Laveau

The 14th Episode of House/Full of BlackWomen: New Chitlin Circuitry: Reparations Vaudeville Excerpts from Laveau by Britt Frazier, Directed by Margo Hall with ritual offering by Portsha Jefferson and Rara […]

Illusions, Mesmerism and Music

The 14th Episode of House/Full of BlackWomen: New Chitlin Circuitry: Reparations Vaudeville Illusions, Mesmerism, and Music with Zakiya Oyadolu Harris and Yvette Aldama. Video art and Music w/ Alexa Lexigon […]

VIII: a Virtual Dance Performance

Saint Mary’s College Dance Company presents VIII: a Virtual Dance Performance Created by eight Dance Majors from the Class of 2021. In this uncharted time of self and collective transformation, […]

Welcome

We live in a time where love costs. As an example, I love this country but do I love all the people here? The cost is to feel fully. The cost is to believe that no matter what’s going on in the world there will be grief, goodness, ugliness, rebellion, confusion and love. As the lyrics to the song go, “what the world needs now is love sweet love….”

An gì chua?

“did you eat yet?”
ma would ask
“did you eat yet?”
ma would ask
“?n gì ch?a?”

What’s in a Conversation?

“We had an incredible Practitioner Exchange last night!” I tell my Luna colleagues, “I laughed, I even cried, we danced around, and the conversation just flowed.” I realize as I’m saying this, that I’m not fully describing the depth of the discussion, and that in fact, it sounds a bit trite.

Catching up with Dana Lawton Dances and The Farallonites

One Saturday afternoon last February, I sat upstairs in Shawl-Anderson Dance Center’s large studio space watching Dana Lawton Dances (DLD) prepare their upcoming new work, The Farallonites.

Preserving, Building and Connecting: Addressing Social Justice Issues through Culturally Specific Dance

Culturally specific dance is a lifeline for diverse cultural communities throughout the United States to stay connected to our cultural roots. This article explores the role of culturally specific dancers to address important social justice issues of our time and the capacity building support needed to maximize their impact on the communities they serve as well as the dance sector at-large.

In Conversation: David Herrera and Jocelyn Reyes

You are reading excerpts from David Herrera and Jocelyn Reyes’ recorded conversation. Listen to the conversation. Transcript of the full conversation

In Conversation: Claudine Naganuma and Selma Apara

You are reading excerpts from Claudine Naganuma and Selma Apara’s recorded conversation. Listen to the conversation. Transcript of the full conversation