Perpetuating the Problem
An Interview with Jessica Lang Editor’s note: For the past few weeks, I have interviewed several female choreographers on the topic of choreographic opportunities for women in…
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She Said
BY WIEBKE SCHUSTER “It’s like throwing tradition back in a traditionalist’s face.” A recent reaction from me while ranting on about why, in an art form traditionally…
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How to Tip the Scale
An Interview with Zoé Henrot BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Zoé Henrot is the artistic director of St. Paul Ballet, an artist-led dance company where Zoé also dances and choreographs.…
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Navigating a Competitive Field
An Interview with Jamie A. Johnson BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Jamie Johnson is a Utah-based ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer who has danced, taught and presented work nationally…
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Revolutionaries Rather Than Victims
BY KRISTEN DEMAREE Kristin Demaree is a ballet teacher and choreographer based in Boulder, CO. She began Ballet Jam workshops with the aim of supporting women choreographers in…
Assessing Opportunities
An Interview with Amy Seiwert BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Amy Seiwert is the artistic director and choreographer of Imagery, a contemporary ballet company based in California’s Bay…
Who Gets to Have a Voice?
An Interview with Kathryn Roszak BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Kathryn Roszak is a ballet choreographer based in the Bay Area. This past year, she spearheaded the inaugural…
On Being a Good Ballet Feminist
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY RACHEL PRENDERGAST I consider myself to be a good feminist. By that I mean I live my life in a way…
Musings on Place and Space
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Leslie Satin is a New York-based choreographer and teacher at New York University who hails from the post-modern and downtown dance scene. She’s…