Ornamental yet functional, mobile yet fragile—do these aesthetic humanoids belong more to the realm of novelty or art?
The National Museum of Mathematics’ Evening Salon on Physics and Ballet
Attention ballerinas: Newton’s Third Law will give you higher legs and jumps with fewer injuries. Read my latest for Pointe magazine on the intersections between math, music and dance as learned at the National Museum of Mathematics’ Quadrivium evening salon!
A Brief History of Sketchbooks
If you trace the history of sketchbooks, you’ll find that although paper wasn’t always bound up into leather Moleskines, sketchbook contents haven’t…
Hollow H(a)unting on my Getaway Artist Fellowship
The west has canyons and caves, the great plains region its prairies and ranges. Maine and Washington bookend the north…
“RED” Review: Chinese Dance Piece Brilliantly Cross-sects the Cultural Revolution and Its Lasting Effects
Thin women arching backs, kicking legs, and pointing feet—“It truly had nothing to do with the revolution,” says Dr. Gang…
#BalletFail Roundup
For Pointe‘s October/November issue, I spoke with four dancers on their biggest onstage fails. Some musical instruments may have been harmed…
Jennifer Grace: Tulsa Ballet’s Rising Soloist Is True To Her Name
My cover story on Tulsa Ballet dancer Jennifer Grace is out! Spoiler alert: yes, she is graceful. Read it now in Pointe’s August/September…
What a Wes Anderson-Curated Exhibit Means for the Art World
If we have to accept it, Wes Anderson seems like our best option for a director-turned-curator. The man certainly has…
Angeli Mamon on Her Sassy Dancewear Line and Pandering to No One
One of my latest articles for Pointe! Lessons to learn from ballerina/designer/model Angeli Mamon: Don’t worry so much about a crowded market:…
Forsythe on Tenth Avenue
A pleasant Sunday surprise on 10th Avenue.
