Reaching Palestinian Youth Through Dance

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews 22 year-old Hanna Tams, founder and director of Douban Dance Company in Jerusalem. Hanna is dedicated to reaching at-risk Palestinian youth through dance, thereby using art for social change. Hanna shares the cultural obstacles he has overcome, the political […]

June 8, 2017  |  Read Article

30 Years of Presenting World Class Flamenco

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Eva Encinias Sandoval is the founder and artistic director of the Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque, an annual flamenco festival that takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Now in its 30th year, Eva waxes about how the art form has evolved over the past three decades, and […]

June 5, 2017  |  Read Article

Defining Indigenous Contemporary Dance, One Step at a Time

An Interview with Rulan Tangen BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Rulan Tangen is the artistic director and founder of Dancing Earth, an indigenous intertribal dance ensemble based out of New Mexico. Her work values movement as an expression of indigenous worldview, including the honoring of matriarchal leadership, dance as functional ritual for […]

May 22, 2017  |  Read Article

Making Dance Where You Find It

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of the DanceCast, Silva Laukkanen speaks to her third site-specific dance artist, Stephan Koplowitz, who has been producing site specific dances for over 30 years. He shares a peek into his research and choreographic process, as well as discusses the origins and status […]

May 18, 2017  |  Read Article

I Remember the Dirt the Most

BY TANYA WINTERS; PHOTOS BY PAT BARRETT Tanya Winters is a dancer based in Austin, TX, who took part in a residency this past January alongside collaborator Silva Laukkanen at Keshet Center for the Arts in Albuquerque, NM. Keshet is an inclusive arts organization with a focus on dance and […]

May 15, 2017  |  Read Article