Lessons from Vietnam

BY EMILY NAVARRA; PHOTOS BY OJI VALENCIA Emily Navarra currently resides in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She shares her experience navigating the world of Vietnamese art and culture through dance. ~~ What does your current dance practice look like? I’ve performed solos mostly since living in Southeast Asia. I […]

June 20, 2016  |  Read Article

Ponderosa Dance: An International Rural Retreat

An Interview with Stephanie Maher BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Ponderosa Dance, located in Stolzenhagen, Germany, is an international dance meeting space in the countryside outside of Berlin. It offers artist residencies, studio rentals, workshops, festivals, contact jams and performance venues. Stephanie Maher is one of Ponderosa’s founders, as well as one […]

June 16, 2016  |  Read Article

On Guns and Dance

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT I am shocked, yet again, by another senseless shooting in our country. I am saddened it was directed at a gay night club. I am incredulous one man had the weaponry to hurt and kill so many others with such ease. And I […]

June 13, 2016  |  Read Article

Dance Is Wherever You Make It

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Jessica Perino and Anne Bartlett are the artistic directors of 20 Moons Dance Theatre. Based in Durango, Colorado—a town of 17,000—the company offers a contemporary and explorative approach to dance-making. This interview is part of Where Dance Is, a series of interviews with dance artists working in […]

June 9, 2016  |  Read Article

Earthdance: A Different Way of Living and Dancing

An Interview with Sarah Young BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Sarah Young is the executive director of Earthdance, an artist-run workshop, residency and retreat center located on 125 acres of land in the Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts. This interview is part of Where Dance Is, a series of interviews with dance […]

June 6, 2016  |  Read Article