Changing the Face of Dance around the Female Body

An interview with Krissy Keefer BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT In 1984, Krissy Keefer and Nina Fichter founded Dance Brigade to create and perform dance-theater that addresses the complex problems of contemporary American women. Prior, Krissy co-founded the Wallflower Order in 1975 as the nation’s first feminist dance company. I had the […]

February 8, 2016  |  Read Article

CBZ Foundation: Giving Ballroom Dance to Kids

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT The CBZ Foundation has a tragic beginning and a beautiful, empowering middle. It’s ending, of course, has yet to come, but as long as it continues to make ballroom dance available to kids, I personally hope the end is nowhere in sight. I spoke with Kym Zion […]

February 4, 2016  |  Read Article

Lindsey Kelley Brewer: Honest Intention

Lindsey Kelley Brewer is the artistic director of Lindsey Kelley Dance, a professional modern dance company based in Asheville, North Carolina. With the mission of providing artistic excellence in modern dance for the community of Asheville and beyond, Lindsey shares the successes and struggles she faces in making the wheels of Lindsey […]

January 21, 2016  |  Read Article

Lindsey Renee Derry: Chasing a Feeling

Lindsey Renee Derry is a solo dance artist in San Francisco. She founded L i n s d a n s in 2012 as a platform for her work. Here, she describes the ups and downs of producing her own practice. Photo by Yvonne M. Portra ~~ What does your […]

January 18, 2016  |  Read Article

Miriam Wolodarski: What is Value?

Bay Area based Miriam Wolodarski tackles the “who,” “what,” “when” and “where” of her dance practice and, perhaps more importantly, the “how” and “why.” ~~ What does your current dance practice look like? I perform in one to three things a year that are not my own work, and I […]

January 14, 2016  |  Read Article