pectations of people who don't look like us, talk like us, or live like us in everyday life? How would we think differently, act differ- ently, and dance differently? ‘To demonstrate that you have agen- cy over not just your body, but also your long and deeply-held beliefs, is an essential feature of what it means to be a person. We all bring with us deep stories that inform our beliefs, our choic~ es, our desires, and fears—wheth- er about dance, art, people, or poli For me, being a part of No Hero is a tribute to those kinds of stories that often don't get told in the contemporary dance world. But more than that, Vo Hero re~ minds me of the possibilities be~ fore us if we, collectively, become genuinely open and curious about people, places, and dances thatwe don’t normally encounter.