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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.

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.