An Interview with Joti and Bongo: Painting Cultures and Styles

The upcoming performance, Lanyee, is a ground-breaking spin on a traditional form. This three-show ...


Welcome, Oct 2011

I'm curious, when we watch a performance, how many of our aspirations are imbedded in understanding ...


New View

With fresh young faces popping up constantly, the local Bay Area dance community is a unique blend ...


Grants for the Arts, On A Mission

When Theatre Flamenco, Hawaiian dance company Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, and Beach Blanket Babylon ...


Room Enough For All: Debunking Bay Area Hula Traditions

Even with the impressive and growing number of hula schools in the Bay Area, a majority of people ...


Able-Minded: An Interview with Marc Brew

We are lucky to have a dance company like AXIS in our midst: extensive community outreach programs, ...


In The Know: Gaining Confidence with Arts Advocacy

As I sat in the back of an almost-full Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Novellus Theater for the SF ...


Classic, Contemporary and Controversial: Previewing the Upcoming Bay Area Ballet Season

The San Francisco Bay Area is home to a vibrant and diverse professional ballet scene: inventive ...


Cycling Through: The 8th Annual SF Trolley Dances

Few dance events integrate more closely with the city's pulsing arteries of public transit than San ...