Using Breath to Connect with Spirit
Soyinka Rahim, a Grassroots Spiritual Practitioner and the founder of BIBOLOVE in Oakland, CA, shares how her dance history informs her work as a spiritual facilitator.
Elevating Stories and Spaces
Dance artists Sarah Crowell and Lauren Cox share their involvement in the upcoming production of “SPACES: Oakland” and how they seek to elevate the people of Oakland and their stories through movement, ritual, and community.
Judith Smith: “Making Physically Integrated Work Part of The Dance Canon”
“I started AXIS’ commissioning program out of selfishness. I wanted new motivation and I wanted to be pushed.” Judith Smith, founding member and artistic director emerita, reflects on how AXIS Dance Company grew and eventually shaped the field of disability in dance.
Developing Voices and Platforms within Arab Experimentalism
Leyya Mona Tawil – director of DANCE ELIXIR, Temescal Art Center in Oakland, and Arab.AMP – shares more about Arab Experimentalism and how she has developed her voice within that framework.
Ritual and Connection
Korean dance artist Dohee Lee in Oakland, CA discusses her approach to making ritual performance and how it is rooted in community, especially her most recent piece, “Mu,” which explores themes of connection.