Erin: Lessons From The Body
Each summer for the past five years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in…
Post Contemporary Dance: Are We There Yet?
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY TRACEY TURNER For the past two months, I have been publishing interviews with contemporary dance artists, trying to address (for both…
Who I Am Is the Art I Make
Maurya Kerr is a San Francisco-based choreographer, educator and dancer, as well as the founder and artistic director of tinypistol, her project-based contemporary dance company. She…
Contemporary Dance: Which Way Will It Go?
An Interview with Rachel Slater BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Rachel Slater is one of the artistic directors of Muddy Feet Contemporary Dance, a contemporary dance company based…
Present Day Dancing
Lillian Barbeito is the co-director of BODYTRAFFIC, a contemporary dance company in Los Angeles, California. She shares her views on contemporary dance’s relevance and context. This…