“It’s A Discipline Like Any Other Discipline”

Rujeko Dumbutshena, a Zimbabwean-born dancer, pedagogue, performer, and Assistant Professor in the School of Theatre and Dance at the University of Florida, discusses how she has seen major shifts in how Afro Diasporic dance is valued within college dance curriculums over the past couple years since the Black Lives Matter protests.

February 21, 2022  |  Read Article

A Practice Where We Come Together

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Adam Benjamin, a pioneer and much esteemed choreographer and teacher in the field of integrated dance. Based in the United Kingdom, he describes his introduction to disability through a visual arts residency at a spinal injury clinic, and how […]

May 3, 2018  |  Read Article

Felicitas: I Could Finally Breathe

Each summer for the past five years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it resonates personally. My goal is to create a yearly check-in to chart how these young women grow […]

July 13, 2017  |  Read Article