A Dance that Relentlessly Challenges and Changes
Hyejeon Hong, the director of Hong Dance Company in Seoul, discusses “Possible Dance 2022,” an improvised performance featuring dancers with disabilities.
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.
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.
There’s No Such Thing As “We Can’t Do Something”
Dance artist Karenne Koo of Tucson, AZ, discusses her involvement with the Mettler-based dance community and the breadth of her outreach work.
A Philosophy of Inclusion
Olivia O’Hare and Veronica DeWitt, colleagues at Body Shift in Austin, TX, share their entry points into improvisational dance and DanceAbility in particular, as well as discuss the strengths of DanceAbility and its philosophy of inclusion.