Taking the Club Ethos into Choreography

An Interview with Ephrat Asherie BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Ephrat Asherie is a New York City based b-girl, dancer and choreographer, as well as a two-time resident through the CUNY Dance Initiative, which offers available space through the CUNY university system to NYC dance artists. Ephrat’s work is dedicated to exploring […]

February 21, 2019  |  Read Article

The CUNY Dance Initiative: A Step Toward Solving the Space Issue

An Interview with Alyssa Alpine, Director of the CUNY Dance Initiative BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT The CUNY Dance Initiative is an opportunity for New York City choreographers and dance companies to apply for residencies designed to take advantage of underutilized facilities in the City University of New York (CUNY) public university […]

February 18, 2019  |  Read Article

Where Multifaceted Meets Multidisciplinary

An Interview with Karen Sherman Karen Sherman is a dancemaker whose work draws upon her background in dance, writing, theater, music, and the handyman arts. Her experience working in nearly every facet of arts production – as a technical director, production manager, stage technician, and scenic/sound designer – also informs […]

February 7, 2019  |  Read Article

Intersections of Dance and Technology

An Interview with Catie Cuan Catie Cuan is a performer, choreographer, and technologist. She is a 2018 TED Resident, ThoughtWorks Arts Resident, and the Artist-in-Residence at the Robotics, Automation, and Dance Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford […]

January 28, 2019  |  Read Article

Bringing Black Stories to Life Through Ballet

An Interview with Jeremy McQueen BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Jeremy McQueen is a dancer and choreographer in New York City, and the artistic director and founder of The Black Iris Project, a ballet collaborative and education vehicle which creates new, relevant classical ballets that celebrate diversity and Black history. By harnessing the […]

January 17, 2019  |  Read Article