Reshaping Dance in Crested Butte

An Interview with Sasha Chudacoff BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Sasha Chudacoff lives and works in Crested Butte, Colorado—a small rural mountain town of 2,000 locals at elevation 8,500 ft. Since relocating there six years ago, she has helped to grow two dance non-profits which cumulatively serve over 300 people. This interview […]

June 23, 2016  |  Read Article

Lessons from Vietnam

BY EMILY NAVARRA; PHOTOS BY OJI VALENCIA Emily Navarra currently resides in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She shares her experience navigating the world of Vietnamese art and culture through dance. ~~ What does your current dance practice look like? I’ve performed solos mostly since living in Southeast Asia. I […]

June 20, 2016  |  Read Article

Ponderosa Dance: An International Rural Retreat

An Interview with Stephanie Maher BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Ponderosa Dance, located in Stolzenhagen, Germany, is an international dance meeting space in the countryside outside of Berlin. It offers artist residencies, studio rentals, workshops, festivals, contact jams and performance venues. Stephanie Maher is one of Ponderosa’s founders, as well as one […]

June 16, 2016  |  Read Article

Dance Is Wherever You Make It

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Jessica Perino and Anne Bartlett are the artistic directors of 20 Moons Dance Theatre. Based in Durango, Colorado—a town of 17,000—the company offers a contemporary and explorative approach to dance-making. This interview is part of Where Dance Is, a series of interviews with dance artists working in […]

June 9, 2016  |  Read Article

Earthdance: A Different Way of Living and Dancing

An Interview with Sarah Young BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Sarah Young is the executive director of Earthdance, an artist-run workshop, residency and retreat center located on 125 acres of land in the Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts. This interview is part of Where Dance Is, a series of interviews with dance […]

June 6, 2016  |  Read Article