A series of articles in Dance Magazine discuss disability and access as generative forces. It's time for the limiting, problematic term "world dance" to go. We say goodbye to host Cadence Neenan with a walk down podcast memory lane. Kaatsbaan Cultural Park leaders Stella Abrera and Sonja Kostich join to discuss their upcoming spring festival and the career transition process for dancers.
Show Notes
A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-63
Links referenced in/relevant to episode 63:
-New York Times story about the former Kirov Academy official who pleaded guilty to fraud: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/arts/dance/kirov-academy-embezzlement.html
-Information about the streamed ceremony for Debora Chase-Hicks: https://www.instagram.com/p/COtaqMbLVvt/
-Alice Sheppard's essay on intersectional disability justice: https://www.dancemagazine.com/alice-sheppard-accessibility-2652914616.html
-Mickaella Dantas' reflections on dancing with a prosthesis: https://www.dancemagazine.com/dancing-with-a-prosthesis-2652675897.html
-Sydney Skybetter's article on the creative possibilities of prosthetic design: https://www.dancemagazine.com/prosthetics-choreography-2652676008.html
-Dance Magazine Editor in Chief Jennifer Stahl's note on access work at Dance Media: https://www.dancemagazine.com/accessibility-dance-magazine-2652839834.html
-Alice Blumenfeld's essay on the problems with the term "world dance": https://www.dancemagazine.com/world-dance-2652863754.html
-Kaatsbaan Cultural Park website and social pages:
https://kaatsbaan.org/
https://www.instagram.com/kaatsbaan/
https://twitter.com/KaatsbaanDance
https://www.facebook.com/Kaatsbaan
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaatsbaan-international-dance-center-inc/
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