The Power of Being Seen

Washington, DC-based dance artist Devin Hill details their experiences of repeated inaccessibility and prejudice in dance, demonstrating how we must confront and deconstruct ableism as a field.

November 3, 2025  |  Read Article

Raising Awareness of Harassment and Discrimination

An Interview with Frances Chiaverini and Robyn Doty BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Frances Chiaverini and Robyn Doty initiated Whistle While You Work in 2017, an online platform devoted to reporting sexual harassment and discrimination in the dance and performance world. They discuss some of the systemic issues they are up against, […]

April 30, 2018  |  Read Article

Positive Discrimination?

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN, PHOTOS BY DAVID WOHLSCHLAG In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Maija Karhunen, a dancer and performer based in Helsinki, Finland. Maija discusses the practicalities of touring as a disabled dancer, attitudes in Europe toward disability, how to navigate the special attention that disability voices receive, and […]

March 8, 2018  |  Read Article