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Photo: Sophia Treanor

Mary Overlie: Near, Far, and Infinite Presence

Miryam Coppersmith

A discussion with five artists influenced by Mary Overlie.

Photo: Lila Hurwitz

Walking Into Heartbreak: Remembering Nancy Stark Smith

K.J. Holmes

Nancy danced in her body and in her words.

Photo: Carolyn Lee

Reflections on Nancy Stark Smith, Collaborating Founder of Contact Improvisation, part 2

Jonathan Stein

Teaching us to embrace the unknown and not to take ourselves too seriously.

Photo: Bill Arnold

Reflections on Nancy Stark Smith, Collaborating Founder of Contact Improvisation, part 1

Jonathan Stein

Nancy’s legacy is to show us a different way to make art.

Confinement Dance Photo Essay Series: Black & White

Christina Catanese

Third in a series of reader submissions to our call for images of dancing in confinement.

Photo: Tori Lawrence

Solo in the Ascendency: Pandemic Personal Practice

Eleanor Goudie-Averill

What we learn from this time will carry us forward.

Photo: Shane Riley

In This Moment We Dream

Nicole Bindler

Entering week seven of quarantine, I forage my city for something recognizable.

Photo: Gabrielle Revlock

In This Moment We Use Our Superpowers

Nicole Bindler

How can we protect our joy, however fleeting, right now?

Photo: Nicole Bindler

In This Moment, ‘Rich with Terror and Vitality’

Nicole Bindler

Inventing new ways of being alive together.

Photo: Christina Catanese

From the Home Studio: Lessons from Gaga Online in a Global Crisis

Christina Catanese

Ohad Naharin’s movement practice, offered online for the first time, is uniquely suited to the COVID-19 pandemic.