Alonzo King LINES Ballet Gala: There Is No Standing Still

Alonzo King LINES Ballet is pleased to announce its annual Spring Gala,ย There Is No Standing Still, a virtual evening benefiting LINES Balletโ€™s new works and educational programs. The evening kicks […]

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, […]

Dancing Happens in Strip Malls Too

My first memories of learning dance were at the Strip Mall Dance Studio near my house in Lawrence, Kansas. The strip mall was creatively named โ€œThe Malls Shopping Center.โ€ I donโ€™t remember what the studio itself was called but I know exactly where it wasโ€”tucked in the corner of a row of single-story beige buildings that also housed Pet World (my favorite place on earth as a 4-year-old), an Ace Hardware (my second favorite place), and a Godfatherโ€™s Pizza.

at some point

The following are twelve moments that ping pong through time to reflect on our past, present, and future selves.ย 

We Write Ourselves as We Move

I was born in the early 1980s in the coastal city of Durban, South Africa, to a nurse and a lawyer.

Tips for the Business of Dance: Making Your Resolutions Real

Itโ€™s that season again when people dream of getting fit, learning a new skill, or accomplishing something grand in their personal or professional lives. After all, looking toward the new […]

Beauty in Search of a Resting Place

Does an artist have a responsibility to anything or anyone other than their whim?

Keepers of Home: Muisi-kongo & Kiazi Malonga

Muisi-kongo Malonga and Kiazi Malonga are the children of Malonga Casquelourd, a world-renowned Congolese dancer, drummer and choreographer who built an exceptional legacy in the traditional arts in the US, and spent half his life activating Congolese culture at the Alice Arts Center (now named after him), in Oakland, California

Walking Backwards

I love dancers. More than actually dancing or dance itself, I love dancers.

Innerspace : Homecoming

Were you voted most artistic in high school? Best smile? Biggest flirt? Most likely to succeed? Star students and new kids alike are invited to CounterPulseโ€™s annual art party and […]