Questions of Practice: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar on Artistic Evolution and Risk

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, choreographer and founding artistic director of Urban Bush Women, discusses her evolution as a choreographer and the importance of embracing risk throughout her practice. “Risk exists on the edge of failure…so if you’re not right on that edge of failure…you’re not in a place of risk. Living on that edge and learning from that edge to me is a really exciting place,” she says.

Questions of Practice is produced by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and serves as a hub for the exchange of ideas and ongoing dialogue on issues critical to cultural practice.