Defining Indigenous Contemporary Dance, One Step at a Time

An Interview with Rulan Tangen BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Rulan Tangen is the artistic director and founder of Dancing Earth, an indigenous intertribal dance ensemble based out of New Mexico. Her work values movement as an expression of indigenous worldview, including the honoring of matriarchal leadership, dance as functional ritual for […]

May 22, 2017  |  Read Article

Keeping Ballet Relevant through Words

The Ballet Bag was founded in 2009 by two ballet enthusiasts, Linda and Emilia, who were both living in the United Kingdom at the time. Their goal has been to demonstrate that ballet is not stuffy, old-fashioned or inaccessible by creating relevant, fresh and topical coverage. Linda and Emilia share […]

April 1, 2017  |  Read Article

Bringing More People into the Dialogue

An Interview with Ellen Chenoweth BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Ellen Chenoweth is the executive director of thINKingDANCE, an online dance publication based in Philadelphia. As someone who doesn’t personally identify with the label “dancer,” Ellen brings a unique perspective to dance journalism and how the field might expand dialogue. ~~ How […]

March 30, 2017  |  Read Article

What is Your Agency? Developing Authority and Voice

An Interview with Marissa Perel BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Marissa Perel is an artist and writer living in New York City. She created a column on performance for Art21 Magazine, served as an editor for Critical Correspondence, and contributes to many online journals. She shares her perspective on the art of […]

March 27, 2017  |  Read Article

The Dance Enthusiast Weighs In

An Interview with Christine Jowers Christine Jowers is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Dance Enthusiast, which has prided itself on leading an exuberant revolution in dance communication for the past 10 years. She shares her views on how things have changed (and keep changing) in the field of dance […]

March 25, 2017  |  Read Article