Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque Rides a Magical Edge

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT In 2007, I saw the Kirov perform Don Quixote in St. Petersburg, Russia. I was enthralled. I felt I’d seen the epitome of bravura. That is, until this past Saturday the 14th when I went to the closing night of the Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque. Now […]

June 16, 2014  |  Read Article

What If?

BY WIEBKE SCHUSTER What if  – If then – That means – So I must Welcome to my mind. Ever since I can remember, I have used this thought pattern to make decisions. Hundreds of times daily. It all started off sitting on the ledge of my windowsill overlooking the […]

June 12, 2014  |  Read Article

Becoming More of a Dancer

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT “To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me. If I have an emotion before I die, that’s deeper than any emotion that I’ve ever had, then I will paint a more powerful picture that will have nothing to do with just […]

June 5, 2014  |  Read Article

Sebastian Grubb’s Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of an ongoing series, Men Who Dance, which looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. Sebastian Grubb: I’m 30 and I’m considered a full-time dancer. I dance about 20 hours a week on average for pay with AXIS Dance […]

May 29, 2014  |  Read Article

Jeremy Smith’s Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of an ongoing series, Men Who Dance, which looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. Jeremy Smith: I’m 31 and I’m a dancer with ODC Dance in San Francisco. I started dancing when I was nine. It was December […]

May 26, 2014  |  Read Article