In Dance


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 ...


Artist & Educator Li Chiao-Ping Comes Full Circle, Apr 2007

A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Li Chiao-Ping has come back to us. After a long time ...


Corporate Giving 101

Ah, stalking the elusive corporate donor! Back in the good ol’ fundraising days (the mid-80’s, ...


Purple Moon Dance Project Turns Spotlight on Lesbian and Women of Color Artists

I came to know the work of the Purple Moon Dance Project within the first few weeks of moving to San ...


ODC/Dance Takes On Hard Truths With Fluid Agility

As the war in Iraq drags on, more and more choreographers are creating dances of protest. Paul ...


Quiet Storm; Lily Cai Pays Tribute to Women

On the screen of Lily Cai’s laptop, three small images of the same dancer move in not quite ...