Making an Offering: An Interview with Cynthia Winton-Henry

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Cynthia’s dance was like a perfect day spent outdoors when the world feels so right and simple, if only for a fleeting moment. This was Cynthia. There wasn’t complication or questioning, just a simple relishing of her body in movement. This interview is […]

October 17, 2016  |  Read Article

Expanding Dance’s Reach

An Interview with Jana Meszaros BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Jana Meszaros is a certified DanceAbility instructor who is passionate about expanding the communities she reaches to include those in rural towns outside Eugene, OR. She shares how she got involved in DanceAbility, its impact, and why it’s important to reach people […]

October 10, 2016  |  Read Article

Keep The Status Quo!

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; DRAWINGS BY MAGGIE STACK For the past month, I’ve interviewed several female choreographers and artistic directors of ballet companies across the country on the topic of female leadership. Their responses spanned the gamut and were insightful and provocative. However, I’ve come to the conclusion that we have […]

October 6, 2016  |  Read Article

Listening to Other Voices

An Interview with Scott Putman BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Scott Putman is a professor of dance at Virginia Commonwealth University and the artistic director of Amaranth Contemporary Dance in Richmond, VA. He is currently working on a project that focuses on the issues faced by women in a male-dominated world by […]

October 3, 2016  |  Read Article