Lily Haight

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  • Island Stories

    Island Stories

    For spring break I brought two of my friends from college to the wild wild west known as Coupeville, WA. They’d never been to the PNW before and so got to experience some special Washington things, such as rain. Read more

  • 21 Years

    At my family’s cabin in the woods of Plain, Washington we have an amalgamation of things that people don’t really want anymore. Old lamps, way too many couches, and old books that have been read, but are still laying around. One of these books is a self-help book called Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff… And It’s… Read more

  • The Future of Dance is Collaboration

    “You are now in a process.” The Cadman Congregational Church, a 1920s building located in the Clinton Hill part of Brooklyn, has that old building smell — like dust and bit of mold — and stairs that creak as you walk up them. But past the pile of shoes at the entrance, the gymnasium of the old church has… Read more

  • Ice Cream & Choreography: Robin Cantrell Connects With Audiences Like None Other

    Just a few minutes before she leapt onto the Astroturf stage dressed as a bumblebee with bright red lipstick, Robin Cantrell, artistic director of Indelible Dance, was dressed in pre-show clothing–sweats, a shirt, some thick socks–and giving her audience members a quick PSA. Besides welcoming everyone to Indelible Dance’s annual show, Cantrell explained to the audience… Read more

  • French Writers (And I) Love To Be Sad

    This post is in response to my friend Christina who asked for an update on my life and to show her NY in the fall. I feel so nostalgic in the fall, but I think that’s actually a pretty universal feeling. At the very beginning of the semester in my French lit class we were studying… Read more

  • New York City dancers get creative to find funding

    Sophie Sotsky, the artistic director and founder of the modern dance company, TYKE DANCE, is familiar with the trope of the “starving artist.” “Everybody has a Kickstarter every week. It’s like, ‘Okay everyone, give your $15 to this person, then the next week it’s this person.’ And it’s the same dollar bill that’s just going… Read more