By Moira Walker Tchaikovsky’s music pours forth from my laptop. Standing in the middle of my kitchen, I curve my arms around my face. Fifth en haut. With my glasses on, I can see the rest of the class — we’re all seniors, I’m 68 — who appear in a frieze of frames. Centre screen,
By Kristen Lawson Renée K. Nicholson spent her youth training to be a professional ballet dancer, only to have that dream derailed by a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. She pivoted, earning an MFA in Creative Writing and becoming an accomplished writer. Her latest book, Fierce and Delicate: Essays on Dance and Illness, dives into the
By Elaine Gaertner Vaslav Nijinsky wrote in his diary, “Applause is not opinion. Applause is a feeling of love for the artist.” The following four artists — Muriel Valtat, Andrea Boardman, Gaby Baars, and José Manuel Carreño — have felt this love, a palpable embrace from audiences around the world. Today they have abandoned the