One Man’s Footprint on Contemporary Indian Dance

An Interview with Astad Deboo BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOS BY RITAM BANERJEE Astad Deboo is a contemporary Indian dancer and choreographer in Mumbai, India. Now in his 70s, he has spent his career contributing to and shaping the field of contemporary Indian dance. Here, he describes his upcoming piece, Inter-Connect, […]

November 26, 2018  |  Read Article

Promoting Freedom and Equality

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Jana Meszaros, a DanceAbility instructor in Eugene, OR. Jana describes her small-town upbringing, how she discovered DanceAbility through contact improvisation, and her road to becoming a Master Teacher. She shares her belief in DanceAbility as a tool for creating […]

November 19, 2018  |  Read Article

Being in Body in Nature on Earth

An Interview with Ahjo Ahjo is a neuro different, gender queer, pansexual, elemental creature, residing for more than 25 years on Tewa land at O’gha Po’oge—White Shell Water Place—now called Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ahjo calls themselves a SomaticEarth Artist and uses all mediums to express both the tension and […]

November 15, 2018  |  Read Article

Archiving and Authoring at the Margins

An Interview with Mariana Valencia BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT, PHOTOS BY IAN DOUGLAS Mariana Valencia is a choreographer in New York who combines theatrical and performative techniques with her interest in ethnography. Here she discusses her focus on marginality, how writing informs her performance practice, and her questions about archiving and […]

November 12, 2018  |  Read Article

A Call for Public Discussion

Dear Mr. Wegman, As the Senior Director of NYC’s home for cutting-edge performance and discourse, Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, we urge you to initiate a public discussion about the ethics of Jan Fabre’s work practices and Mount Olympus. Specifically, we feel that presenting Jan Fabre’s work is a form of […]

November 9, 2018  |  Read Article