Art as a Tool for Access and Transformation

Kat Rampackova, a dance artist based in Barcelona, shares her journey finding herself as a freelancer, how she co-founded Priestor Súčasného Tanca for contemporary dance in her native Slovakia, and the impetus behind her recent piece "Mirage" with the Finnish dance company Kaaos.

July 8, 2021  |  Read Article

Maija Karhunen: “I Can Make Space For Myself”

"I can make space for myself when I need and want to!" Finnish dance artist Maija Karhunen discusses her experiences with othering and politeness as part of the Discussing Disability in Dance Project.

July 20, 2020  |  Read Article

“Making It” in The Moment

Raisa Punkii, a San Francisco-based dance artist from Finland, defines the ways she has "made it" in dance on her own terms.

October 7, 2019  |  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

Expanding The Borders of Dance

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Violeta Fatás, a dancer in Spain devoted to expanding integrative dance. Violeta shares her perspective on the integrative dance scene in Spain, how she became interested in access and disability, why dance – especially improvisation – is particularly suited […]

December 4, 2017  |  Read Article