Connection and Community: An Interview with Mira-Lisa Katz
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING When Mira danced, it was as though she had invited me into a secret world. It was a bit like following Alice in Wonderland down a rabbit hole, but Mira’s dance pulled me down a gentle grassy slope instead. There was nothing hurried…
Read articleStanding on Shoulders: An Interview with Laura Elaine Ellis
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING It’s worth noting Laura cut her foot during her photoshoot. Her dance knew no “no.” It was only a matter of “yes.” She spoke like butter and moved like a dragon. Color seemed to engulf her. She jumped into the dance and never…
Read articleWhat Does the World Call Better? An Interview with Nancy Evans Doede
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Nancy was like a road. She was long and far-sighted, and had passed through many terrains. It was not only her story that was configured like a road, but her movement as well. “Let’s see,” she said to herself before she began to…
Read articleDesire and Willpower: An Interview with Deborah Wolf
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Deborah said she liked to wear socks while dancing. Conversely, watching her dance seemed as simple as watching her put on her socks – it happened with such ease and lack of pretension so as to almost seem prosaic. When a dance is akin…
Read articleA Living Tradition: Jayanthi Raman
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Not quite 50, our youngest dancer explained she knew few others, even in India, dancing this particular form of Indian classical dance at her age. As the sun rose above the trees behind her, the colorful whirl of Jayanthi’s dance grew like a…
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