Pain as a Generative Source of Creativity
Maggie Bridger, a dancer, choreographer, and PhD candidate whose work focuses on the intersection of dance, disability, and pain, discusses how her choreography and research inform one another.
Dance as a Medium to Access Different Communities
Associate Professor Ralph Buck, Head of Dance Studies at the University of Auckland, explains his community-oriented pedagogical approach that challenges dance’s role in the world.
Quantifying Psychological Wellbeing in Dance
Dr. Moitree Banerjee, Dr. Lucie Clements, Kathleen McGuire Gaines, and Erin Sanchez discuss why it is essential to research and quantify psychological wellbeing in dance and how they hope to apply their work toward bettering mental health across the dance field.
Suzanne Cowan: “I Can’t Be Reduced to One Thing”
“I can’t be reduced to one thing, like being abled or disabled.” New Zealand based dance artist Suzanne Cowan shares her view of how the body is part of a rich ecology and how disability fits into this larger vision.
The Need for Relevancy and Decolonization in Higher Education
London-based dance artist Shannon Oleson shares how conversations on decolonization and transferable skills within the dance curriculum arose while doing her MFA research.