An Interview with Anthony Rizzi

Of the many interviews I’ve conducted, former Forsythe dancer Anthony (Tony) Rizzi is perhaps one of my favorites thus far. I was asked to interview him for the January/February 2013 publication of In Dance. Tony and I talked for a good half hour, resulting in over 3000 words after I […]

January 21, 2013  |  Read Article

An Interview with Ikolo Griffin

Professional ballet dancer Ikolo Griffin has developed a workshop, Just Turns, which focuses specifically on the art of turning. The emphasis on a particular facet (turns) of a particular kind of dance (ballet) has provided a unique setting for intensive training. In a recent workshop, the six attendees ranged from […]

December 17, 2012  |  Read Article

An Interview with Janice Garrett and Charles Moulton

Janice Garrett and Charles Moulton are a cut different than usual collaborators. In addition to collaborating choreographically, they are life partners. Their current show, “Angles of Enchantment,” is yet another in a string of dance collaborations over the past few years. I spoke with them to learn more about the […]

November 26, 2012  |  Read Article

An Interview with Accompanist Eli Nelson

Back in 2006 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance summer program, I was dumbfounded when I first took a ballet class accompanied by Eli Nelson. After years of ballet accompaniment being equivalent to piano renditions of Swan Lake, I was floored when Eli started shredding on the guitar during […]

October 22, 2012  |  Read Article

An Interview with Seth Eisen and Xandra Ibarra

By Emmaly Wiederholt After seeing CounterPULSE Summer Artists in Residence Seth Eisen and Xandra Ibarra’s most recent show, I came away thinking a lot about the word safety. Both in content and in performance, the artists bravely steered their work in directions that felt precarious, ballsy, and honest. Seth’s piece […]

September 24, 2012  |  Read Article