Tips on Writing a Letter of Intent (LOI) and Grant Application

DOS AND DON’TS Planning is key to success. Think carefully about your outline and proposal. Talk about your ideas with staff and colleagues. Good writing does not usually happen in […]

Create, Reflect, Advocate, Repeat

Jochelle Perena teaching at Luna Dance Institute / photo by Michael Ertem Dance Teaching Artist is my primary job and Professional Learning Manager, my secondary role at Luna Dance Institute. […]

Isadora Duncan Dance Awards Committee Announces Nominees and Honorees for 2016-2017 Performance Season

The Isadora Duncan Dance Awards Committee celebrates 32 years of honoring local dance artists by acknowledging their outstanding achievements in dance. During each 12-month performance cycle, running September 1-August 31, […]

Speak

The only thing more powerful than private funds is public will. When YBCA describes its mission as generating culture that moves people, the bet that we are making is that […]

5 Minutes to Change the World Cabaret

COVID has changed how we work.  But art can change how we think. Standing in the shards of the past and wading through the post-pandemic possibility, Springboard Performance asks Calgary, […]

Ballet Nepantla: Valentina

Making their first appearance at Brava, New York City’s Ballet Nepantla presents Valentina, stories of women and their roles during revolutionary Mexico through extraordinary dance that fuses traditional ballet folklorico […]

SPEAK: Moving Words Grant

I devote my life to making theater. In the last 15 years I have spent many thousands of dollars producing the shows that I have directed. These dollars have mainly […]

Lovers of Home: The Diouf Family

It’s 8:37 am on a Saturday in March, at the home of the Diouf family.

Amy Seiwert’s Imagery: Blooming Flowers and the Full Moon

Amy Seiwert’s Imagery proudly announces the culmination of Natasha Adorlee’s two-year artistic fellowship. Blooming Flowers and the Full Moon tells the poignant story of Adorlee’s mother’s immigration from 1960s Taiwan […]

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 […]