Lusi Insiati: “To Be Accepted as We Are”
"My dream is for my disability friends to access any type of dance and that we can be accepted as we are." Lusi Insiati, a dancer in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, shares her experience finding and pursuing dance through the inclusive dance troupe Nalitari.
May 2, 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
On Illustrating the Discussing Disability in Dance Book Project
San Francisco-based visual artist Liz Brent-Maldonado describes her process creating original illustrations of each dancer interviewed for the Discussing Disability in Dance Book Project.
March 11, 2021 | Read Article
Luca Patuelli: “Dance Can Be Organically Inclusive”
"One of things I appreciate about hip hop is that it is inherently inclusive." Luca Patuelli shares how he created ILL-Abilities, an international breakdance crew comprised of seven dancers with different disabilities from around the world.
March 8, 2021 | Read Article
Erik Ferguson: “Dancing is How the Body Learns”
"My entire art practice now is centered on survival." Portland based anti-virtuoso movement artist Erik Ferguson discusses how he has found more access and freedom in fringe dance spaces.
March 4, 2021 | Read Article