In the Bag

I was driving to radiation for breast cancer when I heard an interview with Eve Ensler, feminist, playwright, performer, social activist. The title of Eve’s interview was “The Body After Cancer.” […]

Funny, You Don’t Look Dancerish

The following article is the third in our series on body image and dance, and originally appeared in the New York Times’ Arts and Leisure section on May 20, 2007.

Crossroads: Part III: Teachers

This article is the third in a three-part series on the transformative experiences of Bay Area dancers, choreographers and dance teachers. “Crossroads: Part I: Dancers” ran in September 2010 and […]

A Celebration of Community: Black Choreographers Festival Here & Now

Born of the desire to give Black choreographers greater exposure to broader audiences, the Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now—now in its eighth year—has evolved as an important annual community […]

Kathy Mata Ballet: Winter Holiday Showcase

The program will include classical through contemporary ballets–solos, duets, and character dance–to recorded music, plus accompaniment in person by pianists Lucy Hudson (company musical director) and Michael Dolman. Tax-deductible donations […]

In Practice: Going Health Nuts

In our usual pre-article email exchange, In Dance editor, Wayne Hazzard wrote to me, “What is healthy these days?” I have a very personal stake in this question, which made […]

A Place to Explore: Mama Calizo

With its bright pink awning and front-door mosaic of CDs that sparkle like giant sequins, Mama Calizo’s Voice Factory (MCVF) is a bright spot in the South of Market district […]

A Sense of Belonging Among Ever-Changing Circumstances

I began teaching Dance for PD® in Oakland, in 2007. The classes are free and open to anyone who has Parkinson’s disease.

Find Time and Space with Residency Programs

Inspiration pours from your graceful fingertips and toes. If only you had time and space to explore the depths of your imagination freely, validating what you already know to be […]

Did you know? Los Lupeños de San José

Los Lupeños de San José is one of the region’s many mexican folklórico companies and was founded in 1969 by Susan Cashion, Phd and Ramón Morones. After a variety of changes, […]