BroadwayWorld

Dance/NYC Announces Disability. Dance. Artistry. Residency Program

Dance/NYC and its program partner Gibney have announced the Disability. Dance. Artistry. Residency Program, made possible by the generous support of the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, the Ford ...
Bow Doin Polar Bears

What the Frankenstein Ballet Can Teach Us about Disability Studies

Many of us might be familiar with Mary Shelley’s legendary gothic thriller, Frankenstein. The story of an unhinged scientist and an experiment gone horribly wrong is regarded as a lesson in the ...

Wheelchair user and ballet teacher says learning to pirouette can be 'as emotional as it is terrifying' for disabled dancers (exclusive)

Kate Stanforth tells PEOPLE that disabled dancers are eager for professional-level ballet training, and her latest workshop ...
The Stanford Daily

Hidden Struggle: Flaws in ballet’s disability narrative

The critic Susan Sontag once observed that dancers differ from other artists. They are “driven by notions of perfection — perfect expressiveness, perfect technique.” As Sontag noted, “the daily life ...
Daily Bruin

Disability Inclusion Lab to celebrate nontraditional dance, aesthetic works in event

Prejudice can be held toward the idea of ability and dance when envisioning a supposedly ideal body. This notion can be challenged by having individuals with disabilities present their own ways of ...
The Hoya

Promoting Disability Activism Through Dance

After the event, Alice Sheppard, left, and professor Julia Watts Belser engaged in a question-and-answer session, touching on Sheppard’s experiences as a choreographer. Dancers often infuse their ...
BroadwayWorld

Dance/NYC Announces Recipients Of Disability. Dance. Artistry. Dance And Social Justice Fellowship Program

The dance service organization Dance/NYC has announced the 26 recipients of the Disability. Dance. Artistry. Dance and Social Justice Fellowship Program made possible by the generous support of the ...
WLWT

Cincinnati Ballet hosting program this weekend for adults with physical disabilities

Cincinnati Ballet is making sure everyone has a chance to dance.The company will host its' "C-B Moves" dance program this weekend for adults with physical disabilities.Those interested can try it out ...
WAMC

Disabilities Beat: Using dance to rethink care and equity

Members of the MahataMmoho Collective perform at the Disability Pride Festival, which was held on July 26, 2024 at Canalside in downtown Buffalo. This year’s Disability Pride Festival, held at the end ...
The Daily Star

NYC Ballet hosts disability-friendly workshop for young people

New York City Ballet dancers raised the barre for young people with disabilities during a Saturday, July 17 workshop hosted by the company, Saratoga Performing Arts Center at the National Museum of ...
The New York Times

To See and Be Seen: These Dancers Make Disability Visible

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Heidi Latsky’s “On Display” and Kinetic Light’s “Descent” show the broadness and diversity of the field of disability dance. By Brian Seibert It’s not ...
KERO-TV

Always Dancing Project teaches kids with disabilities to dance

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — For Kern’s Kindness, we introduce the founder of the Always Dancing Project, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching kids with disabilities how to show their moves. “I saw a ...