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.

March 4, 2021  |  Read Article

Kelcie Laube: “It’s About the Relationship”

Oregon-based DanceAbility teacher and performer Kelcie Laube offers her perspective on how "having people who have a disability in a performance shouldn’t be a special thing. It should be a normal thing."

February 25, 2021  |  Read Article

Choosing to Fill the Void

Portland-based dancer Jessie Nowak describes her journey letting go of stereotypes and finding her own path in dance after having children.

September 17, 2020  |  Read Article

“Making It” As An Indigenous Two-Spirit Dancer

What does “making it” in dance look like for a decolonizing Indigenous Two-Spirit in the United States? California-based dance artist Snowflake Calvert (Daniel Arizmendi) tries to answer this for herself.

September 14, 2020  |  Read Article

Promoting LGBTQ Identity and Preserving History

Choreographer/director Shaun Keylock in Portland, OR shares how his work explores facets of LGBTQ identity as well as how he is working to preserve Portland’s contemporary dance history.

January 13, 2020  |  Read Article