The Articulation of Expression: An Interview with Mark Haim

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING After I posed each question to Mark, he would pause, deep in thought. There was nothing unconsidered in his answers. After the interview, he very spontaneously sat down and began playing the piano. Music and dance rolled off Mark the way words didn’t. […]

January 22, 2015  |  Read Article

Digging Deep: An Interview with Rubina Carmona

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Rubina has Parkinson’s disease. On a street near her home, in the community in which she has come to be a leader, she moved through her flamenco poses with neither the strength nor the power she’d had in earlier days, but with a […]

January 19, 2015  |  Read Article

Despite All Odds: An Interview with Shirley Jenkins

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Shirley came to the interview prepared: she had music, a costume and even a little dance prepared. Latin music cut across the exposed brick wall and wood floor, catching Shirley with her skirt rustling up her thighs and her long hair whipping behind […]

January 15, 2015  |  Read Article

Thoughtfully Playful: An Interview with Christian Swenson

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Christian spoke thoughtfully, with a deep, lulling voice. His dance, on the other hand, could best be described as that of a goofy kid playing who doesn’t realize anyone is watching him, though Christian was fully aware. He seemed like Picasso splashing in […]

January 12, 2015  |  Read Article

Sharing Joy: An Interview with Iris Tansman

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING When the flash of the camera hit Iris, more than the air around her lit up. An utter ham who could not be pulled from the limelight even in her own living room, Iris’ sense of humor and play were immediately evident as […]

January 8, 2015  |  Read Article