Reviews

A laptop sits open on a wooden table. On screen the description for the MoBBallet Dance Writers Convening is displayed. Next to the laptop on the table are an iced latte, a thINKingDANCE pen, and a thINKingDANCE business card.
Photo: Ellen Miller

Envisioning a future of possibilities for dance writing

Ellen Miller

A convening of dance writers offers critical opportunities to reflect on bias, harm, and opportunity in the field.

Kayla Hamilton, a Black woman in a flowing black tunic, extends her arms directly in front of her, open hands reaching forward. She is facing stage right, with an open facial expression. Photo by Ahad Subzwari/The Shed.
Photo by Ahad Subzwari/The Shed.

When you find it, pick it up

Rachel DeForrest Repinz

Kayla Hamilton’s How to Bend Down/How to Pick It Up ushers in an exciting new era.

Photo: Emilee Lord

Writing | Moving | Seeing | Writing

Emilee Lord

The performative intersections of writing and dance.

Photo: Susan Kettering

Momentary bliss in Northern Michigan

Ellen Miller

At Traverse City Dance Project, contemporary joy stole the show.

Photo: angel edwards

Co-creating softness in community

Ellen Miller

By being vulnerable, the possibility to experience softness collectively.

Photo by Mochi Robinson. Courtesy of Intercultural Journeys.

It’s So Much Easier If You Dance a Little Bit

Ella-Gabriel Mason

Raja Feather Kelly and Yoland Wisher show us how to get free.

Photo: Vikki Sloviter

A Midsummer Night’s Fantasy: BalletX’s Summer Series 2024

Ziying Cui

Innovative choreography put classical ballet vocabulary in conversation with diverse contemporary ethos.

Photo: Jano Cohen

Casual Crackles: A Write Back Atcha

Megan Mizanty

A booming romp through your best friend’s playlist

Photo: Johana Austin

A Communion of Former Zygotes Touching Rocks

Caitlin Green

A pause. A breath. A grounding exercise.

Photo: ptc

Sankofa in the round in ‘The Duat’

nikolai mckenzie ben rema

One man, many voices, a drum to navigate the way home.