancer holding onto a flower stem and leaning back.

Communion with the Wild Natural Divine

Albuquerque-based dancer, artist, and magick maker Romy Keegan shares her dance-inspired bursts of artwork, like bright flowers popping up in springtime.

June 30, 2025 | Read Article

An illustration of a dancer wearing a pink dress showing her back with raised arms. The background is black.

Capturing Raw Moments

Albuquerque-based visual and dance artist Erica Wilson renders raw and surrealist moments in dance in her quest to capture gesture and flow.

December 23, 2024 | Read Article

Julia painting in her studio, surrounded by other paintings and props.

Each Page is a Stage

Maui-based artist and dancer Julia Allisson Cost details the process of painting her picture book, "The Girl and the Boat," and how she experienced the process as similar to choreographing.

November 4, 2024 | Read Article

Lauren stands close to a bass clarinet player who is also standing. Lauren gestures forward. They wear black.

Asking the Right Questions: Interdisciplinary Arts in Academia

Lauren V. Coons, an interdisciplinary composer, performer, healing artist, and educator from Albuquerque, New Mexico, makes a compelling case for making academic arts programs truly interdisciplinary in scope.

June 3, 2024 | Read Article