Category: Quotes

Photo: Aeric Meredith-Goujon   Dance making – who can be called a dance maker now? I find this time to be a blessing. When all at once I couldn’t find the time or resources to give myself space to create, this series of isolation has forced me to become resourceful in the most humble of…

  Julian De Leon and Nicole Vaughan-Diaz. Photo courtesy of Kate Weare Company; photo by Keira Heu-Jwyn Chang.   My hope for the field is that it may one day fully re-immerse itself into mainstream culture as an essential reminder of our connectedness as humans.    There is something about dance as an art form…

Being in a studio with dancers, making movement and choreography, is where I am a completely integrated human. Whatever else I’m dealing with or worrying about disappears. I love dancers. They are the smartest, bravest, most humble, generous people I know. It is a privilege to work with them.  To read Risa's full artist profile…

  I believe that a life spent embracing the body, a life spent moving, of tuning into our instincts and senses, is the richest form of being alive. While dancing, we can practice staying open, responsive and flexible — physical qualities that become a guide for our emotional life…how we hope to act in our…

I LOVE dance. It has saved my life so many times. It has taken me across the globe and introduced me to folks and cultures I would never have known. It constantly challenges and humbles me. It is my tried and true personal, spiritual and communal practice. And I’m not just talking about studio dancing. I’m talking…

Photo by Matt Carr  Art is a fascinating outlet. It's not to be taken lightly. Whether you are making it, watching it, treating it as a hobby or a full-time commitment… art brings a sense of wonder, a sense of play, it challenges us, distracts us, makes us uncomfortable. It makes us think, and makes…

We live in astonishing machines that communicate as directly as speech. We're three dimensional and filled with inner volume. The body as a natural phenomenon holds endless mysteries and power. Performance is one way of being fully in our bodies, fully in our consciousness, fully aware of how we're marking time. As advocates for the…

Brooklyn Arts Exchange open studio of Building a Better Fishtrap (paper ocean created by Sara Jimenez); photo by Sara Jimenez As I move through this landscape and accumulate markers of what some call success, my hope is to always be emerging. For some, emerging means undeveloped; but for me it means pushing beyond my known, acknowledging…

deux dogtooth I’m all in with this dance/performance endeavor. Even as I continue to build on my skills as a teacher and choreographer, I still have big, tormenting questions about what matters and why. I love seeing the work of my peers and feel the most monumental sense of gratitude when I see my students…