Perceiving and Being Perceived

Melanie Greene, a dancer, choreographer, writer, and podcaster currently based in New Orleans, explores the Black female experience through an Afro-futuristic lens, as well as the intersections of her performance and journalistic experiences.

March 4, 2024  |  Read Article

Promoting Boundaries and Pushing for Equality

An Interview with Kathleen Rea BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Kathleen Rea is a dancer, improviser, choreographer and activist in Toronto, Canada. In 2000, she formed REAson d’etre dance productions, a dance company that promotes contact dance improvisation. Through her company, she has produced the Wednesday Dance Jam, the Contact Dance International Film […]

October 11, 2018  |  Read Article

A Serious Platform for Women

An Interview with Grace Nicol BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Grace Nicol is a London-based dance artist and choreographer who in 2017 launched Woman SRSLY, a platform for female identifying and socialized female artists. The interdisciplinary performances include dance, theater, music, live art, film and cabaret. Grace shares the impetus, goals and […]

August 2, 2018  |  Read Article

Connecting Beyond Demographic

An Interview with Marissa Brown BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT New York based dancer and choreographer Marissa Brown shares her desire to connect through dance and move beyond demographic labels. ~~ Where do you most commonly derive inspiration for your work? From personal, social or political matters (or a mix)? A big […]

February 23, 2017  |  Read Article

Dancing the African Diaspora and Beyond

An Interview with Deborah Vaughan BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOS BY ED MILLER Deborah Vaughan is the artistic director and co-founder of Dimensions Dance Theater, one of the oldest African American dance companies in the country (the company had its first season in 1973). Based out of Oakland, CA, Deborah continues […]

February 9, 2017  |  Read Article