A Dancer in the Woods
Katie Flashner moved from Southern California to Maine during the pandemic. Away from her ballroom dance opportunities, she asks: For a competitive dancer, how important is the aspect of competition to my identity as a dancer?
July 18, 2022 | Read Article
Butoh and Neuroscience
Colombian neuroscientist Dr. Luis Roberto Amador López, theoretical physicist Dr. José Jairo Giraldo Gallo, and butoh choreographer Brenda Polo research the effects butoh has on the brain and emotions in their project "Black Hole."
July 5, 2022 | Read Article
in search of a decolonial performance praxis
Queer, desi artist/activist Bhumi B Patel asks, "What does it mean to have a decolonial body? What is being put on and what is being shed? How do we tell the stories of our lives?" in her search of a decolonial performance praxis.
June 27, 2022 | Read Article
Mary Verdi-Fletcher: “Blazing the Trail”
Mary Verdi-Fletcher, the founding artistic director of the Dancing Wheels Company & School in Cleveland, Ohio, shares her experience blazing the trail as one of disability dance artistry's pioneers.
June 13, 2022 | Read Article
Jung Soo “Krops” Lee: “Disability Isn’t Only What You See”
Jung Soo "Krops" Lee is a b-boy and DJ in Uijeongbu, South Korea and a member of the breakdance crews Fusion MC and ILL-Abilities. He shares his perspective on the lack of understanding about dancers with invisible disabilities.
June 6, 2022 | Read Article