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Wawaweewa! AXIS Dance company featured in the New York Times!!!

Monday, November 2nd, 2009
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On IrkedMagazine.com, we’ve highlighted the extraordinary work of AXIS Dance Company multiple times over the past few years (hopefully driving a steady trickle of curious readers to their website).

But now, finally, AXIS has hit the mother lode…

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Why do I care so much about AXIS?, by Tom Metz

Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Filed under: ThemesWheelchairman of the BoardIrked Videos, Irked AudioInterviews

Why do I care so much about AXIS?

by Tom Metz

Why do I care so much about AXIS?

I started taking classes with AXIS Dance Company after attending a performance with my good friend Michael Perreault at the Berkeley Art Museum in 1994. It was one of the most beautiful and physically charismatic works I had ever seen. It was also terrifying for me, as I was confronted by my own feelings around disability. Click to continue »