When Dance and Theater Meet

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT I recently had the opportunity to sit down with choreographers Eric Kupers and Randee Paufve of Dandelion Dancetheater and Paufve|Dance, and director John Flax and collaborator Kent Kirkpatrick of Theater Grottesco. They are currently in the midst of combining their respective ensembles (and disciplines) into a dance-theater […]

December 14, 2015  |  Read Article

A New Understanding of Challenges

BY SHANNON LEYPOLDT I felt I would never be taken seriously as a dancer until it was the only thing I did. I freelanced in San Francisco for three years. I was hungry for experience and accepted every opportunity that came my way. However, after a few years it became […]

November 19, 2015  |  Read Article

Away

BY WIEBKE SCHUSTER I’ve only ever tried to run away from home once. I can’t remember what caused the upset that bubbled up in my stomach, but this eruption was so big, it took control over my little limbs. I packed my cardboard suitcase and stuffed it full with my […]

October 22, 2015  |  Read Article

A Labor of Love: The Dancing Over 50 Project

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING It’s Labor Day, and thus I want to share with you my recent labor: the Dancing Over 50 Project, a collaboration I have had the honor of working on over the past two years with photographer Gregory Bartning. We have just completed a […]

September 7, 2015  |  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