Nkechi Njaka
Some dances ask to be watched. WHEEL, by the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, asks to be experienced. Presented in a site-specific, specially mounted iteration at SHACK15, WHEEL is a collective investigation into the...
Understanding dance through the stories we tell
January 29, 2026
January 28, 2026
Ki’ Shae Qetlah
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the 75th iteration of ODC’s Pilot Program entitled, Dig. The pilot program is an 11-week mentorship initiative which offers an embracive choreographic experience...
January 28, 2026
Nkechi Njaka
Before the performance even began, something felt different in the theater. The stage was open and not just visibly, but also open as in available. Audience members were invited to step onto the stage before the house...
December 04, 2025
Garth Grimball
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland must be one of the most referenced novels in the English-language canon. From direct adaptations to allusions in blockbusters like The Matrix, Lewis Carroll’s...
November 26, 2025
Nkechi Njaka
The Veil of Janki Bai, a new Kathak dance-drama and multimedia performance by the Chitresh Das Dance Institute, transformed the ODC Theater stage into somewhat of a theatrical shrine — in...