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Transcendental Resistance: A Write Back Atcha

“Five virtuosic movers wove through, detonated, tip-toed, grooved, and collectively steered their way through several scenes of genre bending choreography that landed somewhere at the intersections of post-modern contemporary, martial arts, and several genres of Black American vernacular dance. Their ferocity was accompanied by larger-than-life abstractions of glowing wiggles and lines projected on a downstage Cyc, resulting in the feeling that we had landed ourselves in their rebellious world of bold artistry. “

Written by Emily “Lady Em” Culbreath

Fresh Juice 2025: Joy, Heart-Ache, Apocalypse

“Dancing as much for herself as for the audience, Tiya enthralls us. I see popping arms and legs cutting in space mix with deft salsa hips and legs. A stag leap and bow drawback is evocative of the Candomblé orixá’s Oxhossi’s movement, and house dance farmer steps grooving footwork– all to the audience’s thunderous applause. Accompanying is a surprising array of 80s synth pop, house, clapping, singing and jazz that speeds up and slows down while Tiya plays rhythms with her body on top of the music or right on time.”

Written by Zoe Farnsworth.

BHM: Symone sits down with Vyette & Amber

Each Dance Church teacher is a working dance artist, performing and teaching any number of physical and artistic practices alongside the classes you know and love. When we aren’t on the dance floor with you, we inhabit cities as unique as we are. Symone Sanz, Dance Church teacher in Seattle, reached out to Vyette Tiya in Philadelphia and Amber Lux Archer in Atlanta to discover their experiences as Black dancers across the country.

Written by Symone Sanz.

Finding Community, Building Community: An Interview with Philly Dance Share

“If you were to describe Philly Dance Share in one word, what would it be?" There’s a widening of eyes, nervous laughter, and a leaning in.

Written by Madeline Shuron.

3 Pony Show’s Visceral Storytelling Summons Kinship and Survival in the 1900s

A Tree When No Moon Shines by 3 Pony Show/Keila Cordova Dances, is a poetic and embodied representation of the experiences of two black women in the colonial South. In this intergenerational dance-theatre work, Jaye Allison and Viyette Tiya’s body language carries the weight of the narrative. Their postures, gestures, and motifs are admirably delivered, adding to our sense of place and story.

Written by Caitlin Green.

Capturing Kindness: Behind the Lens of Black Women Photographers

Melanin Unscripted, Vox Creative and Starbucks have come together to create an inspiring short film called “Capturing Kindness”. The film is a visual tribute to Black women photographers and their powerful impact on the world of visual storytelling. It showcases the work of several visionary photographers from the Black Women Photographers global collective, highlighting the beauty and resilience of Black and non-binary women in the visual arts industry.

Directed by Amarachi Nwosu.

Artist Talk with Vyette Tiya, and Theresa-Xuan & Antonius Bui

An Artist Talk with Vyette Tiya, and Theresa-Xuan & Antonius Bui as part of the multidisciplinary project KUVV. They will discuss their responses to the prompt: “How does your familial lineage live in your physical body today, and how does that contribute to your sense of home as it relates to your identity?”

Supported by the Washington Project for the Arts.