I had just begun to settle into my new job when everything turned upside down. I know. That’s vague and a little dramatic.  Kind of like the tagline to a generic sit-com. I promise this is more interesting than that.  As one of only a few newcomers to the Amanda+James (A+J) family, I felt like

I (this is Amanda, the choreographer of NightBirds) had planned to start our residency rehearsals with a prompt about creating a shelter. I was interested in the many connotations of the word--home, safe space, protection, cozy or constraining--and how they relate to both the human and the ...