In 2018 Gerald Casel led a community engagement residency in the Bay Area called Dancing Around Race that examined issues surrounding equity in dance. Using a systems thinking approach, Gerald invited choreographers, educators, writers, funders, and curators to discuss issues that contribute to racial inequity.

Sima Belmar’s 2018 article “In Practice – Dancing Around Race with Gerald Casel” dives into the initial conversation and what inspired the project. The following video is of the first public gathering of the project.