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Twenty-one years ago I met Koob–the name he is known by in the dance community–at a rehearsal with Six Thumbs Dance Theater at City College of San Francisco. Many things […]

Not all dancers are great teachers; Michael Koob was one the best of both worlds. My colleague Emily Keeler, artistic director of the San Francisco Arts Education Project, says, “Michael […]

To help celebrate Dancers’ Group’s 30th anniversary this year, we have reached out to people to share a special remembrance. Throughout 2012 this publication will carry a few pieces per […]

What brought you to the Bay Area? My first move to the Bay Area was to attend UC Berkeley. I spent my first year in a state of culture shock. […]

The Bay Area-based Irish dance company, Murphy Irish Dancers, is family-run and family-oriented. Founded in 1963 by Mary Jo Murphy-Feeney, today she and her daughter Patricia Feeney-Conefrey are co-artistic directors, […]

Who: Warren Hellman What: Breakfast! Where: Il Fornaio When: 7:30am Warren was just a guy in a rumpled suit. He didn’t jump out at you with his power and influence, […]

How does a choreographer stay creatively vital over time? Early enthusiasm gets burnished by maturity, and one makes peace with issues that used to vex and inspire. It’s a question […]

Taking care of our bodies is probably one of the most important parts of being a dancer and yet, this seemingly simple and incredibly important task of maintaining our body-based-instrument–that […]

Float. Pull your bones. Smear your flesh on the ground. Connect to your pleasure. Quake. Stretch your face. Find the snake in your spine. Put a good taste in your mouth. Melt. Connect to your form. Take an ice cold shower. Boil like spaghetti. Find your groove. Above all, don’t stop moving.

Born of the desire to give Black choreographers greater exposure to broader audiences, the Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now—now in its eighth year—has evolved as an important annual community […]