LAVA is a troupe of women who develop and perform artistic works that combine dance, theater and acrobatics. Founded in 1994 by Sarah East Johnson, LAVA develops original works that integrate athletic physicality, intellectual rigor, social commentary, and relationship exploration. LAVA was awarded a

Expansive, Experimental, Kinetic, Physical force, Postmodern dance

Skinner Releasing Technique™ (SRT) is the pioneering approach to dancing that has evolved from the simple principle that when we are letting go of habitual holding patterns we can move more freely, articulately and powerfully. Joan Skinner, the American choreographer, dance improvisation pioneer an

From the bones (release), Physical force, Postmodern dance

In the mid-'80s, Pina Bausch's Dance Theater Wuppertal, from Germany, began to make a racket on the international scene with exhaustive, often violent forays into sex and gender. One person paying special attention was Lloyd Newson. Unhappy with the way dance emphasized technique at the cost of meani

Athleticism, Body politic/identity dance, Homoerotic, In-your-face, Masculine, Phallic, Physical force

Elizabeth Streb is an extreme dancer. In her incredibly athletic works, dancers swan-dive from scaffolding, hurl themselves against primary-colored walls, and bounce vigorously on trampolines. This recipient of the 1997 MacArthur genius award describes her ideal move as "dangerous, hard, fast, wild,

Athleticism, Event, Implosive, Kinetic, Physical force