Contemporary Dance: From High Art to Fringe

Erin Kilmurray is a contemporary dance artist who straddles the “high” world of concert dance and the “low” world of fringe art. She is a producer, director and dance-maker who presents work throughout Chicago, as well as the creator and director of The Fly Honey Show—a femme-power cabaret. This interview […]

January 5, 2017  |  Read Article

Researching Every Step Along the Way

An Interview with Becca Fullmer BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Becca Fullmer is a member of Salt Contemporary Dance, a new contemporary dance company based in Salt Lake City, UT. She is also the director of its second company, Salt 2. Becca likens the work of contemporary dance to that of research, […]

January 2, 2017  |  Read Article

Dancing From San Francisco to Amsterdam

Gretchen Garnett is a dance artist currently based in Amsterdam. Previously, she lived and worked in San Francisco on a project-to-project basis for different choreographers and companies, as well as ran her own company, Gretchen Garnett & Dancers. She shares her observations on the different dance cultures of the two […]

November 14, 2016  |  Read Article

Lessons from Vietnam

BY EMILY NAVARRA; PHOTOS BY OJI VALENCIA Emily Navarra currently resides in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She shares her experience navigating the world of Vietnamese art and culture through dance. ~~ What does your current dance practice look like? I’ve performed solos mostly since living in Southeast Asia. I […]

June 20, 2016  |  Read Article

Miriam Wolodarski: What is Value?

Bay Area based Miriam Wolodarski tackles the “who,” “what,” “when” and “where” of her dance practice and, perhaps more importantly, the “how” and “why.” ~~ What does your current dance practice look like? I perform in one to three things a year that are not my own work, and I […]

January 14, 2016  |  Read Article