 Photo: Christine Cieslak
Neighbor WatchingDance and science create space for learning and hope. Emilee Lord |
 Photo: Michelle F Smith
Embodying Human-Nature InterdependenceDancers create a shelter that shape-shifts into tableaus of home. Caitlin Green |
 Photo: Carlos Avendaño
Noise See: Weaving Masking, Memory, and Maasai LegacyFernandes threads a performance of Self Lauren Berlin |
 Photo: Courtesy of Pig Iron
Franklin’s Key: A Fun Romp Through FictionPig Iron’s latest adventure amuses. Madeline Shuron |
 Photo: Alan Simpson
the power of communitya caring, authentic ensemble that allowed me to bask in the community of movement. desire amaiya |
 Photo: James Izlar
Fresh Juice 2025: Joy, Heart-Ache, ApocalypseExperimental explorations tackle climate change, queer romance, and more. Zoe Farnsworth |
 Photo: Whitney Browne
When Something Does Not Exist, We Must Create ItEmbraced Body redefines the dance intensive in their inaugural How We Move program. Rachel DeForrest Repinz |
 Photo: SEB Photography
Pas de Umbrella: On Weathering the World with Whimsy39 is a reclamation of the wild child within. Lauren Berlin |
 Photo: Meg Goldman
Movement as Community: Revival 9: Neighborhood StoriesDances for a Variable Population highlights seniors´ lives. Brendan McCall |
 Photo: Shahryar Shahamat
Queer Butoh Festival: Still LifeThe Queer Butoh Festival 2025 offers a rare generosity of access, vulnerability, and narrative layering. Jen George |
 Photo: Werner Strouven
Le Corps (The Body)A body of work, a dancer’s body, a home for a human being, a “corps de ballet.” E. Wallis Cain Carbonell |
 Photo: Julie Lemberger
Approaching the End: Open Rehearsals with Stephen Petronio CompanyPetronio Company's intimate and moving rehearsals during their final season. Brendan McCall |
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