3 Tips for Dancers Who Want to Explore Activism

Are you passionate about social issues, but unsure of how to incorporate them into your work? Yasemin Ozumerzifon, director of…

How to Bring Activism Into the Studio—For Any Age Group

More and more, students are speaking out about the issues that matter to them, whether that’s climate change or gun…

How to Bring Activism Into the Studio—For Any Age Group

More and more, students are speaking out about the issues that matter to them, whether that’s climate change or gun…

What It Takes to Tour Politically-Charged Works to Places Where the Message May Not Be Welcome

An audience member once emailed Dallas choreographer Joshua L. Peugh, claiming his work was vulgar. It complained that he shouldn’t…

What It Takes to Tour Politically-Charged Works to Places Where the Message May Not Be Welcome

An audience member once emailed Dallas choreographer Joshua L. Peugh, claiming his work was vulgar. It complained that he shouldn’t…

A Fresh Cup of Tea: How to Make Nutcracker More Inclusive

It’s Nutcracker time again: the season of sweet delights and a sparkling good time—if we’re able to ignore the sour…

A Fresh Cup of Tea: How to Make Nutcracker More Inclusive

It’s Nutcracker time again: the season of sweet delights and a sparkling good time—if we’re able to ignore the sour…

What It's Like to Be a Dancer in the Islamic Republic of Iran

My underground dance classes in Iran began in 1990. The teacher was one of my mother’s friends, Nahid Kabiri, who…

What It's Like to Be a Dancer in the Islamic Republic of Iran

My underground dance classes in Iran began in 1990. The teacher was one of my mother’s friends, Nahid Kabiri, who…

What should students choose? College, concert or commercial dance?

As dancers chassé toward their senior year of school, they begin to decide where dance will take them. Where will…