Two performers dressed in flowing light-colored costumes sit closely together on dimly lit steps, illuminated by warm golden stage lighting.

Natural Acts

Interdisciplinary performance artist Perel guides us through their performance of "Natural Acts," which explores the personal loss of their mother alongside the historical mass killing of disabled people during World War II.

January 5, 2026 | Read Article

Four dancers in a dark studio hover in a circle and reach their hands to the floor in a small pool of light from a flashlight held by one of the dancers.

What Remains, What Becomes

Pioneer Winter of Miami, FL, explores the difference between holding versus keeping through commemorating the generation lost to HIV/AIDS and to his mother who died when he was young.

April 28, 2025 | Read Article

Remembering Adam Darius

BY KAZIMIR KOLESNIK I first met Adam Darius when I was an 18-year old directionless youth, harbouring vague leanings towards art and theatre. As with many other students whom he has taught in a long and acclaimed worldwide career as a mime artist, dancer, teacher and author, he inspired me […]

December 14, 2017 | Read Article

Moving Beyond Loss: An Interview with Ann DiFruscia

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Ann held sadness in her. It was a very real melancholy based on her life experience of loving and losing. But when she danced, something seemed to shed. It was the first time since meeting her I had truly seen her face smile […]

November 20, 2017 | Read Article

Dancing through Death

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Liv Schaffer, a young dance artist living in the Bay Area. Liv lost both of her parents to cancer, and set out to process her experience of loss through dance. Her ongoing project, Deadication, incorporates dance and video, most […]

June 22, 2017 | Read Article