Making It: From a Noun to a Verb

BY GABRIELLE ZUCKER When I was 13, my definition of “making it” meant getting into a ballet company. It was as simple and as complicated as that. I would start out as a student, and then through profoundly hard work, find a way to turn myself into a professional. There […]

August 17, 2015  |  Read Article

Past the Prestige

Editorial Note: Each August for the past three years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY MAGGIE STACK I decided I was going to dance after […]

August 13, 2015  |  Read Article

How Can Making Dance be a Feminist Act?

Hello, we are Courtney King and Melissa Lewis. In the last year, we have been molding and developing a dance collective called hers and hers — her (Courtney), plus her (Melissa), plus the shared her. As young, fresh-cut artists, we feel very new. Though we claim the title of co-founders cautiously, […]

June 11, 2015  |  Read Article

Building Dance on Maui

An Interview with Hallie Hunt Armato BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT 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. Where do you live and work? I live and work on the island of Maui, Hawaii. […]

May 18, 2015  |  Read Article

From San Francisco to Tuscaloosa

An Interview with Rebecca Salzer BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT 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. Rebecca Salzer, Photo by Anna Ryndova ~~ What city do you live and work in? I live and […]

May 11, 2015  |  Read Article