An Interview with Structural Integrator KimLien LaFitte

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT KimLien LaFitte is a certified Structural Integrator and Pilates instructor based in Durham, North Carolina. I contacted her to learn more about how Structural Integration can provide balance and care. Emmaly Wiederholt: What sorts of stress (both physical and psychological) do you see most often in your […]

September 15, 2014  |  Read Article

Brandon “Private” Freeman’s Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of Men Who Dance, an ongoing series that looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. My name is Brandon “Private” Freeman. I’m 41. I currently dance with Amy Seiwert’s Imagery though most of the year I dance with Wonderbound in […]

July 31, 2014  |  Read Article

Juan Ruiz’ Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of Men Who Dance, an ongoing series that looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. My name is Juan Ruiz. I am 20 years old, and I’m currently training in the Lines Ballet BFA program at Dominican University where I’ll […]

July 28, 2014  |  Read Article

Perspectives on Performance Art in South Africa

An Interview with Gavin Krastin BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Gavin Krastin is a South African performance artist and is presenting his newest work, #omnomnom, at the National Arts Festival. Emmaly Wiederholt: Can you tell me about your piece, #omnomnom? Gavin Krastin: Food is very symbolic. Where do we get our food […]

July 3, 2014  |  Read Article

Ten Courses of Fish with Yandisa Mtsotso

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT It was a bright sunny winter day in the Western Cape. Eight of us drove an hour north of Cape Town to a little restaurant called Die Strandloper. “Restaurant” might not be the correct term: concrete tables on the sandy beach surrounded several fire pits. Utensils and […]

June 30, 2014  |  Read Article