In Practice: Book Review: Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora by Joanna Dee Das

The first time I met dance historian Joanna Dee Das was either at an event she curated when she was a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Dance Studies at Stanford or […]

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 CounterPulse’s annual art party and […]

Kularts & Alleluia Panis: Setting the Stage for Filipinx Diaspora Narratives

In a conversation about how she classifies her artistic practice, she told me that she does not consider her work to be “Philippine” dance, as that would be disrespectful to regional practitioners who undergo rigorous study, practice, and discipline that she as a choreographer and dancer who has livedmost of her life in the US has not undergone…

If They Don’t Give You a Seat at the Table, Make Your Own Table

(Photo by Steve Disenhof. ID: LINES Ballet Training Program students perform in Chuck Wilt’s “Mural” in a black box theater. The dancers stand leaning back on a bent leg with […]

Cie Gilles Jobin: Cosmogony

Created by Geneva-based digital contemporary dance company Cie Gilles Jobin, Cosmogony is a live digital performance in real time featuring three dancers motion captured live from Geneva and screened in real time remotely. The […]

Wash Spin Repeat – The eMotion Machine

Heart severely stained the day my dad left behind his human shell

The Do’s and Don’ts of the Soul Train Line

I’m not from a dancing family! But some of the most iconic family memories have come through dance, particularly the Soul Train Line.

Margaret Jenkins Dance Company: 50th Anniversary Celebration

Celebrate 50 years of art making by the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company:​ Live performances and music by MJDC dancers and longtime collaborators Paul Dresher, Rinde Eckert, & Michael Palmer. Visual […]

Margaret Jenkins Dance Company: 50th Anniversary Celebration

Celebrate 50 years of art making by the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company:​ Live performances and music by MJDC dancers and longtime collaborators Paul Dresher, Rinde Eckert, & Michael Palmer. Visual […]

On Stage Vacaville: Markme On Stage – A Multidisciplinary Experience

A multidisciplinary experience for the senses, with a unique culinary experience led by Chef Erica Marie, a world-renowned cast of international flamenco artists, and a fully immersive interactive art installation […]