Jester in the Router: Multi-site Performance Using The Internet

Imagine artistic and cultural exchange on a worldwide scale. One where live, truly collaborative performing arts events occur on a regular basis at multiple locations simultaneously, not simply connecting a […]

WestWave Dance Festival Artists Speak

In addition to our interview with Joanna Haigood, we asked the 45 artists participating in this yearโ€™s DanceWaves and Film Night to offer up a first person perspectiveโ€”or in grant-speak, […]

The Experiment Called Contact Improvisation

Contact Improvisation defies any specific definition or historical analysis. The dancer most often credited for CIโ€™s development is ambivalent about his role and some of CIโ€™s early participants have divergent […]

Imbuing Spirit into Cloth

  I didnโ€™t wake up one day thinking I should create ritual costumes. They snuck up on me. They whispered to me, they brought magic into my home and drew […]

In Practice: Nina Haft & Companyโ€™s Precarious Pod

Photo by Pak Han When I was dancing with Nina Haft in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Jewish themes were prevalent. She made a dance called Minyan that derived […]

Collective Matters on Dance and Other Body Modifications

Dancing Around Race (DAR) explores the socio-cultural dimensions of race within the interconnected fields of choreography, dance presentation, dance training, funding, curatorial practices, and dance criticism in U.S. contemporary and […]

Opening the Boxes

For some reason I have always been drawn to the rough spaces in theaters. There is a mood within these spaces that is rich with history, objects, technologies and stories […]

Who to See When Your Body Needs Support: Health Resources for Dancers

This list of health care providers has been compiled in part with the help of dance companies in the Bay Area who provided recommendations, with additions from Dancersโ€™ Group. It […]

(Virtual) 2020 Fresh Meat Festival

Fresh Meat Productions brings our 19th annual festival INTO YOUR HOME! Weโ€™re moving our entire festival ONLINE this year โ€“ and tickets are completelyย FREE! Join us for FIVE online programs […]

Parangal Passes It On

“We want to learn and grow artistically with a group of people who are passionate about Philippine dance. We dance for one another and the community, while giving tribute to […]