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Dance is a distinctive art form encompassing an incredible range of styles and practices, but content in this section puts it in conversation with theatre in various ways, from conversations about theatre and dance in systems-impacted communities and Africana dance dramaturgies to essays about disability, pop culture, and more.

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Wehiwehi Artist Showcase at Bishop Museum
Performance and Panel Discussion Featuring Six Native Hawaiian Artists
Friday 19 June 2026
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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A Conversation with Chanon Judson
TORCHES: 30+ Years of Downtown Performance
Monday 16 March 2026
New York City
Video
iCoDaCo Online Conference
Body Politics in Contemporary Dance
Monday 8 December 2025
Paris, France
Video
Saturday 5 July 2017
Brooklyn, NY, United States

Urban Bush Women presented the 2017 Summer Leadership Institute Culminating Performances livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound.TV network Saturday 5 July at 5:00 p.m. EDT (New York) / 4:00 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 2:00 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) and 7:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 6:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 4:30 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

 

 

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On the Experience of Making Indigenous Theatre in Quebec, Canada / Les Productions Ondinnok: Sobre la Experiencia de Hacer Teatro Indígena en Quebec en Canadá

11 June 2017

In this installment, Choreographer Carlos Rivera talks about indigenous theatre in Quebec, highlighting the work of Yves Sioui Durand and Catherine Juntas of Les Productions Ondinnok.

Video
Thursday 8 June 2017
Kansas City, MO

Dance/USA, the national association for professional dance, presented the Opening Plenary of the Dance/USA 2017 Annual Conference in Kansas City, Missouri livestreamed on the global commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 8 June at 8:30 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 10:30 a.m. CDT (Kansas City) / 11:30 a.m. EDT (New York).

Follow the conversation on social media via the hashtags #DUSAconf and #DanceUSAKC and follow @DanceUSAorg on Twitter.

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An interdisciplinary conference

Thursday 11 May 2017
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented Approaching Dance: Transdisciplinary Methodologies and Modalities of the Moving Body in Performance at The Doctoral Students Association 2017 Conference livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 11 May at 4:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 3:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 1:30 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

Essay
6 April 2017

We would like to dedicate the fourth article of the series to dance. Viktor Szeri, an up-and-coming dancer from Budapest, leads us into its secrets. / A sorozat negyedik posztját a táncnak dedikáljuk. Szeri Viktor, egy fiatal és feltörekvő budapesti táncos, bevezet annak titkaiba.

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Exit12 Dance Company’s Aggressed and This is War

11 March 2017

Artistic Director Roman Baca discusses Aggressed and This is War, two dance theatre pieces by Exit12 Dance Company inspired by indigenous war dances.

Essay

A Dance Theatre Story of Veteran Resilience

7 March 2017

Director Judith Smith discusses her company’s collaboration with Choreographer Joe Goode for to go again, a dance theatre piece that explores the lives of veterans with disabilities.

Essay

Arts, Military, and Passing to the Other Side

5 March 2017

Renowned choreographer and creator of the Critical Response Method, Liz Lerman, addresses the experience of war in her life and work.

Essay
3 February 2017

Jonathan Mandell digs into three recent productions in New York City—Made in ChinaConfucius, and Caught—that explore US-China relations.

Video
Sunday 8 January 2017
New York City, NY, United States

The Gathering 2017: Advocating for Black Female Choreographers in the Contemporary Dance World—livestreamed from Gibney Dance's Agnes Varis Center for the Performing Arts in New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 8 January at 3:30 p.m.-6 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. EST (New York). 

Essay

Jelisa Jay Robinson’s Stories of Us

18 August 2016

Ursula Walker on Jelisa Jay Robinson’s Stories of Us at the Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin, Texas.

Video
Saturday 30 July 2016
Brooklyn, NY, United States

Urban Bush Women presented the 2016 Summer Leadership Institute Culminating Performance addressing the theme You, Me, We: Understanding Internalized Racial Oppression and How it Manifests in Our Artistic Community livestreamed from Kumble Theater at LIU Brooklyn on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 30 July at 5 p.m. EDT (New York) / 4 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 2 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles), and then again at 7:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 6:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 4:30 p.m. (Los Angeles). In Twitter, share with #howlround

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Judith Smith, Co-founder and Artistic Director AXIS Dance Company and Dr. Cheri Blauwet, Physician and Paralympian

Wednesday 15 June 2016
Boston, MA, United States

Boston Dance Alliance presented the Wheels UP! Keynote Conversation on Artistry and Athleticism between Judith Smith, Co-founder and Artistic Director AXIS Dance Company and Dr. Cheri Blauwet, Physician and Paralympian—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Wednesday 15 June at 1 p.m. EDT - 1:45 p.m. EDT (New York) / 12 p.m. CDT - 12:45 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 10 a.m. PDT - 10:45 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 6 p.m. BST - 6:45 p.m. BST (London). Share your thoughts and media using #BostonDanceAll#FPIDance#AXISDanceCo#wipeoutstigma and #howlround

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Thursday 9 June 2016
Austin, TX, United States

Dance/USA—the national association for professional dance—presented the Opening Plenary of the Dance/USA 2016 Annual Conference in Austin, Texas livestreamed on the commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 9 June at 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 16:00-17:30 GMT / 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. BST (London). Follow the conversation on social media via the hashtag #DUSAconf and follow @DanceUSAorg on Twitter.

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Monday 23 May 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented DANCE New York Performed Manifestos—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 23 May at 3:30 p.m. PDT (Los Angeles) / 5:30 p.m. CDT (Chicago) / 6:30 p.m. EDT (New York). On Twitter use #HowlRound.

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20 - 22 May 2016
Chicago, IL, United States

The Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET), in association with Columbia College of Chicago and the League of Chicago Theatres, presented the second event in our multi-year series of national symposia that brings together ensemble artists, practitioners, and educators. This event is livestreamed from Chicago, Illinois on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on 20-22 May. In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @NETEnsembles.

Essay

Lessons from BOOMERANG

15 April 2016

Playwright Will Arbery shares his experience working with BOOMERANG Dance Company and how movement informs his writing process.

Essay
24 March 2016

Manuel Betancourt on The Royale by Marco Ramírez at Lincoln Center Theater in New York City.

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The Bold Vision Behind Oracle Theatre’s The Hairy Ape

8 March 2016

Andrew Bailes interviews director Monty Cole about his all-male, all-black production of Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape in Chicago, Illinois.

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A showcase of Italian companies under 35, between dance, theatre and new media

Friday 4 March to Sunday 6 March 2016

La Mama Umbria International of Italy presented three events from Performance Italia U35 livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 4 March to Sunday 6 March. In Twitter, follow @LaMaMaETC and use hashtag #howlround

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Sunday 17 January 2016
New York, NY, United States

The Gathering 2016: Advocating for Black Female Choreographers in the Contemporary Dance World livestreamed from New York City on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Sunday 17 January at 1 p.m.-4 p.m. PST (San Francisco) / 3 p.m.-6 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 4 p.m.-7 p.m. EST (New York). Use Twitter hashtag #TheGathering2016 and direct your comments @CamilleABrown. Facilitators' Twitter handles are: @DancingWhileBlk@PalomaMcGregor@shanijamila. The Gathering partner Twitter handles are: @NewYorkLiveArts@TheFieldNYC@DanceNYC.

Essay
19 December 2015

Maria Genné discusses the philosophy of Kairos! Alive and its community work with youth and the elderly.

Video
Thursday 12 November - Saturday 14 November 2015
Cluj, Romania

Temps d’Images Festival / Independent Performing Arts Platform in Cluj, Romania presented She’s a Good Boy by Compania 28, Cunthate [ură] by BÉZNĂ Theatre, and Domestic Products livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 12 November to Saturday 14 November. In Twitter, use #howlround and follow @HowlRoundTV

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Saturday 7 November 2015
New York, NY, United States

Artichoke Dance in New York City presented a Climate Change Theatre Action event with eight new theatrical works as part of ArtCOP21—worldwide performances bringing awareness to and fostering dialogue around climate change—livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Saturday 7 November at 8 p.m. EST (New York) / 7 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 5 p.m. PST (Los Angeles). In Twitter use #artcop21#ArtichokeDance, and follow @ArtichokeDance and @HowlRoundTV.

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Czech Theatre Beyond the Big Houses

30 October 2015

Eva Kyselová writes about trends in independent theatre in the Czech Republic.

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