Dance on Air

The Jacob Jonas Company exists on the edge of intersecting mediums. A thoughtful leader himself, Jonas's work unites communities and advocates for dance in a unique and increasingly relevant way.

Partnering with DIYDancer Magazine for Issue 03 'Seen Unseen', Jonas brought together the L.A. dance community to create a spread that celebrates the power of collaboration.

Ballet Hispanico returns to the Apollo Theater November 22nd & 23rd for an evening that "deconstructs stereotypes and delves into cultural identity" with a bill of all Latina choreographers. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa lets us in on her process and how she learned to embrace her complex heritage as an inspiration for storytelling.

David Zambrano is the founder of TicTac Arts Center in Brussels as well as the creator of Flying Low & Passing Through. In the last decade, his method has exploded in popularity in contemporary dance circles across Europe as an inclusive, experiential, socio-centric method appealing to all types of movers. Zambrano, himself, is a charismatic draw. Live from Vitlyke Center for Performing Arts.

Emily Molnar, the Artistic Director of Ballet BC sat down with Dance on Air the morning after the company opened the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival this summer. Days later Molnar was announced as the next Artistic Director of NDT. This is her interview.

Matthew Neenan, co-director of Jacob's Pillow Contemporary Ballet Program, shares his time with Dance on Air. Take a listen as he interrogates definitions and explores what it takes to fully prepare for today's work environment. Words of advice include, "Play, put down your phone, absorb everything and go to bed tired."

From a young age, Sidra Bell was keenly aware of the communal power of art. It permeates her approach to teaching, creating and engaging with audiences. In her insightful interview learn how one of today's most sought after choreographers languages the physical experience and pushes her work with sincerity and rigor.

Sidra Bell Dance New York presents Bell's 11th full-evening work, Prelude/Identity, at the GK Arts Center in Brooklyn June 21st and 22nd! Don't miss it!

In its 87th year, Jacob's Pillow is home to the oldest dance festival in North America and sets the standard for dance presentation and culture care in the United States. Always evolving, this esteemed institution creates space for dance to thrive in a multitude of ways, both locally and globally. Dance On Air is honored to interview Pamela Tatge, the director of Jacob's Pillow and get an insiders perspective from an industry leader.

TRAUMNOVELLE: A new site-specific dance collaboration created by Adam Barruch and Chelsea Bonosky will be presented at Arts on Site in NYC starting June 12th. Only 10 tickets a night! But long before this show, there is a history of friendship that further informs all that lays hidden in the creative process of TRAUMNOVELLE. The episode is available now!

For me, this "Yard" would be a playground without walls. A place to explore, experiment, and construct. A place of possibility, joy, love, anger, frustration; a space in which to come together and to be alone.

-Patricia Nanon, The Yard Founder

Take a listen to Artistic Director of the Yard, David White and associate producer, Holly Jones, tell Dance On Air about all the complexities of curating a summer festival and the importance of fostering a healthy well-rounded arts community.

Shannon Gillen, Artistic Director of Vim Vigor, poetically states that physical dance theater connects so well with so many people because it, "gives one permission to be truthful, heroic and vulnerable... crossing the threshold between physics and emotional behavior."

'Forever'- Vim Vigor's newest work, premieres next week, March 21st-24th at Playwrights Horizons in New York City. You do not want to miss it!