The Problem with Popularity

By Emmaly Wiederholt I saw a show recently where a well-known and respected choreographer with great dancers created an evening of contemporary dance. I would not have known what the piece was about had I not read the title, and was bewildered by its buzzing reception. I felt I had […]

September 10, 2012  |  Read Article

Moving To Change with Movement Exchange

By Mei-Ling Murray This past July, ten U.S. dancers, ages 17-35, with dance training in jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop, salsa, and modern, traveled to Panama as volunteers to teach at-risk youth, as well as learn and perform dance through collaboration with local professionals. For two weeks, from dawn until […]

September 8, 2012  |  Read Article

Impressions from CHIME Across Borders with Elizabeth Streb

By Emmaly Wiederholt When I walked into the room the first time the dancers and choreographers were progressing linearly across the floor in the most unusual and varied ways; Charles Slender one-hand cartwheeled while Kelly Del Rosario sat in a pike and nudged himself forward via his arms. Others chose […]

September 1, 2012  |  Read Article

An Interview with Colin Epstein

By Emmaly Wiederholt Many of us know Colin Epstein as a dancer, circus performer, and dance advocate. He seems to be everywhere at once, often involved in multiple projects at a time. In addition, he’s enthusiastically supportive of his fellow artists. Rarely is there a show he’s not at, doesn’t […]

August 27, 2012  |  Read Article

From the Inside Out: Dancing (Quietly) in China

By Emily Withenbury The very first words I learned in Mandarin Chinese were “wu, liu, qi, ba.” This was December 2010 in a dance studio in Beijing, China. I learned these words so we could count our collaborating Chinese dancers in on the “5, 6, 7, 8.” Two weeks ago I took […]

August 13, 2012  |  Read Article