Present Day Dancing

Lillian Barbeito is the co-director of BODYTRAFFIC, a contemporary dance company in Los Angeles, California. She shares her views on contemporary dance’s relevance and context. This interview is part of a series on contemporary dance. ~~ How would you define contemporary dance to someone without a background in dance? Moving […]

January 9, 2017  |  Read Article

Contemporary Dance: From High Art to Fringe

Erin Kilmurray is a contemporary dance artist who straddles the “high” world of concert dance and the “low” world of fringe art. She is a producer, director and dance-maker who presents work throughout Chicago, as well as the creator and director of The Fly Honey Show—a femme-power cabaret. This interview […]

January 5, 2017  |  Read Article

Researching Every Step Along the Way

An Interview with Becca Fullmer BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Becca Fullmer is a member of Salt Contemporary Dance, a new contemporary dance company based in Salt Lake City, UT. She is also the director of its second company, Salt 2. Becca likens the work of contemporary dance to that of research, […]

January 2, 2017  |  Read Article

Merging Technique with Humanity

An Interview with KT Nelson BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT KT Nelson, co-artistic director of San Francisco’s ODC/Dance Company, muses on the blend of technical mastery and naturalistic humanity increasingly found in contemporary dance today. This interview is part of a series on contemporary dance and its extended implications. KT Nelson ~~ […]

December 29, 2016  |  Read Article

Contemporary Ballet Past, Present and Future

An Interview with Robert Sher-Machherndl BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Robert Sher-Machherndl is a former principal dancer with Dutch National Ballet and Bavarian State Ballet, and choreographer and artistic director of Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet in Boulder, CO. He shares his thoughts on what exactly contemporary ballet entails, and the past, […]

December 15, 2016  |  Read Article