Social Justice Through Dance

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Sandra Paola Lopez Ramirez, a Columbian-American dance artist who reaches a host of populations through her improvisational dance practice. Her work is characterized by the exploration of relationship, gender, race, identity, awareness, kinesthetic listening and touch. Driven by her […]

June 15, 2017  |  Read Article

From Small Daily Dances to Managing The Whole Shebang

An Interview with Meg Foley BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Meg Foley founded The Whole Shebang with her partner, Carmichael Jones, in 2015 to support local visual and dance artists in Philadelphia, as well as to support her own work, which is produced under the title of Moving Parts. Another unique aspect […]

February 6, 2017  |  Read Article

Making an Offering: An Interview with Cynthia Winton-Henry

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Cynthia’s dance was like a perfect day spent outdoors when the world feels so right and simple, if only for a fleeting moment. This was Cynthia. There wasn’t complication or questioning, just a simple relishing of her body in movement. This interview is […]

October 17, 2016  |  Read Article

Dance Is Wherever You Make It

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Jessica Perino and Anne Bartlett are the artistic directors of 20 Moons Dance Theatre. Based in Durango, Colorado—a town of 17,000—the company offers a contemporary and explorative approach to dance-making. This interview is part of Where Dance Is, a series of interviews with dance artists working in […]

June 9, 2016  |  Read Article

The Ladies of MAE

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT More than once since launching the Dancing Over 50 Project, older dancers from around the country have reached out to me to express interest and support. When Gwyn Henry wrote me about Movement Artists Ensemble (MAE) – a group of women in Escondido, CA who are moving […]

November 12, 2015  |  Read Article