Stepping into the In-between

In his latest show, MAHU, San Francisco hula master Patrick Makuakane explores the Hawaiian concept of a fluid gender and an openness to the third self.

Marjani Forté-Saunders | 7NMS: Memoirs of a… Unicorn

Memoirs of a…Unicorn weaves performance, sound, and media to ritualistically remember, interrogate, and relish in the “Unicorns” of the artist’s life. It is a two-time NY Dance & Performance/Bessie Award […]

Family in Site

Panching Photo by Jessica Swanson. [ID: Panching, an elder Filipina, is in profile to the camera. She looks out a window of an historic house at Fort Barry with a […]

Mpowerdance: THIMBLE

Mpowerdance Project will host a closing reception for their year long (2021–2022) exhibition of MOTHERpeaceMOTHERwar. Proof of fully vaccinated status required at the door. Mary Power, Choreographer and Artistic Director […]

Moving Across Cultures: Transmitting cultural knowledge through movement language

The effects of dance on the brain have been studied using Western dance forms like ballet, but not with less known forms like Persian/Iranian dance.

Gravitating Towards Elders Through Somatic Education

Parenting of grandchildren is one of the many situations older adults face. It demands multiple skills and staying on top of their physical and mental health.

Dance is in the DNA of the Universe

Every morning just before dawn, from my window at the International Hotel, flights of doves descend upon the corner of Kearny and Jackson streets, and soon the dance begins.

San Francisco Ballet: Starry Nights

San Francisco Ballet returns to the Stanford Live Arts Festival to present Starry Nights, following the success of the Company’s Frost Amphitheater debut in 2021. Featuring Jerome Robbins’ In the Night, Helgi […]

Passing

In 2021 I was hired as an artist in residence at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (SOTA), a San Francisco high school I graduated from in 2020.

In Dance Article Archive

An archive of articles and news, drawn from back issues of In Dance and other sources, on topics that interest and affect the dance field at the regional, national and […]