Overlooked No More: Henry Heard, Tap Dancer and Advocate for People with Disabilities
With one arm and one leg, he upended assumptions that disabled people could not lead fulfilling lives, and his artistry had audiences clamoring for more.
Hear the Dance: Audio Description Comes of Age
Recent experiments in describing dance, like the film “Telephone,” approach it not just as an accessibility service but as a space for artistic exploration.
How the Rollettes Dance Team Created a Sisterhood for Women with Disabilities
How Chelsie Hill, the founder of the Rollettes dance team in Los Angeles, created a sisterhood for women and girls with disabilities.
A Trisha Brown Masterpiece, ‘Reset’ on an Inclusive Troupe
Candoco, a British dance company that has disabled and non-disabled dancers, makes its New York debut with Brown’s “Set and Reset/Reset” at BAM.
Raimund Hoghe, Choreographer of Strength and Frailty, Dies at 72
Born with a spinal deformity, he doubted he could ever dance, but he was able to incorporate his physical handicaps into his performances.