Stubborn and Strong: An Interview with Deborah Slater
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Deborah was quick. Her wit was razor-sharp. Though she spoke and moved circuitously, she was never far from her point. She dropped into her art like a stone into a pool. It was as natural to her as breathing, questioning or engaging. In…
Read articleThe Science of Subtlety: An Interview with Laurel and Gene Leverton
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Laurel closed her eyes and Gene pulled her close to him. They danced like a whisper, like an invocation, like a sumptuous sigh. With each step and swivel, time distilled, and in the silence after each song ended, the only bearable thing to…
Read articleThe Body You Dance: An Interview with Alito Alessi
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Alito spoke and danced like wind. I sense the wind’s power in what I see moved by it; I feel its scope in its universal affect; I discover its dimension in its varying layers. To meet Alito is to understand the definition of…
Read articleLife’s Music in the Body: An Interview with Naomi Gedo Diouf and Zakariya Diouf
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING As her husband Zak began to bop rhythms a cappella, Naomi jumped in without a moment’s hesitation. Watching her dance, I got the sense it was as natural as standing in sunlight and, in fact, she seemed to shine. Her brightly colored dress…
Read articleFootprints in the Sand: An Interview with Jamie McHugh
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Without so much as a suggestion, Jamie stepped into the boughs of the tree adjacent to his house and started dancing with it. His dance wasn’t just placed in the environment; it was an obvious extension of it. The tree and Jamie held…
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