Chloë Nagle Çetinkaya 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?”

Chloë 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?”

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

Links to SmilePolitely Articles:

• armageddon or sunrise or something poetically explores time, place, and transience - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine

• Virago-Man Dem entangles through love - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine

• Cynthia Oliver on Virago-Man Dem - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine

• Meet the choreographers behind the Studiodance program opening tonight at Krannert - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine

• Erica Gressman Performs Limbs - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine

• Limbs, Ligaments, Parts: A queer Latinx performance - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine

• Boundary busting collaboration: The Flatlands Dance Film Festival - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine

• Celebrating Failure: The Successful Life of 3 - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine