Turning Setbacks into Comebacks

In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Zazel-Chavah O’Garra, founder and artistic director of
ZCO/DANCE PROJECT, a physically integrated dance company in New York City. Zazel shares the story of
her benign brain tumor that left her partially paralyzed and how she began her dance company after
performing at the Brain Tumor Foundation’s Awareness Day. She also discusses what her company is
doing to stay active through the pandemic, how she works to prepare students with disabilities to
pursue a career in the arts, and why she urges dance majors in college to pursue double majors.

Photo credit to Meri Greene.

Text by Emmaly Wiederholt.