Magic!

By Angela Mazziotta This little ditty is for anyone who had a hard time accepting that Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny “aren’t real.” It’s for the people who believed once upon a time that Mickey and Minnie Mouse are two GIGANTIC talking mice (not some humans […]

April 18, 2013  |  Read Article

My April Fools’ Facebook Performance

By Emmaly Wiederholt This past April Fools’ Day I pulled a rather silly Facebook prank. Over the course of the day I updated my status over seventy times, chronicling every inane thing I did and every inane thought I had throughout the day. My point was to emulate to an […]

April 8, 2013  |  Read Article

Why I Won’t Write Your Scintillating Review

Dear fellow dance artists: I’m afraid I can’t give you what you want, if what you want is for me to come to your show and write a review that describes your work as “dazzling” or “timeless.” I know that reviews are important for writing grants and catching presenters’ attention, […]

March 18, 2013  |  Read Article

Thrust Lives up to its Name

By Sarah Genta Malinda LaVelle’s Project Thrust debuted Kingdom recently at The Garage in San Francisco as a part of the RAW program.  And raw it was.  LaVelle and her fearless dancers consumed the audience on a ride through a world burdened with both silly and heart-wrenching foibles. From an awkward […]

March 11, 2013  |  Read Article

Weirdos Weirdos Everywhere

By Emmaly Wiederholt I’m a bit of a mess. Sometimes I’m goofy and clown around. Other times I want to dive into a philosophical treatise on art. Then someone says something that makes me want to cry, and soon I’m laughing at myself, crying. I’m simultaneously needy, the life of […]

February 11, 2013  |  Read Article