“I’m Still Here”

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Over the past three months, I’ve had the honor of publishing 16 interviews with dancers over age 50 in Portland, OR and Seattle, WA. What follows here is a particularly potent morsel from each interview: Click on photos to read full interview. Linda […]

January 26, 2015  |  Read Article

Following a Passion: An Interview with Eric Skinner

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Eric danced aerobically among the fallen leaves on a grassy patch in Tanner Springs Park in Portland. A jackhammer pounded in the distance. Passersby glanced over curiously. Watching Eric, the phrases “in his prime” or “past his prime” seemed irrelevant. With his facility […]

December 15, 2014  |  Read Article

Persistent and Willful: An Interview with Tere Mathern

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING As Tere spoke, her voice grew from its quiet first few notes to a register of intensity and push . She jumped into her dance at that same register, the softer notes echoing through her strong spine and neck and out through her delicate […]

December 11, 2014  |  Read Article

Still Playing: An Interview with Patrick Gracewood

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Watching Patrick and Carolyn dance was like watching two skeletons entangle, two rose bushes weave their branches, or two clouds float together until they become indistinguishable. And yet, they were still two distinct sets of bones with two different histories, two separate rose […]

December 8, 2014  |  Read Article

Sharing a Connection: An Interview with Carolyn Stuart

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Watching Carolyn and Patrick dance was like watching two skeletons entangle, two rose bushes weave their branches, or two clouds float together until they become indistinguishable. And yet, they were still two distinct sets of bones with two different histories, two separate rose […]

December 4, 2014  |  Read Article