A special all-digital issue focused on the theme of “Influences and Inspirations.” More than 30 directors and choreographers discuss how their creative paths were shaped by a particular person, production, or process. The essays offer illuminating and surprising glimpses into the ways that influence flows through generations, building upon the foundations of the past, transforming and expanding through collaboration, and creating new pathways for the future. Feature contributors include May Adrales, Elena Araoz, Ben Barnes, Joshua Bergasse, Anne Bogart, Margot Bordelon, Charlotte Brathwaite, Tatyana-Marie Carlo, Carl Cofield, Curt Columbus, Lear deBessonet, Liz Diamond, Annie Dorsen, Estefania Fadul, Robert Barry Fleming, Addie Gorlin-Han, Miranda Haymon, Jamil Jude, Woodie King Jr., Kenny Leon, Victor Malana Maog, Jerry Mitchell, Jonathan Moscone, Casey Nicholaw, Jack O’Brien, Sharon Ott, Jeffrey L. Page, Austin Pendleton, Artemis Preeshl, Louisa Proske, Jessica Redish, Jessica Stone, and Mei Ann Teo.
