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Nov 9, 2020
5 min

Dance Film Made to Shock You

Rachel Levitt chats with choreographer Avery Dupuis and director Jordan McEwen on their new dance film HER I SELF. Do you ever look at...

Oct 23, 2020
6 min

Creating Counting Blessings

“We’ve all put stuff into the cauldron, and the outcome’s this potion. It’s true alchemy.” -Nicholas Olsen on Counting Blessings These...

Oct 12, 2020
5 min

The Dancers of Counting Blessings

Rachel Levitt chats with three of the dancers who star in Counting Blessings, a new dance film for Grey Area Collective's Art in...

Sep 25, 2020
4 min

Closing One Door to Open Another

Nicole Decsey chats with fellow Dance Way of Life journalist Rachel Levitt on her film Something Different. I had a wonderful time...

Sep 25, 2020
5 min

Musical Theatre Meets Contemporary Dance

Nicole Decsey gets a behind the scenes look at the creation process for Standing in this Room, a dance film by Maggie Savoie that will...

Sep 25, 2020
2 min

This girl is Fine(?)

Rachel Levitt interviews Sabina Schaffer on her first ever dance film, Fine(?), which premieres at Dance : Corps’ Our Stories – Flash...

Sep 24, 2020
4 min

The Story Behind the Scars

Nicole Decsey interviews Rachel Levitt on her new piece "Normal People". It was a pleasure interviewing my friend, colleague and...

Sep 22, 2020
4 min

The Difference Between “Is” and “Was”

Rachel Levitt chats with A Dance Way of Life’s Nicole Decsey on her new dance film, The Departed. Nicole Decsey wanted me to keep it off...

Sep 20, 2020
4 min

Ancient Poem Made Modern in New Dance Film

Rachel Levitt gets the inside scoop on Jasmine Huang’s new dance film for Our Stories, the second flash show from Dance : Corps. Jasmine...

Sep 19, 2020
2 min

Celebrating the World During Corona

Rachel Levitt chats with Emma Clandon about her new work for Our Stories, the second flash show from Dance : Corps. “Corona’s taken over...

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