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Male dance artist Kun-Yang Lin balances on one leg in flowing red silk, hands flexed gracefully, looking downward while holding a poised dance pose.
Photo: Bill H
  • Interviews

To Move in the In-Between: The Legacy of Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers

Lauren Berlin

Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, among the country’s top Asian American dance companies, marks its final season with a lasting legacy.

Tender and frail. Eiko Otake, a slender, elderly Japanese woman dressed in a crumpled white gown, brow furrowed, worriedly looks at the ground in front of her. With bent limbs, elbows prominent, she clutches a woman familiar to her close to her body. Dressed in a lightly pinstriped red blouse with steel-colored trousers, this woman, Wen Hui, leans to the ground, gazing down at the edge of her fingertips.
Photo: Jingqui Guan
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Old Lessons for New Wars

ankita

We have all known war, but have we learned? 

Christopher Kaui Morgan gazes off to the side, smiling serenely in a studio that radiates warmth. Outfitted in various shades of blue, his hands rest gently on his hips in the pockets of a navy cardigan, as his weight shifts over to one leg. He is an image of confident grace, wearing chunky high-heeled boots that add a splash of exuberance to his professional demeanor.
Photo by K.C. Alfred
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Infiltrating Institutions with Christopher Kaui Morgan

ankita

Christopher Kaui Morgan—infiltrator and advocate—holds the door open for Native Hawaiian and queer communities.

January, 2025. Lisa Kraus dances solo at Tictac Art Centre. Facing stage left, Kraus crosses her left thigh behind her right. Her knees meet. The tops of her left toes press into the ground as her right heel lifts in a demi releve. Kraus releases her sternum to the sky, elbows pulled back, forearms lifted, face tipped toward the ceiling.
Photo: Arnaud Beelen
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Part 2: On Dance Writing, Improvisation, and Dancing Forever—An Interview with Lisa Kraus

Charly Santagado

Kraus takes on the role ‘missionary for dancing forever’

It’s 1986. Lisa Kraus, positioned slightly to the right of center of the image, falls to the side over one ankle, the other leg outstretched behind her. She raises her arms upward and lifts her head back, hair flying behind her. She dances in a spotlight on a mat on the floor that reads “DESERT ISLAND” in all capital letters. The image, captured by acclaimed dance photographer Lois Greenfield, is in black and white.
Photo: Lois Greenfield
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Part 1: On Dance Writing, Improvisation, and Dancing Forever—An Interview with Lisa Kraus

Charly Santagado

Kraus reveals the origins of thINKingDANCE and discusses the relevance of dance writing.

A woman, Erin Carlisle Norton, wears a sleeveless cotton shirt. She stands casually and smiles. Her shoulder-length hair is loose and wavy. Her hands are crossed, and to the left reads a “Movers and Shapers: A Dance Podcast” Logo. The background is a prism of rainbow (blue and purple) colors.
Photo: Erin Carlisle Norton
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The Web: Celebrating Ten Years of Podcast Interconnectedness

Megan Mizanty

Movers and Shapers dances into the next decade

Against a grassy, hilly field, six humans are collected in space. Four are standing in a line, two white individuals and two Black individuals, and two white individuals are kneeling facing each other in front of the standing people. They wear an assortment of loose and tight clothing and are all smiling with joy.
Photo: Laura Desimine
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Finding Community, Building Community: An Interview with Philly Dance Share

Madeline Shuron

With and through each other, PDS is reshaping the Philly dance scene, one class at a time.

Photo: angel edwards
  • Reviews

Co-creating softness in community

Ellen Miller

By being vulnerable, the possibility to experience softness collectively.

Image: Emilee Lord
  • Collections, thINKpieces

Access and Artistry: Part 3 – Audio Description

Emilee Lord

An invitation to consider inclusive design

Photo: Emilee Lord
  • Interviews, Reviews

Access and Artistry: Part 1 – a conversation with Dancer and Educator Krishna Washburn

Emilee Lord

Changing the dance landscape with blind ballet technique.