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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.

Photo: Move Move Collaborative

In This Moment We Remember and Fortify

Nicole Bindler

I use my nostalgia as a map for where I need to go.

Image: Dennis Johnston

Where Do Our Dancing Black Boys Go to Cry?

Gregory King

Dance institutions cannot uphold a culture of secrecy that tolerates and protects abusers.