Everyone Should Dance

By Stephanie Salts In a farewell speech to the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance summer students and their parents, Summer Lee Rhatigan closed her thoughts and thanks with these abrupt few words, “And finally, I think everyone should dance.” It was funny because she wasn’t talking about people with coordination, […]

December 5, 2013  |  Read Article

The Bunion: A Dancer’s Thanksgiving Day Prayer

By Emmaly Wiederholt, Maggie Stack, and Cathy Intemann Oh Lord, This Thanksgiving I’m thankful for many things. I’m thankful for the audience – at least someone’s watching me. I’m thankful for tights – they keep my blubber in. I’m thankful for sweat stains – they show I’m working harder than […]

November 28, 2013  |  Read Article

A Way of Life: An Interview with Anna Halprin

By Emmaly Wiederholt; Photographs by Gregory Bartning Anna’s Mountain Home Studio is on a terrace below her house, accessible by a steep set of wooden stairs. As I reached the top of the steps, I came upon Anna standing in the sunlight. I explained I had come to interview her, […]

November 25, 2013  |  Read Article

Stitching a Complex Tapestry: An Interview with Nina Haft

By Emmaly Wiederholt; Photographs by Gregory Bartning Nina suggested we meet in Mountain View Cemetery, a beautiful spot between Oakland and Piedmont that sweeps over tombstones and crypts to an epic view of the San Francisco Bay from the top of the hill. Her location choice in many ways felt […]

November 21, 2013  |  Read Article