Critical Correspondence
Trajal Harrell in conversation with Allison Farrow
Showpony Download this interview as PDF Thumbnail photo: David Bergé Allison Farrow: Start with ‘it’s such a beautiful community of people.’ [Laughs] Trajal Harrell: It’s such a beautiful community of people! Well, you know, part of the reason why I did Showpony is that, since I’ve been in New York, I have been profoundly amazed […]
Molissa Fenley in conversation with Tere O’Connor
Patterns and Expectations and Four Lines Download this interview as PDF Thumbnail photo by Paula Court, ©2005 Tere O’Connor: Okay, I’m sitting here with Molissa Fenley, and I want to interview you on this occasion because you say you are doing your work—can you say where you are doing your work at? Molissa Fenley: At the […]
Luciana Achugar in conversation with Beth Gill
Exhausting Love at Danspace Project Thumbnail photo by Natalia Gomensoro Beth Gill: That was interesting that you said you’re more excited about this piece than about your last piece A Super Natural Return to Love. Luciana Achugar: Yeah, I’m excited about the relationship between the ideas that I had for this piece and what […]
Christalyn Wright and Mariangela Lopez in conversation with Clarinda Mac Low
In the Landscape of Rolling Heels and Struggles with Words, Attitudes and Great Expectations Download this interview as PDF Thumbnail photo: Courtesy of Christalyn Wright and Mariangela Lopez Clarinda Mac Low: I notice that you both have these complex titles that seem to seek to establish a world-view right away. Christalyn’s is The Struggle with […]
Carolyn Hall in conversation with Sarah Maxfield
Download this interview as PDF Thumbnail photo: Elazar C. Harel Sarah Maxfield: Hi Carolyn Hall! Carolyn Hall: Hi Sarah Maxfield! Sarah: Okay. So, we’ll get started. You are often an originating performer in choreographic work. How would you describe that role—and does it vary from project to project? Carolyn: Hmm. Over the years it has […]
Boris Charmatz in conversation with Chase Granoff
À Bras le Corps Download this interview as PDF Thumbnail photo: Courtesy of Boris Charmatz Boris Charmatz and Dimitri Chablas will perform À Bras le Corps at Danspace Project on October 26-28th, 8.30 pm Chase Granoff: The work that you are bringing, À Bras le Corps, I understand this is one of the first choreographies that you ever made. […]
RoseAnne Spradlin in conversation with Alejandra Martorell
Survive Cycle Thumbnail photo by Valerie B. Barnes Alejandra Martorell: I thought I would just invite you to talk about whatever aspect of the work you want to talk about: whether it’s conceptual, or process-oriented, or personal, or wherever you are at right now. RoseAnne Spradlin: Well, let’s see. What were some of those words […]
Alma Esperanza-Cunningham and Mary Armentrout in conversation with Faye Driscoll
in advance of Seen: SAN FRANCISCO, a Movement Research Studies Project curated by Trajal Harrell and Mary Armentrout Download this interview as PDF Alma Esperanza-Cunningham: Are you from the Bay Area? Faye Driscoll: I am originally from Los Angeles, actually. I lived in New York for about nine years, and then I went back to […]
Artists/Curators Series: Jamm in conversation with Levi Gonzalez
AUNTS Download this interview as PDF Levi Gonzalez: So, let’s start simple—like a little bit of the history of AUNTS Bash—how did it start, where did the idea come from, and what is it? Jamm Leary: AUNTS started because Rebecca Brooks and I wanted to see more dance, and we wanted to curate shows, and […]
Yanira Castro in conversation with Alejandra Martorell
Fetus(Twin) Download this interview as PDF Thumbnail photo by Charles Houghton Alejandra Martorell: I’ll ask you to give a very brief bio to give some context or ground to… Yanira Castro: …who am I? Alejandra: Who are you? Yanira: I was born in Puerto Rico, came here when I was eight. That was a tremendous […]
Peter Petralia in conversation with Paul Benney
Invisible Messages Listen to this interview Download this interview as PDF Thumbnail photo by Alison Grippo and Proto-type Theater © 2006 Paul Benney: I thought a good place to start today would be to talk about where you started as an artist and the different experiences you had leading up to where you are now as […]
Sarah Michelson in conversation with Tere O’Connor
Dogs Download this interview as PDF Photo by Eric McNatt, Digital Production by Elizabeth McAlevey Tere O’Connor: I’m so happy to talk to you Sarah. I didn’t plan this too much because I like to just be able to talk openly. One thing I would like to do is find some kind of—not clarity necessarily—but a […]
Bill T. Jones in conversation with Guy Yarden
Listen to this interview Download this interview as PDF Guy Yarden: I listened to the podcast that you have online about Blind Date… Bill T. Jones: …which is a bit outdated now, but… Guy: …and I thought what we could do was to provide a link to that and jump off from it, especially since […]
Yasmeen Godder in conversation with RoseAnne Spradlin
Yasmeen Godder and the Bloody Bench Players present Strawberry Cream and Gunpowder Listen to this interview Download this interview as PDF Download this interview as a podcast Thumbnail photo: Tamar Lamm This interview occurred on the phone with Yasmeen in Israel, therefore, “here” refers to Israel and “the city” refers to New York. RoseAnne Spradlin: […]
Christopher Williams in conversation with Alejandra Martorell
The Portuguese Suite and The Golden Legend (excerpts) Download this interview as PDF Thumbnail photo:Â courtesy of the artist and Danspace Project Alejandra Martorell: I know you’re crazy; you’re going to rehearsal, and your opening night is soon. Basically I just want to leave it as much up to you as possible, and ask you to […]
