A Life in Dance Education

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Nancy Bain, who has spent her life working in dance education. She shares some of her most unique teaching experiences, including addressing war with students through dance at a public elementary school for the arts. Nancy also discusses why […]

September 28, 2017  |  Read Article

Making It Mine

Editorial Note: Each August for the past five years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us this month in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY ERIN MALLEY Part I. Once upon a time, I […]

August 17, 2017  |  Read Article

Dance as Discourse in Palestine

An Interview with Samar King BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Samar King is an American Palestinian and the artistic director Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre, a dance company based out of both Palestine and New York City. She shares her perceptions on living and creating dance in the midst of a politically disenfranchised […]

June 19, 2017  |  Read Article

What is Your Agency? Developing Authority and Voice

An Interview with Marissa Perel BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Marissa Perel is an artist and writer living in New York City. She created a column on performance for Art21 Magazine, served as an editor for Critical Correspondence, and contributes to many online journals. She shares her perspective on the art of […]

March 27, 2017  |  Read Article

The Changing Face of Dance Writing

An Interview with Siobhan Burke BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Siobhan Burke is a dance writer based in Brooklyn, New York. She contributes regularly to The New York Times and Dance Magazine, where she was an editor from 2008 to 2013. She shares her perspective on how the field of dance writing […]

March 20, 2017  |  Read Article