The Making of “An Intimate Dance”

An Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Sanford Lewis BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Sanford Lewis is a Massachusetts based filmmaker whose upcoming film “an intimate dance” will premiere March 26 as part of The EveryBODYmoves Festival in Northampton, going on March 25-27. The film follows three characters – Albert, Eugene and Rythea – […]

March 14, 2016  |  Read Article

When Ballet and Contact Improvisation Meet

BY SOPHIA ROG; ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT This past spring, my friend Emmaly and I rented a little studio in Santa Fe on Thursday afternoons. The studio’s previous purpose was a two-car garage… so, it’s tiny, and not all that toasty in the early spring until the heater has been […]

June 18, 2015  |  Read Article

DanceAbility: Beyond Islands of Isolation

An Interview with Alito Alessi, Part One BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Alito Alessi is the artistic director of DanceAbility® International and co-founder of DanceAbility®. He is internationally known as a pioneering teacher and choreographer in the fields of contact improvisation, dance and disability. This is part one of a two-part interview, […]

June 4, 2015  |  Read Article

Steve Paxton in the Hills of Northern Vermont

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Steve Paxton is perhaps most famous for his work developing contact improvisation. This interview is part of Where Dance Is, a series of interviews with high level dance artists working in places not well known for dance. Steve Paxton, Photo by Jordi Bover ~~ Where do you live […]

May 14, 2015  |  Read Article

Thus Began My Love Affair

Editor’s note: This month on Stance on Dance, several dance artists have been asked to share a pivotal dance experience that changed their trajectory or the way they think about dance.  BY CAROLYN STUART Karen Nelson and Alito Alessi Echo Theater, Portland, OR 1984. 36 years old, two children. 24 […]

March 2, 2015  |  Read Article