Contemporary Dance: From High Art to Fringe

Erin Kilmurray is a contemporary dance artist who straddles the “high” world of concert dance and the “low” world of fringe art. She is a producer, director and dance-maker who presents work throughout Chicago, as well as the creator and director of The Fly Honey Show—a femme-power cabaret. This interview […]

January 5, 2017  |  Read Article

Researching Every Step Along the Way

An Interview with Becca Fullmer BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Becca Fullmer is a member of Salt Contemporary Dance, a new contemporary dance company based in Salt Lake City, UT. She is also the director of its second company, Salt 2. Becca likens the work of contemporary dance to that of research, […]

January 2, 2017  |  Read Article

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