Kazuyo Morita: “We Need Role Models”
"We need role models in this field so there's somebody who other disabled people can copy or aspire to be, but I don't think that's possible unless more dancers come into this field. I personally think it's very important to establish the status of disabled dancers and train more disabled dancers." Kazuyo Morita, a dancer and actress from Osaka, Japan, shares how crucial role models are to motivating people with disabilities to try dance.
April 18, 2022 | Read Article
Redouan “Redo” Ait Chitt: “I Want to Inspire People with Good Dance”
"I don’t really mind being called inspiring, but I hope the dance itself was inspiring as much as the dancer onstage. I want to inspire people with good dance." Netherlands-based b-boy and ILL-Abilities member Redouan “Redo” Ait Chitt shares how what drives him is to be a good dancer, period.
April 11, 2022 | Read Article
The Discussing Disability in Dance Book is Published!
"Breadth of Bodies: Discussing Disability in Dance" is published and available for purchase! This book has been five years in the making and we are honored to share it with our community.
April 7, 2022 | Read Article
Tabled: Funding and Social Justice
San Francisco-based theater-maker Erin Merritt, San Francisco-based administrator/dance artist Andréa Spearman, and Brooklyn-based dancer/administrator Megan Wright discuss funding and social justice as part of Chlo and Co's Tabled series.
April 4, 2022 | Read Article
How Cultural Production Functions
Ninoska M’bewe Escobar, a dance scholar and Postdoctoral Fellow in Dance at the University of New Mexico, discusses her focus on bringing more awareness to the legacy of Pearl Primus, as well as why it is important to teach the history of dance forms alongside technique.
March 21, 2022 | Read Article