My Ancestor’s Wildest Dream

Vanessa Cruz, a dance artist based in Southern California, relates how she has faced relentless ableism in her pursuit of a dance degree and other opportunities, and how "making it" as a dancer with a disability is particularly challenging.

October 4, 2021  |  Read Article

Giving Voice to the Voiceless Through Ballet

Marika Brussel, a contemporary ballet choreographer based in the Bay Area, describes her upcoming dance film that explores mythological women whose struggles speak to what many women face today.

July 12, 2021  |  Read Article

Leaning into Discomfort and Discovery

An Interview with Francesca Harper BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT, with help from ALLYSSA TRUJILLO PHOTOGRAPHS BY NINA WURTZEL Francesca Harper is a dancer and choreographer based in New York City, and the director of the Francesca Harper Project. After dancing for Dance Theatre Harlem, the Frankfurt Company, and a handful of […]

March 25, 2019  |  Read Article

Screendance: The Newest Genre

An Interview with John Watson BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT John Watson is a photographer, videographer and arts promoter based in Eugene, OR who cofounded the Northwest Screendance Exposition in 2015 to encourage the making and viewership of dances created especially for the camera. He discusses the expo as well as the […]

December 28, 2017  |  Read Article

Between Memory and Muscle

An Interview with Mary Trunk Mary Trunk is involved in Muscle Memory, an interactive video project examining age and dance. The premise of her project is a reunion of sorts with peers from her college dance department, now in their 50s. Where has dance taken them? What role has it […]

May 16, 2016  |  Read Article