Articles from the ‘Interviews’ collection

Jules stands in a calm body of water wearing a blue dress.

Fat as Muse, Fat as Invitation

Rhode Island-based somatic practitioner Jules Pashall shares how fat can be used as a resource for performance and transformation.

Irlanda does a backbend on a pole. She is wearing a black bikini and gold Pleaser heels, and the background is blue.

Empowered by Pole Arts

Julianna Massa profiles her pole dance teacher Irlanda, a dancer, choreographer, stripper, scholar, archivist, and the co-owner of Black Widow Pole Arts in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on her perspective of her own artistry as a dancer and the future of pole dance as a field.

Alhazar stands onstage in a spotlight and leans her chest forward. She is wearing all white.

Dancing Amidst Changing Realities

Nikhita Winkler interviews tribal fusion dancer Alhazar about motherhood, transformation, empowerment, and embracing the changing realities.

An old photo of a paw de deux with the woman in an extreme arabesque and the man holding her hands in fourth position.

Preserving A Piece of Dance History

Leslie Streit and Robin McCain discuss their documentary “An American Ballet Story” about the historical significance of the Harkness Ballet.

A performer's hand and arm extend from an out of frame torso. Audience members watch in the background.

Finding the Response

Christine Cali, director of CALI & CO in the Bay Area, and longtime collaborator Farrah McAdam discuss their upcoming piece, “PERFECT.RESPONSE.,” a collaboration with musician The Welcome Matt that explores perfectionism and its impacts on the individual and collective body.