I Remember the Dirt the Most

BY TANYA WINTERS; PHOTOS BY PAT BARRETT Tanya Winters is a dancer based in Austin, TX, who took part in a residency this past January alongside collaborator Silva Laukkanen at Keshet Center for the Arts in Albuquerque, NM. Keshet is an inclusive arts organization with a focus on dance and […]

May 15, 2017  |  Read Article

So Many Moves

BY KATHARINE HAWTHORNE; PHOTOS BY BEN HERSH Tomoko Suzuki is at the peak of her dancing career. She performs as a featured soloist at the National Kabuki Theater in Tokyo. She is in her 60s. Tomoko tells me this is not uncommon. In Kabuki, performers peak between age 50-60. Her […]

May 8, 2017  |  Read Article

Dance Costumes and Life Lessons

  BY LIZ BRENT This spring marks the anniversary of one of my longest-running costume jobs. As of April, I have worked for five years in a row with the ODC Dance Jam. From 2012 to 2017, I have costumed the teen company for the ODC School Youth and Teen […]

May 1, 2017  |  Read Article

Keeping Ballet Relevant through Words

The Ballet Bag was founded in 2009 by two ballet enthusiasts, Linda and Emilia, who were both living in the United Kingdom at the time. Their goal has been to demonstrate that ballet is not stuffy, old-fashioned or inaccessible by creating relevant, fresh and topical coverage. Linda and Emilia share […]

April 1, 2017  |  Read Article

Bringing More People into the Dialogue

An Interview with Ellen Chenoweth BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Ellen Chenoweth is the executive director of thINKingDANCE, an online dance publication based in Philadelphia. As someone who doesn’t personally identify with the label “dancer,” Ellen brings a unique perspective to dance journalism and how the field might expand dialogue. ~~ How […]

March 30, 2017  |  Read Article