To the Rhythm of Another World; A Glimpse of India through the eyes of Margaret Jenkins, May 2007

Margaret Jenkins Dance Company traveled to Kolkata, India in January 2007 to perform A Slipping ...


Embracing Fat: Technique, Performance and Movement Innovation

I am saddened by the ways that the modern dance world has shunned fat on our bodies. I believe there ...


The Wave of Things to Come

When the Republicans swept into power in the early 1980s they brought with them a fanatical ...


Odissi Wildflower; A Modern Dancer

While working on a bachelor’s degree in American and English literature at the University of ...


The Pleasures of Returning to School; The MFA Program in Choreography at UC Davis

Many mid-career dance artists reach a moment in their careers when the next step is not apparent. ...


Improvising the Change We Need

Dancers who improvise together are onto something. We muster every bit of social intelligence and ...


Pitching Hay; Review: March 30, 2007

Deborah Hay is a hard one to catch. Years ago, she used to roll into town, often in the summer, and ...