WOMXN SPEAK: WORD!

Photo by Robbie Sweeny WORD. In the vernacular, you say โ€œWord,โ€ to express agreement, validating youโ€™re listening to what someone is saying. You might also hear it when something said […]

Leading the Dance Field Through Change

During my first few months as the executive director of Dance/USA, I engaged dance leaders from around the country in conversations about the state of the field. What are they […]

Bali Takes Center Stage

With the mere mention of the word “Bali,” images of lush, green rice terraces and dancing maidens often come to mind. Though just one of over 17,000 islands that make […]

Hope Comes Home

In an election year, everything begins to sound like a political slogan. Take the name, โ€œHope Mohr.โ€ Is that catchy or what? Of course, thatโ€™s not fairโ€”except nothingโ€™s fair, itโ€™s […]

Family in Site

Panching Photo by Jessica Swanson. [ID: Panching, an elder Filipina, is in profile to the camera. She looks out a window of an historic house at Fort Barry with a […]

Ancestral Re-memberance (Egypt) + Playlist

The rhythm of your heartbeat, strong and deep, as it drums your lifeโ€™s beautiful song. Can you hear it?ย  Do you know what language that is? We have been waking up to this melody for centuries.

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival: KOHAKU: Japanese Traditional and Contemporary Performing Arts

Founded in 2018 by Rieko Kotoku, who grew up in Japanโ€™s southwestern Tottori prefecture, and Sawako Ama, who was born and raised in a Buddhist temple in southern Japan, KOHAKU […]

Teach to Inspire: Takami Craddock and Corrine Nagata on Teaching Kids

Iโ€™ve had the wonderful privilege to work with someย amazing choreographers and dancers throughout my dancing life, but to be truly honest, the people who have inspired me the most have […]

Conversations with Anna Halprin

Photo by Rick Chapman As surely everyone must know by now, Anna Halprin turns 100 on July 13, 2020. Just as her work has celebrated the dancer in every body, […]

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 dance is frustrating because the offerings are so varied and rich. Both statements […]