Members of the Amphibian Stage’s youth stilt dancing group the Tad-Poles join members of the Brooklyn Jumbies master stilt performers. Dallas Arts District The Brooklyn Jumbies master stilt dancing ...

Shaka Zulu is a drummer, Black masking Indian, and stilt dancer from New Orleans. He grew up in his father's performing arts company, Free Spirit, where he learned stilt dancing, as well as African ...

“Transcommunality: Laura Anderson Barbata, Collaboration Beyond Borders” at BRIC House (all photographs by the author for Hyperallergic unless noted) Laura Anderson Barbata started her international ...

Shaka Zulu, the Big Chief of the Golden Feather Hunters and a renowned stilt dancer and drummer, was named one of 10 National Heritage Fellows in 2022 by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The ...

Kaisokah Moko Jumbie USA Inc., a stilt performance group founded in 2010, is marching to the beat of a tradition that stems back before anyone in the group was born. “I see it as something that keeps ...

Each week, American Routes brings you Shortcuts, a sneak peek at the upcoming show. This week, we celebrate the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellows. 2022 fellow Shaka Zulu shares about ...

Africa’s most celebrated dancer and choreographer, Germaine Acogny, turns 80 on 28 May. I have had the privilege of meeting the Senegalese artist, learning from her, and interviewing her as part of my ...

The Brooklyn Jumbies master stilt dancing group made such an impression on Amphibian Stage that the performing arts theater decided to embrace the unique concept. Next thing you know, there were kids ...