Using Breath to Connect with Spirit
Soyinka Rahim, a Grassroots Spiritual Practitioner and the founder of BIBOLOVE in Oakland, CA, shares how her dance history informs her work as a spiritual facilitator.
October 3, 2022 | Read Article
At The Intersection of Dance, Spirituality, and Healing
New York City-based dancers Joy Havens and Nehemoyia Young, both members of Gibney’s Moving Toward Justice Cohort, seek to address religious trauma through dance in their project "In Liberated Company."
October 5, 2020 | Read Article
Uplifting Voices through Burlesque and Dance
Jenn Freeman (aka Po’Chop), a Chicago-based performance artist, shares how she found her voice through burlesque and how her recent piece aimed to uplift Black women’s voices.
November 11, 2019 | Read Article
Discussing Spirituality, Intimacy, and Power Dynamics
For the past six months, Emily Jones (she/her) and Hannah Krafcik (she/they) have been artists in residence at New Expressive Works (N.E.W.) in Portland, OR, creating their first work, switch, which debuted in March. Here, they each share some of their reflections on this experience, particularly on the role of […]
April 18, 2019 | Read Article
Making an Offering: An Interview with Cynthia Winton-Henry
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Cynthia’s dance was like a perfect day spent outdoors when the world feels so right and simple, if only for a fleeting moment. This was Cynthia. There wasn’t complication or questioning, just a simple relishing of her body in movement. This interview is […]
October 17, 2016 | Read Article