One More Rung

Editorial Note: Each August for the past five years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us this month in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY KRISTIN DAMROW There has always been a competitive streak […]

August 7, 2017  |  Read Article

Actions and Iterations of An Indigenous Female-Led Future

BY JACQUELINE SHEA MURPHY This past July at the New Moon Ceremony in Berkeley, California – which was called for in the “Indigenous Women of the Americas Defending Mother Earth” treaty – treaty signer Pennie Opal Plant spoke of two things needed in this time of planetary crisis. We need […]

August 3, 2017  |  Read Article

Beyond Labels: Butoh Mexican Ritual

An Interview with Diego Pinon BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Diego Pinon is a Mexican Butoh artist and the founder of Butoh Mexican Ritual. He delves into the essence of ritual, diving beyond specific cultures to discover the common threads uniting human physicality and experience. Here, Diego describes his past and process, […]

July 31, 2017  |  Read Article

Company d: Building Skills Beyond Dance

An Interview with Darlene Winters BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Company d of Memphis, Tennessee, is a nationally recognized dance company comprised of young adults with Down syndrome. Under the direction of Darlene Winters, Company d is committed to inspiring and empowering individuals with Down syndrome through dance. Darlene shares how the […]

July 27, 2017  |  Read Article

Curating the Craft of Choreography

An Interview with Christy Bolingbroke BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT In 2013, with funding from the Knight Foundation, DANCEClevand began a series of stakeholder meetings in order to establish a new National Center for Choreography, to be located at the University of Akron in Ohio. Today, that center has come to fruition, […]

July 24, 2017  |  Read Article