Fain Opens the Flood Gates

In Dance talks with Liss Fain on Vermeer, Opera, and her upcoming film collaboration at YBCA

Up, Up and Away: LEVYdance plans their home season in an alley

It’s a little strange that someone should apologize about being young, especially in the field of dance, but Ben Levy does. Barely 27, he not only runs his own dance […]

Of Collaboration: Two Perspectives: One Performance; Part 1

I first started collaborating with composer Bill Wolter in 2005, attempting to get out of the composer/choreographer dichotomy and into a place where we were using each other’s ideas and […]

Welcome, Jun 2013

When does a project begin? Over two years ago, I met with Amara Tabor-Smith to ask if she were interested in creating a new work for our ONSITE program, which […]

Welcome, Jan/Feb 2010

Rituals marking the New Year can often help focus our attention on the potential. These personal ceremonies are reminders of our present state, while allowing each of us to believe […]

One Sunday at a Time

To describe 2nd Sundays, I often use our tag line: A free salon where artists share work and dialogue with the audience and fellow artists. After watching the program grow […]

Changes, en L’air: Dekkers debuts his new company, Post:Ballet

In these times, it’s hard to know with any certainty what the future holds for the ballet world. While there still seems to be plenty of room for the status […]

ARC Residents SPEAK: Reflections, History Made Visible

I am a dancer, choreographer, and the artistic director of Lenora Lee Dance. For the last few years I’ve been developing large-scale interdisciplinary works that are deeply rooted in the […]

ARC Residents SPEAK: Patterns of Methodology

Part I: What Pretonically Oriented v.3 is about To write something honest and compelling and original about my work, to communicate clearly my ‘artistic voice’ and describe to you, in […]

Freedom and Community: From The Wallflower Order to the Dance Brigade

Thirty-five years of feminist dance advocating for radical social change, and it’s time for a huge celebration! With a free dance concert in Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ Novellus […]