My Ancestor’s Wildest Dream
Vanessa Cruz, a dance artist based in Southern California, relates how she has faced relentless ableism in her pursuit of a dance degree and other opportunities, and how "making it" as a dancer with a disability is particularly challenging.
October 4, 2021 | Read Article
On the Intersections of Dance, Theater, and Disability
Nadia Adame, a dancer and actor based in Vancouver, Canada, describes her experience pursuing dance and theater as a person with a disability, and how both fields are slowly shifting toward better inclusion.
August 16, 2021 | Read Article
Dance as Integration
Kadar Khristan, a dancer/performer and the vice president of DanceAbility Finland, reflects on the therapeutic and social benefits of dance, and how performing boosted his confidence as both a person with a disability and as an immigrant.
July 1, 2021 | Read Article
“We Can Invent Anything”
Tali Wertheim and Hai Cohen, artistic directors of Vertigo Power of Balance, an Israeli based inclusive dance company, share their story and how they have worked to spread contact improvisation and inclusive dance.
June 24, 2021 | Read Article
Twenty Years of Investing in Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Dance
Sean Dorsey, San Francisco-based dance artist and the artistic director of Fresh Meat Productions, shares how his company has been elevating transgender and gender nonconforming voices for 20 years.
June 14, 2021 | Read Article