Sharing a Connection: An Interview with Carolyn Stuart

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Watching Carolyn and Patrick dance was like watching two skeletons entangle, two rose bushes weave their branches, or two clouds float together until they become indistinguishable. And yet, they were still two distinct sets of bones with two different histories, two separate rose […]

December 4, 2014  |  Read Article

Thinking about Aging

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Every morning, I wake up and do a series of stretches. I started the habit in high school and have managed to maintain it for over ten years. I’m 28 now. Sometimes I really don’t feel like stretching. Luckily, or unluckily, I have a little nag on […]

December 1, 2014  |  Read Article

The Bunion: Shake Your Tail Feather

BY MAGGIE STACK AND EMMALY WIEDERHOLT This Thanksgiving, don’t let the turkey take center stage. Show your family and friends all the ways to dance like a bird: The Bluebird: Wear all blue and leap really high. The Dying Swan: Dress up in white feathers, play dramatic music and pretend […]

November 27, 2014  |  Read Article

The Gesture of Life: An Interview with Melissa St. Clair

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING In the soft light of her living room, it seemed as though Melissa was in the process of unloading and emptying, like a sea creature who has toured the oceans and returns to its depths to process the meaning of the endless tides. […]

November 24, 2014  |  Read Article

Ready for Anything: An Interview with Carla Mann

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING The room was bright and the leaves outside the windows were even brighter, but Carla outshone them all. She smiled in both face and body. Her dance was released, quick and meticulous, yet also with an underlying smoothness. The whole scene exuded light, […]

November 20, 2014  |  Read Article