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25 Years of the Izzies
In 25 years of recognizing Bay Area dance, members of the Izzies committee have collectively seen more than 10,000 performances, contributed countless volunteer hours and even announced the awards at […]
Dance Discourse Project #8
Dance in Pop Culture: How do YouTube and “So You Think You Can Dance” both help and hinder? Dance Discourse Project #8 delved into the popping of contemporary dance – […]
Keep the Reels Rolling; Why the Bay Area Should Fight to Keep Dance/Screen
San Francisco Performances has pulled the plug on its Dance/Screen series of film and video presentations, curated for the last 9 years by Charlotte Shoemaker. “It was a matter of […]
Searching for the Right Mix; WestWave Dance Festival 2007
A staple of the Bay Area’s summer dance scene for 16 years, the WestWave Dance Festival (WWDF) is preparing for its 2007 season at Project Artaud Theater. Once again, the […]
Review: San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest
A certain palpable energy was humming through the audience at the Palace of Fine Arts on Sunday, November 19th, where Micaya’s San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest played host all weekend […]
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. Dance is not a career that is easily left behind. It is a […]
San Francisco Conservatory Takes on Forsythe
After seeing Alex Ketley’s Careless at last summer’s WestWave Dance Festival, audience members might have wondered who were the cast’s athletic and daring creatures that made up the San Francisco […]
Finding the Way: Kumu Hula Makuakane Choreographs the Story of Ancestral Navigation
When World Arts West executive director Julie Mushet approached Patrick Makuakane with the idea of commissioning a dance piece based on Hawaiian astronomy and Maui, the ancestral Polynesian navigator, the […]
Critical Pedagogy: The Art & Power of the Question
When asked their goals for students, teachers often respond, “I want them to be critical thinkers.” What exactly does this mean? Do our classroom and studio practices support the development […]
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 […]
