60 | #MovingHistory/DancingCultures -​ Ann Cooper Albright & Ann Dils

On our fourth episode of Dance History month, your co-hosts Martheya and Reyna interview Ann Cooper Albright and Ann Dils, co-editors of Moving History/Dancing Cultures: A Dance History Reader. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about why and how they co-edited Moving History/Dancing Cultures, nurturing friendships and scholarly networks, how they define dance history now, their National Endowment for the Arts-funded digital collection, Accelerated Motion: Towards a New Dance Literacy, and advice for emerging authors and artists.

This week on DANCE BEHIND THE SCREEN PODCAST…

[0:28] Martheya and Reyna introduce Ann Cooper Albright and Ann Dils

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QUESTIONS WITH ANN COOPER ALBRIGHT & ANN DILS

[4:46] Reyna asks: “Can you tell us about who you are? And your passion for dance history?”

[9:31] Martheya asks: “Can you talk about how you nurture those relationships?”

[12:02] Reyna asks: “How are you rekindling those relationships now during COVID?”

[15:57] Martheya asks: “Why did you create ‘Moving History/Dancing Cultures: A Dance History Reader’? What was missing in undergraduate dance history courses?”

[25:20] Martheya asks: “Can you flesh ou