Dancing in the Middle of Two Worlds
Natalie Benally, a dancer with the contemporary Indigenous company Dancing Earth, reflects on her desire to create narratives centered on the contemporary Native experience.
Storytelling Between Worlds
Anne Pesata, a dancer with the contemporary Indigenous company Dancing Earth, discusses how storytelling is used to explore Native culture through dance.
Dancing Migrant Farmworkers’ Experiences
An Interview with Heryka Miranda BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Heryka Miranda is a dance artist in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada who has been using approaches in expressive arts…
Actions and Iterations of An Indigenous Female-Led Future
BY JACQUELINE SHEA MURPHY This past July at the New Moon Ceremony in Berkeley, California – which was called for in the “Indigenous Women of the…
Defining Indigenous Contemporary Dance, One Step at a Time
An Interview with Rulan Tangen BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Rulan Tangen is the artistic director and founder of Dancing Earth, an indigenous intertribal dance ensemble based out…