Making an Offering: An Interview with Cynthia Winton-Henry

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Cynthia’s dance was like a perfect day spent outdoors when the world feels so right and simple, if only for a fleeting moment. This was Cynthia. There wasn’t complication or questioning, just a simple relishing of her body in movement. This interview is […]

October 17, 2016  |  Read Article

Expanding Dance’s Reach

An Interview with Jana Meszaros BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Jana Meszaros is a certified DanceAbility instructor who is passionate about expanding the communities she reaches to include those in rural towns outside Eugene, OR. She shares how she got involved in DanceAbility, its impact, and why it’s important to reach people […]

October 10, 2016  |  Read Article

Listening to Other Voices

An Interview with Scott Putman BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Scott Putman is a professor of dance at Virginia Commonwealth University and the artistic director of Amaranth Contemporary Dance in Richmond, VA. He is currently working on a project that focuses on the issues faced by women in a male-dominated world by […]

October 3, 2016  |  Read Article

Perpetuating the Problem

An Interview with Jessica Lang Editor’s note: For the past few weeks, I have interviewed several female choreographers on the topic of choreographic opportunities for women in the ballet field. Choreographer and artistic director Jessica Lang of Jessica Lang Dance offers a different stance on whether or not this is an […]

September 26, 2016  |  Read Article

How to Tip the Scale

An Interview with Zoé Henrot BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Zoé Henrot is the artistic director of St. Paul Ballet, an artist-led dance company where Zoé also dances and choreographs. She reflects on the uniqueness of her artistic directorship as well as how the ballet field might adapt to promote more women […]

September 22, 2016  |  Read Article