Creating Hula in Response to Climate Change
An Interview with Patrick Makuakāne BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Patrick Makuakāne is the director of Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, a Bay Area-based dance company that…
The Chitrasena Dance Company Straddles Traditional and Contemporary
The Chitrasena Dance Company is Sri Lanka’s oldest dance company, and was established in the 1940s by Guru Chitrasena, who was instrumental in bringing Sri Lanka’s…
Where Global and Indigenous Meet
An Interview with Jack Gray BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHY BY JINKI CAMBRONERO Jack Gray is the artistic director and founder of Atamira Dance Company, a contemporary…
A Global Discussion
An Interview with Jack Gray BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN McDERMOTT Jack Gray is the artistic director and founder of Atamira Dance Company, a contemporary…
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…