LDIF: Maya Taylor’s Shape|Shifter and Yinka Esi Graves’ The Disappearing Act

Los Angeles and New Orleans-based choreographer Maya Taylor crosses easily between the commercial fashion, film and television, and stage performance. Her new dance film, Shape|Shifter, explores the strain she has often felt to assimilate as a mixed-race woman.

The 21st National Dance Awards nominations announced

Drawn from a remarkable 456 artists and companies suggested