On Making Good Art and Holding Hands Respectfully
Peter DiMuro – artistic director of Public Displays of Motion and of The Dance Complex in Boston – shares how he utilizes his leadership roles to invite other voices into the conversation.
Giving and Receiving: An Interview with Stella Matsuda
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Stella’s dance was a spiritual act; she gave herself wholly to her passion for the art form, and her…
Appreciating the Passing: An Interview with Don Hewitt
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Don embodied the dance teacher archetype. He arrived early and prepared; he had given thought to what he wanted…
How Can You Fake Dance? An Interview with Hae Kyung Lee
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING “I’ll just move slowly,” Hae said when we arrived for the interview. First, she danced small; then, there flowed…
Living Up to the Hype
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT One year ago, my book, “Beauty is Experience: Dancing 50 and Beyond,” finally, after four years of hard work, patience, many lessons, and…