About the Body and its Ghosts

By Julia Cost Tonight I tried to take my daily run but my body wanted to be calm. Not lazy, just thirsty for peace. This is a strange twist. When the body overdriven becomes its own sage. When you set out purposefully on your normal route and your carriage stops […]

April 25, 2013  |  Read Article

The Bunion: Dance Jokes

By Maggie Stack and Emmaly Wiederholt   Get ready to exercise those smile muscles! (Please laugh appropriately.) 1. What’s a pig’s favorite ballet? SWINE LAKE! 2. Why did the dancer cross the road? BECAUSE SHE HAD TO DO IT ON THE OTHER SIDE! 3. How does a witch-doctor ask someone […]

April 22, 2013  |  Read Article

Magic!

By Angela Mazziotta This little ditty is for anyone who had a hard time accepting that Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny “aren’t real.” It’s for the people who believed once upon a time that Mickey and Minnie Mouse are two GIGANTIC talking mice (not some humans […]

April 18, 2013  |  Read Article

Springtime Frolic

By Liz Brent I was reading The Kimono, History & Style by Sacico Ito and Etsuko Yamashita, which features historical art, garments, and photography showing the evolution of the kimono, and I ran across an image on page 87 featuring a painting from the Momoyama era (1568-1600). Unfortunately, I’m not […]

April 15, 2013  |  Read Article

Photographer Eldon Christenson

“This picture really represents the beginning of my journey toward dance photography. The picture was taken  in June 2010 on Ocean Beach in San Francisco. I had known the girls about a month or two at this point, and we had just started hanging out. I was just starting to get […]

April 11, 2013  |  Read Article