Dance as a Political Statement

An Interview with Nir Ben Gal BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Nir Ben Gal and his wife Liat Dror live and work in the desert of Israel. Their company and school are called Adama. This interview is part of Where Dance Is, a series of interviews with high level dance artists working […]

May 7, 2015  |  Read Article

Finding Room to Dance

An Introduction to the Where Dance Is Series BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ARTWORK BY VIDA VILJOEN I didn’t move to Santa Fe to dance, though I knew I wasn’t finished dancing. I didn’t know what I was going to find, but the last thing I expected to find was room. In […]

May 4, 2015  |  Read Article

Milk

Happy National Poetry Month from Stance on Dance! POETRY BY MADELYN BIVEN; ARTWORK BY VIDA VILJOEN I see a grey scarf and know nothing. Yellow-nosed nobodies bake bread on the sun. You strip tease hot details into batter and utter disaster, deaf diving like snow. We grew up watching ladybugs […]

April 30, 2015  |  Read Article

Circling from 10,000 Feet

Happy National Poetry Month from Stance on Dance! POETRY BY KATIE FLOREZ; ARTWORK BY VIDA VILJOEN Circling from 10,000 feet I unfurl the oily cable Into a measured swirl beneath me. Montreal on a snowy Tuesday afternoon.   I push back my knit beanie Too hot from dancing, sliding down […]

April 27, 2015  |  Read Article

The Bunion: Match the Face to the Dance!

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK Guess what dance styles these dancers are doing based on their faces! Good luck! 1. Options: Ballet? Or butoh? If you guessed ballet, you’re correct! Look at that presentation and uplifted smile!   2. Options: Lyrical? Or gaga? If you guessed gaga, you’re […]

April 23, 2015  |  Read Article