Suzanne Cowan: “I Can’t Be Reduced to One Thing”

"I can’t be reduced to one thing, like being abled or disabled." New Zealand based dance artist Suzanne Cowan shares her view of how the body is part of a rich ecology and how disability fits into this larger vision.

March 1, 2021  |  Read Article

Kelcie Laube: “It’s About the Relationship”

Oregon-based DanceAbility teacher and performer Kelcie Laube offers her perspective on how "having people who have a disability in a performance shouldn’t be a special thing. It should be a normal thing."

February 25, 2021  |  Read Article

Alexandria Wailes: “Let Us Move!”

"We don’t have time for this inspiration narrative anymore. Let us move!" Alexandria Wailes describes her experience navigating both hearing and Deaf environments throughout her career in the performing arts.

February 22, 2021  |  Read Article

Christelle Dreyer: “We Have to Prove We Can Move”

"In South Africa, 90 percent of the time I am the only person with a wheelchair in dance classes." Christelle Dreyer describes her experience and insights being one of only a handful of dancers who use a wheelchair in her country.

February 15, 2021  |  Read Article

Shaking Our Ground

"I feel like we have only just begun to understand the breadth of the field of disability in dance." Silva Laukkanen shares how working on the Discussing Disability in Dance Project has shaped her perspective.

July 23, 2020  |  Read Article