Building Dance on Maui

An Interview with Hallie Hunt Armato BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT This interview is part of Where Dance Is, a series of interviews with high level dance artists working in places not well known for dance. Where do you live and work? I live and work on the island of Maui, Hawaii. […]

May 18, 2015  |  Read Article

Steve Paxton in the Hills of Northern Vermont

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Steve Paxton is perhaps most famous for his work developing contact improvisation. This interview is part of Where Dance Is, a series of interviews with high level dance artists working in places not well known for dance. Steve Paxton, Photo by Jordi Bover ~~ Where do you live […]

May 14, 2015  |  Read Article

From San Francisco to Tuscaloosa

An Interview with Rebecca Salzer BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT This interview is part of Where Dance Is, a series of interviews with high level dance artists working in places not well known for dance. Rebecca Salzer, Photo by Anna Ryndova ~~ What city do you live and work in? I live and […]

May 11, 2015  |  Read Article

Dance as a Political Statement

An Interview with Nir Ben Gal BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Nir Ben Gal and his wife Liat Dror live and work in the desert of Israel. Their company and school are called Adama. This interview is part of Where Dance Is, a series of interviews with high level dance artists working […]

May 7, 2015  |  Read Article

Finding Room to Dance

An Introduction to the Where Dance Is Series BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ARTWORK BY VIDA VILJOEN I didn’t move to Santa Fe to dance, though I knew I wasn’t finished dancing. I didn’t know what I was going to find, but the last thing I expected to find was room. In […]

May 4, 2015  |  Read Article