On Composition, Choreography and Collaboration

An Interview with François Richomme BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT François Richomme is a French composer who creates compositions in collaboration with choreographers. His one-of-a-kind approach to composition has led him to work with choreographers worldwide. Here, he shares some of his process and what makes him unique, as well as his […]

November 8, 2018  |  Read Article

Outside Institutions

An Interview with Patricia Chen BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Patricia Chen is a dancer, teacher and choreographer living in Bordeaux, France. After a career in New York, she found herself in France, slowly building her own dance practice, creating her company – Chendance – and building her studio in the countryside […]

May 31, 2018  |  Read Article

Maylis Arrabit’s Story

Maylis Arrabit is a French performer and choreographer who dances (mostly) from her wheelchair. She shares her personal journey finding dance, her decision to pursue it professionally, and her hopes for spreading integrative dance throughout France and beyond. Laura Mazeaud and Maylis Arrabit, Photo by Manuel Guyon ~~ My name […]

March 19, 2018  |  Read Article

Vincent Lacoste’s Countryside Retreat

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Vincent Lacoste lives and works in the countryside of France in a studio performance place called Le Relais. 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. Vincent Lacoste, Photo by Léo […]

May 21, 2015  |  Read Article