Jerron Herman: “A Political Understanding of Disability”

"If we increase the variety of participation, we will all be able to create in a way that feels sustainable." New York City-based Jeron Herman shares how more artists with disabilities are needed in more contexts so the field doesn't become a monolith.

February 4, 2021  |  Read Article

Turning Setbacks into Comebacks

Zazel-Chavah O’Garra, artistic director of ZCO/DANCE PROJECT in NYC, reflects on how the effects of her benign brain tumor caused her to become an advocate for physically integrated dance.

November 19, 2020  |  Read Article

At The Intersection of Dance, Spirituality, and Healing

New York City-based dancers Joy Havens and Nehemoyia Young, both members of Gibney’s Moving Toward Justice Cohort, seek to address religious trauma through dance in their project "In Liberated Company."

October 5, 2020  |  Read Article

Alexandra: Skeptical on What My Dance Future Will Hold

For the past eight years, Alexandra has been writing in every year, describing her life in dance. This year she threw herself into auditions for entertainment jobs before the pandemic hit, and now wonders what her future in dance will be.

August 10, 2020  |  Read Article

Kayla Hamilton: “Do I Need to Name It?”

"Is Blackness performative disability? How do we de-center sight as a primary source of consumption? Are there different ways of using description of aesthetic and accessibility?" NYC-based visually impaired dancer/choreographer Kayla Hamilton asks all this and more in her interview as part of the Discussing Disability in Dance Project.

July 13, 2020  |  Read Article