Unraveling Rolfing

BY ALINE WACHSMUTH Self-care is usually prescribed to relax, calm down and escape the hard work we endure (or impose upon ourselves) on a daily basis. A lot of the time, we utilize other people or practitioners to do this healing for us. We schedule to get a massage and […]

December 29, 2014  |  Read Article

Ganesh Krishnan’s Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of Men Who Dance, an ongoing series that looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. Ganesh Krishnan: I’m 30, and I’m an engineer like a lot of folks in the Bay Area. I’ve always loved dancing from when I was […]

December 22, 2014  |  Read Article

An Artistic Quandary

BY JAMIE RAY WRIGHT As a black man, I have been heartbroken and upset over the recent events in Ferguson, MO and Staten Island. It is one of a whole line of incidents that have become all too familiar to people of color in the United States. My most vivid […]

December 18, 2014  |  Read Article

Following a Passion: An Interview with Eric Skinner

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Eric danced aerobically among the fallen leaves on a grassy patch in Tanner Springs Park in Portland. A jackhammer pounded in the distance. Passersby glanced over curiously. Watching Eric, the phrases “in his prime” or “past his prime” seemed irrelevant. With his facility […]

December 15, 2014  |  Read Article

Persistent and Willful: An Interview with Tere Mathern

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING As Tere spoke, her voice grew from its quiet first few notes to a register of intensity and push . She jumped into her dance at that same register, the softer notes echoing through her strong spine and neck and out through her delicate […]

December 11, 2014  |  Read Article