One shimmering human is held aloft by six others, legs straight and sharp, arm wearily reaching toward light, all wearing sequin costumes of gold, silver, black, blue, and purple.

Democratizing Dance

Pioneer Winter, choreographer and artistic director of Pioneer Winter Collective, an intergenerational, queer, and physically integrated company based in Miami, Florida, shares his belief that dance should not be exclusionary.

August 8, 2022 | Read Article

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.

February 11, 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