Capturing the World on Canvas
Julia Cost, a painter, textile designer, sewist, dancer, and maker of all kinds based in Maui, Hawai’i, captures the world on canvas.
Read articleIterations of Being a Dancer
Julia Cost, a dancer, painter, and textile designer in Maui, recounts the various iterations of “making it” she’s experienced pursuing dance.
Read articleEach Page is a Stage
Maui-based artist and dancer Julia Allisson Cost details the process of painting her picture book, “The Girl and the Boat,” and how she experienced the process as similar to choreographing.
Read articleSupporting and Spreading Dance Journalism
Happy 11th birthday to Stance on Dance! To celebrate, Stance on Dance’s spring/summer 2023 print publication is out! Learn more about how to receive your copy and support dance journalism!
Read articleResearching Contemporary Dance
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PAINTING BY JULIA COST I’m here to say: I don’t really know what contemporary dance is. “Contemporary” means new, so therefore contemporary dance must be relatively new choreography or composition. Most of us who have pursued dance (in almost any genre) have at some point encountered the…
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