The Next TiMes. Laurel Lawson, Alice Sheppard, and Tatiana Cholewa wheel across the stage, gazing up. They all wear silver pants and shimmery black tops. In the background, a projection of long blue lines and dappled green reflections of light. Photo by Cherylynn Tsushima.

Creating Generative Movement Vocabularies

Kinetic Light’s Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson discuss the creation of "The Next TiMes," their newest work, along with the company’s evolving tech, artistic practices, and future directions in disability arts.

January 26, 2026 | Read Article

Transcending Time, Place, and Space

Christy Bolingbroke, Executive and Artistic Director of NCCAkron in Akron, Ohio, discusses how NCCAkron has moved toward alternatives to in-person choreographic residencies.

December 17, 2020 | Read Article

A screenshot of DanceUSA 2020 DILT Virtual Seminar

Continuing to Provide Advocacy and Connection

Amy Fitterer, Executive Director of Dance/USA, shares how Dance/USA responded to the events of 2020 by continuing to provide advocacy and connection.

December 7, 2020 | Read Article

Wrapping Up 2020 with A Look at The Field

After interviewing seven leaders of major dance organizations, dancer/writer Emmaly Wiederholt sums up some ways 2020 has impacted the dance field.

November 30, 2020 | Read Article

Teaching Robots to Move, Let Alone Dance

An Interview with Amy LaViers, director of the RAD Lab Amy LaViers is the director of the Robotics, Automation, and Dance (RAD) Lab at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The lab seeks to leverage embodied, choreographic practice in the development of expressive robotic systems and in the study of human […]

April 4, 2019 | Read Article