Dancing the African Diaspora and Beyond

An Interview with Deborah Vaughan BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOS BY ED MILLER Deborah Vaughan is the artistic director and co-founder of Dimensions Dance Theater, one of the oldest African American dance companies in the country (the company had its first season in 1973). Based out of Oakland, CA, Deborah continues […]

February 9, 2017  |  Read Article

From Small Daily Dances to Managing The Whole Shebang

An Interview with Meg Foley BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Meg Foley founded The Whole Shebang with her partner, Carmichael Jones, in 2015 to support local visual and dance artists in Philadelphia, as well as to support her own work, which is produced under the title of Moving Parts. Another unique aspect […]

February 6, 2017  |  Read Article

Closing One Chapter, Opening Another

An Interview with Eric Skinner BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Eric Skinner is retiring from BodyVox after 19 years of dancing with the company. I originally interviewed Eric as part of the Dancing Over 50 Project. When I learned he was retiring, I was eager to learn his perspective at this juncture in […]

February 2, 2017  |  Read Article

Who I Am Is the Art I Make

Maurya Kerr is a San Francisco-based choreographer, educator and dancer, as well as the founder and artistic director of tinypistol, her project-based contemporary dance company. She weighs in on the many meanings and modes of contemporary dance, especially in our new political climate. This interview is part of a series […]

January 16, 2017  |  Read Article

Contemporary Dance: Which Way Will It Go?

An Interview with Rachel Slater BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Rachel Slater is one of the artistic directors of Muddy Feet Contemporary Dance, a contemporary dance company based in Portland, Oregon. In this interview, she wrestles with what exactly contemporary dance entails, how to fund it, and where the form is headed. […]

January 12, 2017  |  Read Article