Steve Paxton in the Hills of Northern Vermont

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Steve Paxton is perhaps most famous for his work developing contact improvisation. 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. Steve Paxton, Photo by Jordi Bover ~~ Where do you live […]

May 14, 2015  |  Read Article

The Willingness to Keep Going: An Interview with Linda Austin

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Linda’s eyes shone with the faintest outline of tears by the end of her interview. As she moved into her dance, those tears morphed into a certain movement quality: soft, tender, sensitive and yet still practical and utilitarian. She had trekked the long […]

November 10, 2014  |  Read Article

Beyond the Expected: An Interview with Mike Barber

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Mike showed up at the deserted train tracks with a bright turquoise miniature stage. As the sun came up over the distant bridge, Mike was lit from behind, casting his silhouette with one arm extended toward the tracks and another toward the trees. […]

November 6, 2014  |  Read Article

What If?

BY WIEBKE SCHUSTER What if  – If then – That means – So I must Welcome to my mind. Ever since I can remember, I have used this thought pattern to make decisions. Hundreds of times daily. It all started off sitting on the ledge of my windowsill overlooking the […]

June 12, 2014  |  Read Article

Ballet from a Beginner’s Perspective

BY EMILY DOLSON These days, whenever I find myself in socks on a hardwood floor, I cannot help stretching my toes over the smooth boards into the firm point of a tendu. Sometimes, I prance around my Brooklyn apartment pretending that I know more steps than I do, but putting […]

March 6, 2014  |  Read Article