Articles from the ‘contemporary dance’ collection
Researching Every Step Along the Way
An Interview with Becca Fullmer BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Becca Fullmer is a member of Salt Contemporary Dance, a new contemporary dance company based in Salt Lake City, UT. She is also the director of its second company, Salt 2. Becca likens the work of contemporary dance to that of research, […]
January 2, 2017 | Read Article
Merging Technique with Humanity
An Interview with KT Nelson BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT KT Nelson, co-artistic director of San Francisco’s ODC/Dance Company, muses on the blend of technical mastery and naturalistic humanity increasingly found in contemporary dance today. This interview is part of a series on contemporary dance and its extended implications. KT Nelson ~~ […]
December 29, 2016 | Read Article
Contemporary Ballet Past, Present and Future
An Interview with Robert Sher-Machherndl BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Robert Sher-Machherndl is a former principal dancer with Dutch National Ballet and Bavarian State Ballet, and choreographer and artistic director of Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet in Boulder, CO. He shares his thoughts on what exactly contemporary ballet entails, and the past, […]
December 15, 2016 | Read Article
An Evolving Dance World
An Interview with Misa Kelly Misa Kelly is based in Southern California and has been making dances for over 20 years. She is a founder and core collaborator of Art Bark, a cross-continental dance collective. This interview is part of a series on contemporary dance and its extended implications. ~~ […]
December 12, 2016 | Read Article
Questioning Neutrality and Colonization in Contemporary Dance
An Interview with Gerald Casel BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Gerald Casel is a Filipino-American choreographer, dancer and teacher whose work problematizes colonial narratives and invites cultural contemplation. In this interview, he reflects on the dominant voices in contemporary dance, who’s being heard and who’s not being heard, and why neutrality is […]
December 8, 2016 | Read Article