The Making of a Monument
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT “Hi Donna, this is Emmaly. I met you this morning as part of your performance art piece. I’m calling because I thought we…
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Where are you in dance right now?
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Where are you in dance right now? I posed this question to twelve high-school dancers last year. My intention is to ask them each year for as long as they…
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Reflections on Covering the South African National Arts Festival
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT At the end of the National Arts Festival, which I have had the honor of attending and covering for Cue Newspaper, I was asked to write an editorial reflecting…
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A Conversation with South African Dance Critic Robyn Sassen
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT I sat down with South African Theater and Dance Critic Robyn Sassen to talk about our impressions on the state of dance at the Festival and in South Africa…
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How on Earth Do I Cover This?
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT When reviewing a performance or piece of art, there is a difference between being critical of aesthetics versus being critical of content. The first is a…
Perspectives on Performance Art in South Africa
An Interview with Gavin Krastin BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Gavin Krastin is a South African performance artist and is presenting his newest work, #omnomnom, at the National…
Where are you in dance right now?
Reflections on Covering the South African National Arts Festival
A Conversation with South African Dance Critic Robyn Sassen
How on Earth Do I Cover This?
Ten Courses of Fish with Yandisa Mtsotso
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT It was a bright sunny winter day in the Western Cape. Eight of us drove an hour north of Cape Town to a…
Ghost Town
BY ANGELA MAZZIOTTA Imagine a see-saw. On one end is you and on the other – an elephant. If that elephant moves, you’re toast. If you…
Kelvin Vu’s Story
BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of Men Who Dance, an ongoing series that looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. Kelvin…