Social Interventions through Dance

An Interview with Shawn Lent BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOS BY MOHAMED RADWAN Shawn Lent is a social practice dance artist, program manager, dance educator, public speaker and facilitator based in Chicago. She believes dance has broader applications beyond traditional modes of choreography and performance. She shares her personal history, philosophy, […]

November 9, 2017  |  Read Article

What Does the World Call Better? An Interview with Nancy Evans Doede

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Nancy was like a road. She was long and far-sighted, and had passed through many terrains. It was not only her story that was configured like a road, but her movement as well. “Let’s see,” she said to herself before she began to […]

September 25, 2017  |  Read Article

Contemporary Dance: From High Art to Fringe

Erin Kilmurray is a contemporary dance artist who straddles the “high” world of concert dance and the “low” world of fringe art. She is a producer, director and dance-maker who presents work throughout Chicago, as well as the creator and director of The Fly Honey Show—a femme-power cabaret. This interview […]

January 5, 2017  |  Read Article

The Many Contexts of Contemporary

An Interview with Lucy Vurusic Riner RE|dance group is a Chicago-based dance collective dedicated to the presentation of dance theatre works that examine the many facets of personal, intimate human relationships. Executive director and co-founder Lucy Vurusic Riner shares her thoughts on what “contemporary” means in the dance context. This interview […]

December 1, 2016  |  Read Article

Where Modern and Contemporary Meet

An Interview with Sandra Kaufmann BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Sandra Kaufmann performed in the Martha Graham Dance Company before serving as the founding director of the dance program at Loyola University. As an educator and practitioner, she shares her perspective on contemporary dance and where the form is headed. This interview […]

November 28, 2016  |  Read Article