Jack Carpenter: a Master of Illumination

The estimable dance and theater lighting designer Thomas Skelton once remarked, “There are many barriers between the dancer and good lighting, but each can be hurdled with enough imagination, common […]

First Things First

Northwest Arkansas and Benton County roller derby leaguers at the Meet the Momentary festival in Bentonville, Arkansas Photo by Erika Chong Shuch First things first: how are you? Amid the […]

Moving Values: 2012 Dancers Choice Award Recipients: Ernesto Sopprani

Della Davidson and Ernesto Sopprani are the recipients of the 2012 Bay Area Dance Week Dancers Choice Award. This tradition, in its 5th year, celebrates individuals and organizations that are […]

What Does “Healthy” Mean? A Look at Dancers’ Body Types and Shifting Notions of Wellness

It wasn’t so long ago that university dance programs were affiliated with physical education departments, and some schools were slower than others in moving their dance students into the humanities. […]

Past Perfect

Don’t stop believin’— yes, the now-famous power ballad by Journey originally airing in 1981, speaking to my state of mind then, before cell phones and emails, before AIDS and HIV, […]

In Practice: Colleague-Criticism

In 2009, I published an essay in this publication (In Dance) about a work by choreographer Randee Paufve, a dear friend of mine. I didn’t know it at the time, […]

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Activating National and Local Connections to Further Physically Integrated Dance

For the first time in the United States, a national convening on the future of physically integrated dance took place earlier this year. This event, held over three days in […]

FAQs: Dancers’ Group Fiscal Sponsorship Program

What is fiscal sponsorship and why is it needed? Individual dance artists and new dance organizations need funding (donations, grants) to support their work. Often they are hindered by the […]

Collective Matters on Dance and Other Body Modifications

Dancing Around Race (DAR) explores the socio-cultural dimensions of race within the interconnected fields of choreography, dance presentation, dance training, funding, curatorial practices, and dance criticism in U.S. contemporary and […]