Rose Eichenbaum: the Dancer Within May 18, 2009

Where does the urge to dance come from? How do dancers and choreographers cope with the highs and lows of the artist's life? What are their responsibilities to each other, to their audiences, to themselves? These are just a few of the questions that dancer-turned-photojournalist Rose Eichenbaum posed, with camera in hand, to America's most celebrated dancers and choreographers. 'The Dancer Within' takes visitors on a spectacular tour of the multi-dimensional world of dance. Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jacques d'Amboise, Katherine Dunham, Jose Greco, Cynthia Gregory, Bill T. Jones, Ann Reinking, Chita Rivera, Lar Lubovitch, Tommy Tune, Ben Vereen, and some 35 other choreographers and dancers are captured in Eichenbaum's revealing portraits and dramatic performance shots. Accompanying each photograph are excerpts drawn from face-to-face interviews that speak of her subjects' lives, triumphs, and fears.