In Dance


The Symmetry Project: A non-linear, graphic embodiment of our performance process

LINEAR NARRATIVE INTRODUCTION JESS: Over the last three years Maria and I have created a series ...


Documenting Dance Learning in Schools

I started teaching dance as a bit of a fluke. Just a week after moving to San Francisco, I jumped ...


BOOK REVIEW: The Body Eclectic: Evolving Practice in Dance Training

Twenty years ago dance was declared dead by more than a few New York dance critics who had watched ...


Winter-Spring Preview: Experience Something New, Jan 2009

Watching Bay Area dance is rewarding because the offerings are so varied and rich. Watching Bay Area ...


Departing from Tradition: Insights from Java

I came to Central Java—to the town of Solo—18 months ago, with the intention of creating ...


Opening the Boxes

For some reason I have always been drawn to the rough spaces in theaters. There is a mood within ...


Music Makers

We asked David McLean, Richard Marriott and Roby Aguilar to talk about creating music for dance and ...


How to Create Compelling Video

The following excerpts on video representation and production were taken from “Creating an ...


Lighting Your Work

“Lighting design is a collaborative profession in which the lighting designer collaborates with ...


A View From the Trenches: Critical Losses

Art nourishes consciousness. It helps us identify who we are, what we value, and what we might ...