Category Archives: Interviews

Interview – Pioneer of Modern Dance: Maida Withers

Chance C Jackson interviews "modern dance pioneer" Maida Withers on her career Interview by upcoming media specialist, Chance Cessna Jackson from Chicago, Illinois

Maida Withers, Interview, Wen Hui, China

2003 - Maida Withers is interviewed by Wen Hui, Dancer and founder of Living Dance Studio, Beijing, with translation by Feng Dehua, writer, Beijing, China, assisted by Estelle Zheng, performer, Paris, France   Maida discusses making dances for site performances, ...

Last Lecture Series

1973 - The Last Lecture Series is a national program, an invitational opportunity to give a lecture on a subject of importance or interest  Maida chose to dance and talk about dancing and about things in life that an artist ...

Obsession – America’s Obsession with Sex

[embed]http://vimeocom/8054192[/embed] Performance in 2 parts:  Part I:  Elvis Pressley / religion impact - Gender transformation; Part II - AIDS  (See ORBIT film: https://vimeocom/7691282 1987 - This evening-length performance is a commentary on the sexual revolution starting with Elvis Presley "Made in the USA" ...

This Space Occupied (by Maida)

[embed]https://vimeocom/60487039[/embed] 2013 - This Space Occupied (by Maida) is a 4-hour endurance event performed by Maida Withers, dancer/performance artist, with Steve Hilmy, electronic composer-musician  Maida performed in the elevated glass entrance way to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, historic Flagg Building, ...