From the Body Blog

Chloe Nagle Cetinkaya writes interviews with artists about their creative process, talks with them about their recent work, and reviews performances. With a focus on dance and interdisciplinary collaboration, she’s curious, “how does the artist’s embodied experience inform the work they make?”

Chloe writes to advocate for the arts; increase the visibility of performing artists; enhance arts access; and deepen relationships with audiences. She wants readers to go to shows and ask, “What’s being known, from one body to another?”

Chloe believes that sharing the creative process sparks enthusiasm, discourse, and respect for creative labor. She is deeply grateful to the artists who share their diverse practices and perspectives with her. You can read current and future articles on her blog, From the Body. Previous articles have been published in online arts magazine, SmilePolitely.

Links to SmilePolitely Articles:

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Sandra Ruiz on Left Turns in Brown Study

Sandra Ruiz and I discuss her book, Left Turns in Brown Study; as well as her “kinesthetic, ancestral and emotional” writing process, genre-defying practice, multiple scholarly and artistic influences, the precision of citation, and collaborative performances/iterations of the book.

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Zoe Cinel and Kym McDaniel on Care, Curation, and Disability in Creative Practice

Zoe Cinel and Kym McDaniel discuss care, curation, shared knowledge, and disability representation in their art and creative practice. This interview took place in 2023 and was recently updated. The artists reflect on their projects at the time: Cinel’s Chronicles of the Chronic, Less is Enough and Conversations about Care, as well as McDaniel’s films Invisible World and a work-in-progress trilogy. The artist’s bios and upcoming events are included at the bottom of this article. You can follow Zoe Cinel on Instagram at @zcinel and Kym McDaniel at @kymcdaniel. More information can be found on their websites: www.kymmcdaniel.com and www.cinelzoe.myportfolio.com