Notes on Dancing

By Katie Gaydos I sat down to write a clear and cohesive argument about dance in the Bay Area. I thought that the process of writing would force me to formulate a clear understanding of what it means to me to be a dance artist in 2012 and what kinds […]

May 3, 2012  |  Read Article

The Bunion: Name That Stance!

Can you name that stance? Match the stance to the dance! A. 1. Robert Moses’ Kin 2. Malinda LaVelle’s Project Thrust 3. Batsheva Dance Company 4. Ballet class with Summer Lee Rhatigan 5. Alex Ketley’s The Foundry           B.               […]

April 30, 2012  |  Read Article

A Study of Grandeur

By Julia Cost A Study of grandeur Part I On my way home at night, I pass a castle A man is stretched across the doorstep spotlit Part II On the escalator, a woman, pink pants, white turban Races halfway up and sits down Metal throne ascending into blinding white […]

April 26, 2012  |  Read Article

An Interview with CounterPULSE’s Julie Phelps

CounterPULSE’s “May Day” is coming up May 3-5, celebrating CounterPULSE’s seven years of supporting experimental artists. The bill features a variety of local performers, ranging from Sara Shelton Mann to Marga Gomez. In order to learn more about CounterPULSE, I interviewed Program Director Julie Phelps. Emmaly Wiederholt: How did you […]

April 23, 2012  |  Read Article

The Bunion: Art, Dart… or Fart!

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK The Bunion presents: Art, Dart… or Fart! An appraisal of dance through the decades. ~~     Nijinsky’s The Rite of Spring: People rioting, horses trampling, what a stink. FART!           Anna Pavlova in The Dying Swan: Let’s help a […]

April 16, 2012  |  Read Article