The Gesture of Life: An Interview with Melissa St. Clair

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING In the soft light of her living room, it seemed as though Melissa was in the process of unloading and emptying, like a sea creature who has toured the oceans and returns to its depths to process the meaning of the endless tides. […]

November 24, 2014  |  Read Article

A Life Full of Making Dance Happen

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 7, 2014  |  Read Article

Forging a Path: An Interview with Laurence Blake

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Laurence went into a quirky sort of dance, full of quick poses and gestures. There was something boyish about him, like he was trying on the movements. And then he got comfortable and a little groovy. And then he couldn’t help himself. ~~ How long […]

April 10, 2014  |  Read Article

Iggy & Roo

Reflections on Teaching Ballet BY SIOBHAN SEARLE TONARELLI Iggy and Roo … Igor Zelensky and Farukh Ruzimatov, affectionately and practically renamed by my family one summer many years ago when the two joined the ever-growing list of dancers I regularly referred to in our ballet discussions. Ballet was an inexhaustible […]

February 24, 2014  |  Read Article