Silva talks with Veera Suvalo Grimberg, artistic director of Danskompaniet Spinn. Veera shares how her move from Finland to Sweden and early experiences teaching students with disabilities led her to found Spinn—now a leading inclusive dance company. Curiosity remains at the heart of her work.

Building Integrated Dance in Denmark Silva Laukkanen speaks with Janne Weidinger Kristensen, Artistic Director of FIDM, about the organization’s shift from an association to a company and the challenges of building inclusive dance in Denmark. Janne reflects on societal barriers, the need for more visibility for disabled artists, and her hopes to expand FIDM’s festival highlighting disability-led performance.

The Link Between Dance and Health In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Joseph Jeffers, the CEO of Advice Support Knowledge Information (ASKI), a London-based non-profit organization dedicated to serving older individuals from the Global Majority.

Embedded in Community Dance In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Bronwen Wilson Rashad, a UK-based dance artist who has worked within several different communities.

This audio book, Rhythms of Resilience – A Story of Dance and Determination is an uplifting tale about a young boy from the Eastern Cape who discovers his passion for dance in new and unexpected ways.

Welcome to Nature in Motion, a project funded by ERASMUS that explores how movement and nature come together to create a more inclusive, accessible, and enriching experience for all. This score was created be Eve and the element is wind and the theme is around anxiety and agitation.

Welcome to Nature in Motion, a project funded by ERASMUS that explores how movement and nature come together to create a more inclusive, accessible, and enriching experience for all.

Welcome to Nature in Motion, a project funded by ERASMUS that explores how movement and nature come together to create a more inclusive, accessible, and enriching experience for all. This episode was created by Eve and the theme is water.

Welcome to Nature in Motion, a project funded by ERASMUS that explores how movement and nature come together to create a more inclusive, accessible, and enriching experience for all. This score was created Rhiannon and it is about senses and nature.

Welcome to Nature in Motion, a project funded by ERASMUS that explores how movement and nature come together to create a more inclusive, accessible, and enriching experience for all. This score was created by Silva and it is about sounds created when moving in nature.

In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Melissa van Wijk, founder and director of Born Dancing, a nonprofit based in New York City that creates performances featuring dancers with and without disabilities, orchestrates dance education opportunities for children with disabilities, and supports the entry of people with disabilities into the dance field.

In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Gladys Agulhas, a multi-award-winning independent dance artist, choreographer and dance facilitator who has pioneered inclusive dance practices in South Africa.

In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews dance artist Elisabeth Motley, a New York City-based choreographer, scholar, and teacher whose work is concerned with disability as a framework for creative practice.

In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews disabled dance artist and researcher Kate Marsh.

In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews dance artist Devin Hill. Devin describes their experience growing up with a rare eye condition and how it affected their motor skills. Their mother put them in dance to help with balance and coordination. Devin shares their experience pursuing dance in college and learning to be an advocate for themself as a dancer with a disability by communicating their needs. They share how change often starts with just having people with disabilities be in the room. Devin reflects on their undergraduate experience and how institutions need to start taking responsibility for making their dance programs accessible and available to students with disabilities. As Devin has become a teacher and taken on leadership roles, they have been empowered by breaking down ableism in dance and giving others an opportunity to directly express what they need.

In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Jasmiina Sipilä, who works as a leading teacher in the dance department of Vocational College Live, where they offer the only professional dance degree in Finland for dancers with special needs. The professional degree in dance is aimed for students with special needs, which means these dance students need individual support, modifications, and extra guidance in their studies and working life. The definition of special needs is used in this interview as an umbrella term to mean students who are neurodivergent, have developmental disabilities, have mental health challenges, or have different bodies and motor functions.

In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Rhona Coughlan, the artistic director of Inclusive Dance Cork in Cork, Ireland, along with project coordinator Dr. Kaylie Streit. Inclusive Dance Cork is a professional dance training program for people with and without disabilities who want to engage with contemporary inclusive dance. This program is based at Dance Cork Firkin Crane and is the only accredited program of its kind in the Republic of Ireland.

In this episode of DanceCast, Silva Laukkanen is actually the interviewee. She is interviewed by co-worker April Sullivan and Art Spark Texas’ executive director Celia Hughes. This episode is part of a series interviewing institutions with inclusive dance programs and individuals who identify as disabled and have experienced formal dance education as either students or teachers.

Breadth of Bodies: Discussing Disability in Dance seeks to investigate stereotypes often used to describe professional dancers with disabilities. Mary Verdi-Fletcher.

Breadth of Bodies: Discussing Disability in Dance seeks to investigate stereotypes often used to describe professional dancers with disabilities. Jung Soo Krops Lee.