Merging Technique with Humanity

An Interview with KT Nelson BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT KT Nelson, co-artistic director of San Francisco’s ODC/Dance Company, muses on the blend of technical mastery and naturalistic humanity increasingly found in contemporary dance today. This interview is part of a series on contemporary dance and its extended implications. KT Nelson ~~ […]

December 29, 2016  |  Read Article

A Steamy Nutcracker Christmas

LYRICS BY ANDY PRIMM AND EMMALY WIEDERHOLT, ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGIE STACK, DAVID GEIST ON PIANO, ANDY PRIMM ON VOCALS, YOUR MOM ON TOP OF THE PIANO It’s another Christmas Eve. The Rat King has been banished. The Sugar Plum Fairy and her entourage have taken off for the night. Clara […]

December 22, 2016  |  Read Article

We’re More Alike Than Different

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Wayne M. Smith shares his experience working with Playback Memphis and Company d. Through Playback Memphis, Wayne helps bring together police officers and formerly incarcerated individuals to build a performance on their cumulative experience. Wayne also teaches at Company d, a dance company comprised […]

December 19, 2016  |  Read Article

Contemporary Ballet Past, Present and Future

An Interview with Robert Sher-Machherndl BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Robert Sher-Machherndl is a former principal dancer with Dutch National Ballet and Bavarian State Ballet, and choreographer and artistic director of Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet in Boulder, CO. He shares his thoughts on what exactly contemporary ballet entails, and the past, […]

December 15, 2016  |  Read Article

An Evolving Dance World

An Interview with Misa Kelly Misa Kelly is based in Southern California and has been making dances for over 20 years. She is a founder and core collaborator of Art Bark, a cross-continental dance collective. This interview is part of a series on contemporary dance and its extended implications. ~~ […]

December 12, 2016  |  Read Article