Two performers dressed in flowing light-colored costumes sit closely together on dimly lit steps, illuminated by warm golden stage lighting.

Natural Acts

Interdisciplinary performance artist Perel guides us through their performance of "Natural Acts," which explores the personal loss of their mother alongside the historical mass killing of disabled people during World War II.

January 5, 2026  |  Read Article

One dancers lights another dancer who shoots their leg out to the side. They are wearing orange and a city scape rises behind them.

getting the wild light into my bones

Bay Area-based choreographer Bhumi B. Patel chronicles the inspiration behind her new work "wild light" using author Donna Haraway's speculative fiction, and her desire to put on-stage the worlds she wants to see off-stage.

November 17, 2025  |  Read Article

Eric Garcia onstage dressed in drag makeup and wearing a yellow dress, holding a microphone.

Not Just a Funding Cut

Eric Garcia entreats institutions to embrace and support the queer, trans, Black, brown, disabled, Indigenous, and community-rooted future of dance.

October 20, 2025  |  Read Article

Burlesque performers wearing black on a bright stage with bubbles floating around.

DIY Dance

Erin Kilmurray, a Chicago-based dance artist who is best known for the queer punk dance and variety performance project The Fly Honey Show, describes the drive behind the DIY (do-it-yourself) aesthetic found throughout her work.

January 20, 2025  |  Read Article