At the Kennedy Center I know and love

At the Kennedy Center I know and love

by | Oct 1, 2026 | From Liz

I came of age as a choreographer in Washington D.C., which meant that to me, the Kennedy Center was a teacher, a refuge, a studio, and a stage. My young company performed lots of new work at the Terrace, ranging in subject matter from memories of war and love, to...
On the brilliance and beauty of Bea Wattenberg

On the brilliance and beauty of Bea Wattenberg

by | Sep 14, 2026 | From Liz

She showed up—age 59—for an audition for a social dance club, and wanted to leave the moment she understood it was something else. But she was in the group in the corner and she couldn’t figure out how to get to the door, so she stayed almost twenty years. Bea...
The President Finally Gets the Naming Thing Right

The President Finally Gets the Naming Thing Right

by | Sep 9, 2026 | From Liz

Every culture has its dance forms, and all dance forms have their teachers. Since the dawn of time, instructors have agonized over the right words to use when trying to get people to move their bodies in a way that we can call dance. Thanks to our President, our...
Dramaturgy as litany

Dramaturgy as litany

by | Sep 8, 2026 | From Liz

Dramaturgy as a name and a concept was not part of my early training, or even my early thinking as I began to explore the possibilities of narrative in choreography and dance as a nonfiction art form. And later still, it didn’t come up in conversations with other...