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Photo: CONTRAPUNTO, Huelles vivas del zapateo afroperuano

Contrapunto: Dancing between Decolonization and Positive Ethics

Leila Mire

Colonialism, a multi-faceted discourse, appears differently within peoples' histories around the world.

Photo: Nuha Maharoof

Dancers, Let’s Talk Palestine Part 2: Ignorance is Bliss Until It Isn’t

Leila Mire

In acknowledging our past we must also reckon with those we have failed in our pursuit of liberation.

Photo: Leila Mire

Dancers, Let’s Talk Palestine Part 1: Honor the Dancestry

Leila Mire

As artists, our priority should be shifting narratives to resist oppressive regimes.

Photo: Kara Nepomuceno

Loose ribbons

Kara Nepomuceno

A “more socially just future” reaches beyond drastic changes in ballet’s foundations.

Photo: Paul Virtucio; courtesy of Ananya Dance Theatre

Unpacking the buzzword “Decolonization”

Anito Gavino

Art is a vessel for creative expression, a space of freedom. Yet, here I am, a dancer, dancing to liberate myself from dance

Nicole Bindler

Intentional Reemergence: dreaming the aftertime

Nicole Bindler

I realize that being in a community takes practice, and I am out of practice.

Photo: Leila Mire

A “Life in Dance” or a White Lie

Leila Mire

For POC dancers, “success” in elite institutions demands compliance above all else.

Photo: Kenwyn Samuel and Hook & Loop

VISIBILITYtalks: Hook & Loop

Kenwyn Samuel

First in a series of video conversations in collaboration with Philadelphia-area artists on the Disability Spectrum.

Photo: Julia Higdon

Dancewear On Broad Calls on Community to Stay Afloat

Darcy Grabenstein

The Philly dance community rallies to help the owners of Dancewear On Broad, hit hard by the pandemic.

Image: Alex Tharnish

Decolonizing Dance Writing: The Necessity of Evolution!

Gregory King

Five writers from the "Dance Criticism and Aesthetics" summer course share their insights.