Merging Technique with Humanity

An Interview with KT Nelson BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT KT Nelson, co-artistic director of San Francisco’s ODC/Dance Company, muses on the blend of technical mastery and naturalistic humanity increasingly found in contemporary dance today. This interview is part of a series on contemporary dance and its extended implications. KT Nelson ~~ […]

December 29, 2016  |  Read Article

Contemporary Ballet Past, Present and Future

An Interview with Robert Sher-Machherndl BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Robert Sher-Machherndl is a former principal dancer with Dutch National Ballet and Bavarian State Ballet, and choreographer and artistic director of Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet in Boulder, CO. He shares his thoughts on what exactly contemporary ballet entails, and the past, […]

December 15, 2016  |  Read Article

An Evolving Dance World

An Interview with Misa Kelly Misa Kelly is based in Southern California and has been making dances for over 20 years. She is a founder and core collaborator of Art Bark, a cross-continental dance collective. This interview is part of a series on contemporary dance and its extended implications. ~~ […]

December 12, 2016  |  Read Article

Questioning Neutrality and Colonization in Contemporary Dance

An Interview with Gerald Casel BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Gerald Casel is a Filipino-American choreographer, dancer and teacher whose work problematizes colonial narratives and invites cultural contemplation. In this interview, he reflects on the dominant voices in contemporary dance, who’s being heard and who’s not being heard, and why neutrality is […]

December 8, 2016  |  Read Article

Contemporary Dance through a Latin American Lens

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT This article is part of a series on contemporary dance and its extended implications. Liz Durán Boubion is a Bay Area dancer/choreographer, artistic director of the Piñata Dance Collective, and a second generation Mexican American. A few years ago, she went to Mexico for an artistic residency, and […]

December 5, 2016  |  Read Article