Persistent and Willful: An Interview with Tere Mathern

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING As Tere spoke, her voice grew from its quiet first few notes to a register of intensity and push . She jumped into her dance at that same register, the softer notes echoing through her strong spine and neck and out through her delicate […]

December 11, 2014  |  Read Article

Still Playing: An Interview with Patrick Gracewood

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Watching Patrick and Carolyn dance was like watching two skeletons entangle, two rose bushes weave their branches, or two clouds float together until they become indistinguishable. And yet, they were still two distinct sets of bones with two different histories, two separate rose […]

December 8, 2014  |  Read Article

Sharing a Connection: An Interview with Carolyn Stuart

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Watching Carolyn and Patrick dance was like watching two skeletons entangle, two rose bushes weave their branches, or two clouds float together until they become indistinguishable. And yet, they were still two distinct sets of bones with two different histories, two separate rose […]

December 4, 2014  |  Read Article

Thinking about Aging

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Every morning, I wake up and do a series of stretches. I started the habit in high school and have managed to maintain it for over ten years. I’m 28 now. Sometimes I really don’t feel like stretching. Luckily, or unluckily, I have a little nag on […]

December 1, 2014  |  Read Article

The Gesture of Life: An Interview with Melissa St. Clair

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING In the soft light of her living room, it seemed as though Melissa was in the process of unloading and emptying, like a sea creature who has toured the oceans and returns to its depths to process the meaning of the endless tides. […]

November 24, 2014  |  Read Article