Creative Process

Questions of Practice: Choreographer Stephen Petronio and Artist Janine Antoni on Performance in a Museum Setting

Choreographer Stephen Petronio and artist Janine Antoni on how visual arts organizations can invite audiences into performative experiences.

Questions of Practice: Dancer Raphael Xavier on Street vs. Stage Performance

Hip-hop dancer and Pew Fellow Raphael Xavier talks about how performing on the street differs from performing on stage.

Questions of Practice: Walker Art Center's Philip Bither on Curatorial Choices

During a recent conversation at The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, our visiting scholar Kristy Edmunds asked Philip Bither about making curatorial choices that lead to dynamic artistic experiences for audiences.

Questions of Practice: Dance Critic Claudia La Rocco on Dancing in Museums

Claudia La Rocco addresses the question “should we dance in museums?”

On Performance Spaces and the Benefits of Failure

Kristy Edmunds and Limor Tomer discuss issues of curating performance across disciplines and platforms.

Questions of Practice: MoMA's Thomas Lax on Dance in Museums

The Museum of Modern Art's Associate Curator of Media and Performance, Thomas Lax, takes up the question "Should we be dancing in museums?"

Pew Fellow Poetry: Sueyeun Juliette Lee

The 2013 Pew Fellow poets—Emily Abendroth, Jenn McCreary, Sueyeun Juliette Lee, and Frank Sherlock—brought Philadelphia verse to the West Coast in early May, when they read at San Francisco State University’s Poetry Center.

Questions of Practice: Simon Dove of the Crossing the Line Festival

Dove encourages artists to dance in unusual places. Why? Out of necessity, he says.

Questions of Practice: Choreographer Cynthia Oliver on Dancing in Museums

We asked Oliver, a choreographer and dance professor, "Should we dance in museums?"