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On Illustrating the Discussing Disability in Dance Book Project
BY LIZ BRENT-MALDONADO Liz Brent-Maldonado is the illustrator for the Discussing Disability in Dance Book Project. She is a visual artist, writer, and educator based in San Francisco, CA. Here, she...
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Swollen and Scraped, Scattered in Pieces
ILLUSTRATIONS BY CAMILLE TAFT Editor’s note: The following illustrations were created by Camille Taft for the spring/summer 2022 print publication of Stance on Dance. Camille’s only direction was to...
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The Movement of Becoming
ILLUSTRATIONS AND POETRY BY SARAH GROTH Editor’s note: The following illustrations and poetry were created by Sarah Groth for the fall 2022/winter 2023 print publication of Stance on Dance. Sarah’s...
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gentle, god-like
FROM, BREANA PHOTOS BY COURTNEY KESSLER eye knew dance forever eye was three in the studio tutu pink tights snatched bun making friends sanctuary, a place to wiggle n run n take up space freedom...
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Capturing the World on Canvas
Editor’s note: The following paintings are by Julia Cost and were published in the spring/summer 2023 print publication of Stance on Dance. Enjoy! “Betty Ann’s Hula” (2014), Oil on canvas, 16″ x 12″ ~~...
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Infused with the Otherworldly
The following illustrations are by Liz Brent-Maldonado and were published in the fall/winter 2023 print publication of Stance on Dance. The illustrations were created on marker paper with pencil, pen,...
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EARTH BODY SKY MIND
BY TRACY BROYLES; ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH GROTH It happened laying on my back Under an aggression of stars A realization That I can be inspired and awestruck by the sky Because I lay on the earth And my...
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It Feels Wrong to Dance
BY KATIE FLASHNER, a.k.a. The Girl with the Tree Tattoo; ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH GROTH It feels wrong to dance when there are people out there who prioritize weapons over the welfare of their children,...
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dancer’s litany
BY AURA FISCHBECK-WISE; ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH GROTH In doorways and canyons and empty rooms, on the edges of cities and in the middle of traffic or a thunderstorm At the ocean, by a lake, near the road...
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Emily
BY CLEO PERSON; ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH GROTH The way a body moves conveys its soul- Its hidden power to soothe, present, delight Full knowingly bemused and in control Each finger paints the space like...
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Three Thoughts on Moving
BY ERICA PISARCHUK WILSON Note: These poems were first published in Stance on Dance’s spring/summer 2024 print issue. To learn more, visit stanceondance.com/print-publication. P O S I T I O N What is a...
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strikethrough #1
BY MAXINE FLASHER-DÜZGÜNEŞ; ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH GROTH I. this shapelessness expends energy a form of nothing but piercing into black the fingernail finds the node of entrance into disparity an air...
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New Orleans
BY TARA KING; ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH GROTH air as it leaves the lungs throat mouth lips mouthpiece tubing bell air as it goes through the horns air that goes inside ears lips mouth throat lungs then...
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Gaga & Permanent Records Roadhouse
BY BENJIE SALAZAR; ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH GROTH Car wheels rolling on the 110 North Good Year Blimp is hung above blue-eyed Skyscrapers, wretched horns, dirt and windshield Fluid- One Two Drops on...
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Appreciating and Experiencing Nature
The following illustrations are by Rebecca Zeh and were published in the spring/summer 2024 print publication of Stance on Dance. Enjoy! Move in Joy and Power, 9×12, mixed media on paper, 2022 ~~...
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