An Artistic Quandary

BY JAMIE RAY WRIGHT As a black man, I have been heartbroken and upset over the recent events in Ferguson, MO and Staten Island. It is one of a whole line of incidents that have become all too familiar to people of color in the United States. My most vivid […]

December 18, 2014  |  Read Article

The Artful Shoe Drop

When you’re a high fashion dancing drag queen and you lose a shoe… From Monique Jenkinson: I have so many costume stories… There was a point at which I realized that what most inspired my dancing was costume, and things just fell into place from there. I have made so […]

October 23, 2014  |  Read Article

Morsels of Wisdom on “Making it”

Have you “made it” as a dancer?   “I know for sure that there is no such thing as ‘having made it,’ past tense, and resting now on a luxurious platform of achieved success. I don’t care if you’re freelancing, choreographing, enjoying a life-long contract with cushy benefits. Whatever your […]

August 28, 2014  |  Read Article

In Good Company

Editorial Note: Last August, I asked eight dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Their responses were so poignant that I decided to make every August “making it” month and continue posing the question to various dance artists. Please join us this month […]

August 25, 2014  |  Read Article

Corey Brady’s Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of an ongoing series, Men Who Dance, which looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. Corey Brady: I’m 35, and I’m a full-time dancer at ODC. This is my 11th season with the company. Somewhere around 12 I decided […]

May 19, 2014  |  Read Article