By Kaija Pepper Crystal Pite’s The Statement does exactly as the title says: it makes a statement. And it’s a big one, about conflict and boardroom politics, and about guilt in the lower ranks for not calling out the wheelers and dealers who put their dangerous spin on things. Given the current Russian invasion into
By Mahsa Hojjati Beneath a wealth of dark curls, the artist moves. As I follow the rippling current from his fingers through his wrist, elbow, and shoulder, a flip of his neck guides the ripple through the opposite arm, back down a twisting torso, through gliding legs and sliding feet into infinite turns reminiscent of
By Philip Szporer Victor Quijada recalls a key incident from his late teens quite clearly. His girlfriend at the time, a classically trained ballet dancer, was a huge fan of hip hop. After introducing her to the Los Angeles freestyle cypher world he knew so well, she said, “I wish I could dance like that.”