Call It What It Is 
Call It What It is by Ashley Chavonne When was the last time you were asked to use your imagination? I called up a few friends, posed this question and…
bdfApril 12, 2021
Around Resilience
Around Resilience a conversation with Darius Barnes, Jeroboam Bozeman, Nigel Campbell and Ephraim Sykes Since March 12, 2020, I’ve made up everyday as it has come to me, rarely with…
bdfApril 12, 2021
Raja Feather Kelly
Choreographer/Director Raja Feather Kelly is the artistic director of the feath3r theory, the dance-theatre-media company that he founded in 2009. Raja is a Creative Associate at The Juilliard School, and…
bdfFebruary 2, 2021
for The Future Impossible
for The Future Impossible by Fana Fraser “How would you respond to the idea of radical imagination?” Would I? …
bdfJanuary 26, 2021
Why I Do This
Why I Do This by Okwui Okpokwasili Breath The chorus When we fall and catch each other Dancers are the best at this Bearing the weight With a kind of…
bdfJanuary 25, 2021
untitled: on mental health and embodied artistry
untitled: on mental health and embodied artistry by J. Bouey Ain’t it time for the dance field to invest in mental healthcare similarly to how we invest in physical healthcare?…
bdfJanuary 25, 2021
Raja and Maria ON AN IMPOSSIBLE FUTURE
Raja and Maria ON AN IMPOSSIBLE FUTURE Raja: Can I just start by letting you know, one, this is being recorded Maria: Got it R: And two, Maria, You are an actual…
bdfDecember 11, 2020
When we get there, there will be deviled eggs 
Note: What follows below is an edited version of my remarks at the Inside Dance pre-performance talk ahead of Joanna Kotze's "What Will We Be Like When We Get There."…
Lauren WarneckeAugust 6, 2019
Whimsy & Wonder: Musings on Lida Winfield’s ‘Imaginary’ by Phoebe Ballard
Note: Throughout my time as scholar in residence, I've had the pleasure of working with Phoebe Ballard, who in addition to participating in the Professional Training Program and working as…
Lauren WarneckeAugust 3, 2019
Live from the festival: Who gets to own a dance? Beyonce, apparently
During my last semester as a college dance major, a classmate in my composition course accused me of stealing her move. It was during an in-class showing. She performed a…
Lauren WarneckeJuly 31, 2019
