Ashayla Byrd X Kiara Ebron
Dancing in the District's Ashayla Byrd talks to Kiara Ebron of KNE Dancewear They chat about life after dance, serving a community and plans for the future!
Chitra Subramanian’s Village Stories at Dance Place by Juliana Pironti
I watched, intrigued, as children were given freedom rather than being encouraged to remain quietly in their seats. This opening act christened the space with a sense of curiosity and play that felt critical to the core of the work that followed.
Luisa Lynch X Elan Robinson + Sydney Goldston at The yellow Room
“What is the difference between a safe space and a hiding space?” a lined piece of paper gently ripped out from a journal asked me, alongside a drawing of two stick figures, a house and another question: “What builds your home?”
The two stick figures on the paper can presumably be identified as Sydney Goldston and Elan Robinson, a choreographic and dancing duo based in Washington, D.C.
Chamber Dance Project at Woolly Mammoth by Lisa Traiger
When major and regional ballet companies go on hiatus for the summer, choreographer Diane Coburn Bruning turns the lights on and gets a selected few of those dancers back in rehearsal. Her Washington, D.C.-based Chamber Dance Project lives its name, producing one or two full dance concerts annually while the rest of the U.S. ballet world has closed shop for the summer.
Jane Raleigh X Brendan Drake
In this special Artist Talk Jane Raleigh of DC Dance Network chats with Dance Artist/Writer/Educator Brendan Drake ahead of his newest show, Ceremonials, at Dance Place!
Kyoko Fujimoto X Ashayla Byrd
Kyoko Fujimoto sits down with Ashayla Byrd to talk about process, technology and her new show, Poisoned Apple? as part of the Atlas Arts Lab series!