The Bunion: Undress Rehearsal

By Emmaly Wiederholt; Drawing by Maggie Stack Been nude in public lately? Looking for that perfect opportunity to display your bod for all to see? May I suggest being nude on stage? Let me ask you: when was the last time you saw performers undressing on stage? Wait, let me […]

August 20, 2012  |  Read Article

Photographer Gregory Bartning

“Dance is the language of movement. It is the visual communication and expression of our dreams, thoughts and perceptions.   As a still photographer, I constantly struggle with how to convey a sense of motion with a single image. This current project melds several images into one, in an effort to accurately portray […]

August 16, 2012  |  Read Article

From the Inside Out: Dancing (Quietly) in China

By Emily Withenbury The very first words I learned in Mandarin Chinese were “wu, liu, qi, ba.” This was December 2010 in a dance studio in Beijing, China. I learned these words so we could count our collaborating Chinese dancers in on the “5, 6, 7, 8.” Two weeks ago I took […]

August 13, 2012  |  Read Article

Let’s Get Wriggly

By Emmaly Wiederholt When did people become afraid to get up and wriggle in front of each other? My mom posed this question to the family after we attended the Shroyer Community Center 4th Annual Rock n’ Roll Party near Chama, NM. With dinner buffet followed by 50’s dance tunes, […]

August 9, 2012  |  Read Article

Measure The Music: J.S. Bach’s 1st Lute Suite BWV 996

By Jake Padilla The 4th Measure of the Allemande in J.S. Bach’s 1st Lute suite BWV 996: Road trips! Listening to Bach is often like traveling the lonely road. You’re always a little anxious as you’re left in the web of your own thoughts. But as nomadic instinct carries you […]

August 6, 2012  |  Read Article