Digging Deep: An Interview with Rubina Carmona

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Rubina has Parkinson’s disease. On a street near her home, in the community in which she has come to be a leader, she moved through her flamenco poses with neither the strength nor the power she’d had in earlier days, but with a […]

January 19, 2015  |  Read Article

Despite All Odds: An Interview with Shirley Jenkins

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Shirley came to the interview prepared: she had music, a costume and even a little dance prepared. Latin music cut across the exposed brick wall and wood floor, catching Shirley with her skirt rustling up her thighs and her long hair whipping behind […]

January 15, 2015  |  Read Article

Thoughtfully Playful: An Interview with Christian Swenson

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Christian spoke thoughtfully, with a deep, lulling voice. His dance, on the other hand, could best be described as that of a goofy kid playing who doesn’t realize anyone is watching him, though Christian was fully aware. He seemed like Picasso splashing in […]

January 12, 2015  |  Read Article

YOLO in the New Year

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY TRACEY TURNER I have an admission to make: I love the slogan YOLO. I don’t care if it sprung out of a rap song and became a kitschy mantra for millennials; I adopt it whole-heartedly. For those of you who haven’t been paying attention, YOLO […]

January 1, 2015  |  Read Article

Thinking about Aging

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Every morning, I wake up and do a series of stretches. I started the habit in high school and have managed to maintain it for over ten years. I’m 28 now. Sometimes I really don’t feel like stretching. Luckily, or unluckily, I have a little nag on […]

December 1, 2014  |  Read Article