Closing One Chapter, Opening Another

An Interview with Eric Skinner BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Eric Skinner is retiring from BodyVox after 19 years of dancing with the company. I originally interviewed Eric as part of the Dancing Over 50 Project. When I learned he was retiring, I was eager to learn his perspective at this juncture in […]

February 2, 2017  |  Read Article

One Man’s Road to Calling Himself a Dancer

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT I met Eugene Williams in a contact improvisation jam and, after several conversations, came to learn he was a wealth of stories and information. He has a unique outlook on the dance world, both because of his disability (Eugene rides in a wheelchair) and because he found […]

January 30, 2017  |  Read Article

A Body Steeped

Reflections on Sisters & druthers BY TODD COURAGE On November 12th, a number of rich ideas were unveiled at a mixed program of dance at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley. The concert, Sisters & druthers, was a mélange of new and old works by three women who seemed to share […]

January 26, 2017  |  Read Article

Choice Compliments To Give A Dancer

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK Everyone likes compliments, especially us vain dancers. In honor of National Compliment Day (celebrated annually on January 24th), compliment a dancer near you! Need some tips? We’re here to help! ~~ See a dancer on the street? Casually ask her/him: “Excuse me, are […]

January 23, 2017  |  Read Article

Post Contemporary Dance: Are We There Yet?

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY TRACEY TURNER For the past two months, I have been publishing interviews with contemporary dance artists, trying to address (for both myself and my faithful readers) what exactly contemporary dance entails. Because, to be honest, I’ve always been a bit dubious about contemporary dance. It […]

January 19, 2017  |  Read Article