Discussing Disability in Dance: A New Book Project

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT, ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT Here’s an interesting fact: One in four people in the United States have a disability that impacts a major part of their life according to a 2018 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s 25 percent of the US population. […]

May 13, 2019  |  Read Article

Expanding Access and Equity in the Dance Profession

MARK TRAVIS RIVERA, founder of marked dance project and an award-winning activist, choreographer, dancer, speaker and writer, shares his perspective on what makes a professional dancer and how his intersectionality being Latino, gay, gender non-conforming (femme) and disabled informs his point of view. His responses are part of a larger […]

January 15, 2018  |  Read Article

Cracking the Surface of Possibility

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN Mark Travis Rivera is a choreographer, writer, public speaker and advocate who lives in the world of intersectionality. Latino, gay, gender-non conforming and disabled, Mark’s life is a testament to how much agency a young person can have. In fact, the 26-year-old holds the distinction of being the youngest person to found […]

April 15, 2017  |  Read Article