The Shaping of a Piece

A Series of Interviews with Kim Epifano BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Kim Epifano is a Bay Area choreographer who was awarded a five-week residency through a Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship in Genoa, Italy last Nov/Dec 2018. Her residency focused on developing an evening-length site-specific work, Rock e Malta, which investigates her Italian […]

January 31, 2019  |  Read Article

Where American and Tunisian Dance Meet

An Interview with Emily Schoen BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Emily Schoen is a dancer and choreographer in New York City, and the artistic director of Schoen Movement Company. This October, she orchestrated a residency in Tunis, Tunisia, teaching modern dance classes and setting a piece on members of both her own […]

October 23, 2017  |  Read Article

I Remember the Dirt the Most

BY TANYA WINTERS; PHOTOS BY PAT BARRETT Tanya Winters is a dancer based in Austin, TX, who took part in a residency this past January alongside collaborator Silva Laukkanen at Keshet Center for the Arts in Albuquerque, NM. Keshet is an inclusive arts organization with a focus on dance and […]

May 15, 2017  |  Read Article

Dancing to Connect at the Dancewoods Festival

BY KATHARINE HAWTHORNE As a dancer, my physical reality strongly influences who I am, how I move and think.  Knowing this about myself, I make an effort to travel and put myself in new situations – whether a different culture and country, or seeking a rural environment as a contrast […]

August 31, 2015  |  Read Article