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

An Interview with Colin Epstein

By Emmaly Wiederholt Many of us know Colin Epstein as a dancer, circus performer, and dance advocate. He seems to be everywhere at once, often involved in multiple projects at a time. In addition, he’s enthusiastically supportive of his fellow artists. Rarely is there a show he’s not at, doesn’t […]

August 27, 2012  |  Read Article

An Interview with Amy Foley

Amy Foley is one of those rare gems in our local dance community that everyone seems to know and love. I caught up with her to ask about her experience dancing in the Bay Area; how it has changed, how she’s changed, and how that evolution continues. Emmaly Wiederholt:  How long have […]

July 23, 2012  |  Read Article

An Interview with SFCD student Madison Hoke

In 2008 I came to the Bay Area to study at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and in many ways I have never left. Though I have independently pursued a project-based freelance career and a path in dance writing, I still consider the Conservatory my home. Currently the Conservatory […]

June 25, 2012  |  Read Article