Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection

A Life Full of Making Dance Happen

Editorial Note: Last August, I asked eight dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Their responses were so poignant that I decided to make every August “making it” month and continue posing the question to various dance artists. Please join us this month […]

August 7, 2014  |  Read Article

Making it Work

Editorial Note: Last August, I asked eight dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Their responses were so poignant that I decided to make every August “making it” month and continue posing the question to various dance artists. Please join us this month […]

August 4, 2014  |  Read Article

Where are you in dance right now?

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Where are you in dance right now? I posed this question to twelve high-school dancers last year. My intention is to ask them each year for as long as they respond, hopefully chronicling their growth through the practice of dance. Only eight of the original twelve high-schoolers responded to my […]

July 24, 2014  |  Read Article

Where are you in dance right now?

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Where are you in dance right now? I posed this question to twelve high-school dancers last year. My intention is to ask them each year for as long as they respond, hopefully chronicling their growth through the practice of dance. Only eight of the original twelve high-schoolers responded to my […]

July 21, 2014  |  Read Article

The Making of a Monument

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT “Hi Donna, this is Emmaly. I met you this morning as part of your performance art piece. I’m calling because I thought we were supposed to meet at 5pm to place your blood in a ravine.” This was by far the oddest introduction I had ever made […]

July 7, 2014  |  Read Article