Kinetech Arts Plays with Dance and Technology
An Interview with Daiane Lopes da Silva and Weidong Yang of Kinetech Arts BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Daiane Lopes da Silva and Weidong Yang founded Kinetech Arts in 2013 to create performances that combine dance and science with the newest interactive technology. Based in San Francisco, the couple also hosts the annual […]
March 14, 2019 | Read Article
Indigeneity and Identity
An Interview with Dakota Camacho BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Dakota Camacho is a multi-disciplinary artist from Låguas yan Gåni, the ancestral homeland of Matao/CHamoru people (Dominating culture calls this archipelago the Mariånas Islands). Dakota works in spaces of Indigenous performance, musical composition, community engagement, and education. Guiya (they) is also a co-founder […]
March 11, 2019 | Read Article
Creating Hula in Response to Climate Change
An Interview with Patrick Makuakāne BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Patrick Makuakāne is the director of Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, a Bay Area-based dance company that blends traditional and contemporary forms of Hawaiian dance. He is presenting a new work that addresses climate change at Dance Mission Theater’s upcoming D.I.R.T. […]
March 7, 2019 | Read Article
Urban Bush Women Continues to Innovate
An Interview with Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Chanon Judson BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Photos by Christopher Roesing from Hair & Other Stories Urban Bush Women’s Founder/Visioning Partner Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Associate Artistic Director Chanon Judson share the company’s involvement with the CUNY Dance Initiative, which offers available space […]
March 4, 2019 | Read Article
The Accessibility of Being on Display
An Interview with Heidi Latsky and Jerron Herman BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Heidi Latsky is the artistic director of Heidi Latsky Dance, and Jerron Herman serves as dancer and development director. Heidi Latsky Dance is a two-time resident through the CUNY Dance Initiative, which offers available space through the CUNY university […]
February 28, 2019 | Read Article