Embracing the Diversity of Queer Expression

Colorado-based dance artist Allison Blakeney describes the impetus behind Excessive Realness, an annual queer-normative dance intensive geared toward LGBTQIA+ people.

May 25, 2020  |  Read Article

Beyond Checking the Boxes

Jesse Bie, director of San Francisco’s STEAMROLLER Dance Company, reflects on his career and how queer and Asian American representation has evolved since he started working in the 90s.

March 26, 2020  |  Read Article

Choreographing Invisible Labor

Thomas Choinacky, a performance artist in Philadelphia, investigates the invisible labor of the ball people in tennis and how it relates to queer identity.

March 16, 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

On Mess, Failure and Queer Expression

Anthony Alterio, a choreographer and dance professor SUNY Fredonia, discusses his trajectory as well as why he co-founded a summer dance intensive geared toward the queer community called Excessive Realness.

December 19, 2019  |  Read Article