Appreciating the Passing: An Interview with Don Hewitt

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Don embodied the dance teacher archetype. He arrived early and prepared; he had given thought to what he wanted to say; he bestowed what he had to say with a measure of surety and kindness. He made me want to dance for him. […]

July 2, 2018  |  Read Article

How Can You Fake Dance? An Interview with Hae Kyung Lee

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING “I’ll just move slowly,” Hae said when we arrived for the interview. First, she danced small; then, there flowed a bit of momentum; and then she was swimming in movement. Soon, her self-consciousness had left the room, and in its wake was breathlessness […]

June 28, 2018  |  Read Article

Living Up to the Hype

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT One year ago, my book, “Beauty is Experience: Dancing 50 and Beyond,” finally, after four years of hard work, patience, many lessons, and a few tears, came out! Hooray! The photographer with whom I collaborated – Gregory Bartning – and I printed a first edition of 500 […]

June 25, 2018  |  Read Article

Experimentation and Inclusivity

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Eric Kupers, a director, choreographer and performer in the Bay Area. He is the co-director of Dandelion Dancetheater and director of Bandelion (the interdisciplinary ensemble within the company). Eric discusses his experimental approach to dance-making, the creative significance of […]

June 21, 2018  |  Read Article

Embodiment as a Feminist Practice

BY MADISON PAGE “The body uses its skin and deeper fascia and flesh to record all that goes on around it.  Like the Rosetta Stone, for those who know how to read it, the body is a living record of life given, life taken, life hoped for, life healed.”  –Clarissa […]

June 18, 2018  |  Read Article