Ruth balances on one leg near the edge of a vast red-rock canyon landscape under a partly cloudy sky.

Dancing Deep Time: Embodying the Great Dance

Georgia-based visual artist and dancer Ruth Schowalter shares how a life experiencing “the great dance” has prepared her to illustrate Cynthia Winton-Henry’s poem and book, "The Great Dance."

May 25, 2026 | Read Article

Sharing The Great Dance

Cynthia Winton-Henry, a philosopher, author, teacher, and performer based in California, is working on a book project entitled "The Great Dance" with collaborators Marla Durden and Ruth Showalter. She shares why a vision of The Great Dance is needed now more than ever.

September 1, 2025 | Read Article

Two dancers side by side lunge forward on one leg and look up. They are on a stage.

Dancing with Georges Perec

Leslie Satin, a choreographer, dancer, writer, and teacher in NYC, describes her book, "Dancing with Georges Perec: Embodying Oulipo," and how she considers the work of experimental 20th-century French writer Georges Perec from a dancer’s perspective.

March 17, 2025 | Read Article

Julia painting in her studio, surrounded by other paintings and props.

Each Page is a Stage

Maui-based artist and dancer Julia Allisson Cost details the process of painting her picture book, "The Girl and the Boat," and how she experienced the process as similar to choreographing.

November 4, 2024 | Read Article

The words "ageless dancers" with a man wearing black with arms extended outwards against a black backdrop.

Capturing Agelessness

Betti Franceschi, an octogenarian and the author of the recently published book, "Ageless Dancers," depicts in photographs 40 iconic dancers from the disciplines of ballet, modern, contemporary, tap, and musical theater.

July 22, 2024 | Read Article