Thus Began My Love Affair

Editor’s note: This month on Stance on Dance, several dance artists have been asked to share a pivotal dance experience that changed their trajectory or the way they think about dance.  BY CAROLYN STUART Karen Nelson and Alito Alessi Echo Theater, Portland, OR 1984. 36 years old, two children. 24 […]

March 2, 2015  |  Read Article

Finding Real Joy

Editor’s note: This month on Stance on Dance, several dance artists have been asked to share a pivotal dance experience that changed their trajectory or the way they think about dance.  BY FAITH PRENDERGAST; ILLUSTRATION BY TRACEY TURNER In May 2014, I participated in a workshop with a wonderful man […]

February 26, 2015  |  Read Article

When Performance Shatters Me

Editor’s note: This month on Stance on Dance, several dance artists have been asked to share a pivotal dance experience that changed their trajectory or the way they think about dance.  BY CHRISTIAN BURNS Standing in a lightless arena-sized room (the blackness representing everything I don’t know) holding a flashlight […]

February 23, 2015  |  Read Article

Art worth living for.

Editor’s note: This month on Stance on Dance, several dance artists have been asked to share a pivotal dance experience that changed their trajectory or the way they think about dance.  BY RANDEE PAUFVE SUNY Brockport, January 1985.  My first round of grad school. I went to either exorcise dance […]

February 19, 2015  |  Read Article

I value the bravery of vulnerability.

Editor’s note: This month on Stance on Dance, several dance artists have been asked to share a pivotal dance experience that changed their trajectory or the way they think about dance.  BY CHRISTY FUNSCH; ILLUSTRATION BY TRACEY TURNER Julie Mayo’s Softspace/as if it were night Highways Performance Space, Los Angeles, […]

February 16, 2015  |  Read Article