Dance as Discourse in Palestine

An Interview with Samar King BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Samar King is an American Palestinian and the artistic director Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre, a dance company based out of both Palestine and New York City. She shares her perceptions on living and creating dance in the midst of a politically disenfranchised […]

June 19, 2017  |  Read Article

Beyond the Border

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT This past summer, Adam McKinney and Daniel Banks of DNAWORKS spent two weeks exploring the concept of borders, specifically the Mexican-American border, through dance in El Paso, TX and Ciudad Juárez. I sat down with them to learn more information about the project, their working methods, and […]

November 16, 2015  |  Read Article