A Mini History of Dance Education

Dance has been a part of U.S. public education since the early 1900s, when the concepts of gymnasium and open-air exercise were becoming popular in Europe. National dances were developed, […]

Crafting Chaos; Davidson Brings us Closer to Collapse

Review of Side Show Physical Theatre’s new piece “Collapse (suddenly falling down)”

ODC/Dance Takes On Hard Truths With Fluid Agility

Review: March 2, 2007, Program 1

Shen Wei Dance Arts Paints a Different Canvas

In the realm of the arts, where nothing is deemed new and everything seems borrowed, choreographer Shen Wei has managed to shock and delight both audiences and critics alike. Steering […]

Dance IS Resilience; A Festival Director Reflects

History and future of the Dance IS festival

Fear Factor: Epifano, Jan 2007

Previews of Epiphany Productions’ production “Fears of Your Life,” a collaboration with Sonic Dance Theater, AXIS Dance Company, and Creativity Explored to be performed at YBCA in February 2007.

Henry Berg; Classical Ballet For Human Bodies

Henry Berg is not your typical San Francisco ballet teacher. He is old-fashioned in his mission for students to “get it right.” Ballet for him is physical and scientific. Likewise, […]

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.

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 […]

Dance Discourse Project #1

Bay Area Dance: Who Are We Now? Mary Armentrout spoke with Keith Hennessy, Jez Kuono`ono Lee, Laura Elaine Ellis, and paige starling sorvillo. In this first installment of a ongoing […]