Viable Rural Alternatives for Dance

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT When I was living in San Francisco and Los Angeles, how many times did I hear friends wax philosophic about someday living in nature on a nebulous farm or cabin, or go camping and Instagram the lake and trees, or just complain about traffic? I’ll tell you: […]

May 23, 2016  |  Read Article

Fluid and Flexible

An Interview with Donald Andrew BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY LIZ BRENT Donald Andrew serves as a fellowships advisor at a college in New England. I learned of him through one of his former students, who told me incredulously how her college advisor does contact improvisation a few days a […]

May 19, 2016  |  Read Article

Between Memory and Muscle

An Interview with Mary Trunk Mary Trunk is involved in Muscle Memory, an interactive video project examining age and dance. The premise of her project is a reunion of sorts with peers from her college dance department, now in their 50s. Where has dance taken them? What role has it […]

May 16, 2016  |  Read Article

Dancing Through Worlds

An Interview with Delphine Hsini Mei Delphine Hsini Mei is an interdisciplinary artist and performer based in Taipei, Taiwan. Her current work explores identity, violence, memory, healing and collective history. She shares her perspective on dance across cultures, and her incredible story of healing. ~~ How did you get into […]

May 12, 2016  |  Read Article

Building Dance on the Latino Experience

An Interview with David Herrera BY LIZ BRENT David Herrera, artistic director and choreographer of the San Francisco-based David Herrera Performance Company, explores the implications of race and racism in his work. David Herrera; Photo by Connor Bruce ~~ What is the impetus behind your work? It goes back to […]

May 9, 2016  |  Read Article