AXIS Dance Company

AXIS Dance Company
four members of the dance company with elegant arms during a performance on stage with a blue background
The AXIS Dance Company performs Waypoint by Margaret Jenkins. From left to right are dancers Margaret Cromwell, Bonnie Lewkowicz, Sonsherée Giles, and Sean McMahon.
General information
NameAXIS Dance Company
Year founded1987
FoundersThais Mazur, Bonnie Lewkowicz, Judith Smith
Founding artistic directorThais Mazur
LocationBerkeley, California
Websiteaxisdance.org
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorNadia Adame Rojas

AXIS Dance Company is a professional physically integrated contemporary dance company and dance education organization founded in 1987 and based in Oakland, California.[1] It is one of the first contemporary dance companies in the world to consciously develop choreography that integrates dancers with and without physical disabilities. Their work has received nine Isadora Duncan Dance Awards and nine additional nominations for both their artistry and production values.

  1. ^ Marshall, Lea (2017-12-12). "The Company Working to Make Dance More Inclusive". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-03-11.