Masks Off: Sara Shelton Mann Talks About Her New Set of Simultaneous Solos, The Eye of Horus

At 70, Sara Shelton Mann remains not only one of the Bay Area’s preeminent artists, but a restless, galvanizing seeker. Her latest project, The Eye of Horus—made in collaboration with David Szlasa […]

For You, For All of Us

The recent production of For You at the Marin Headlands was intended to be a break from self-absorbed, opaque art. Conceived by interdisciplinary performance maker Erika Chong Shuch, the April […]

Anabella Lenzu: Dance Film Screening and Conversation

Fri, Mar 18,  5pm PT, 7pm CT 8pm ET Celebrate the 15th anniversary of Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama in a dance film evening IN-PERSON and ONLINE! The evening will highlight four award-winning […]

History in the Taping: Confessions of an Accidental Dance Videographer

As I was preparing to write this article about dance documentation, it occurred to me that it has been exactly ten years since Shelley Trott and I started the interviews […]

A View From the Trenches: Critical Losses

Art nourishes consciousness. It helps us identify who we are, what we value, and what we might become. “The function of criticism is the re-education of perception.” (Philosopher and educational […]

10 Days to Celebrate Your Favorite Moves: Bay Area Dance Week

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Bay Area Dance Week festival presented by Dancers’ Group, which is part of a national and international celebration of dance. This year’s […]

Museum of Performance and Design: The Next Chapter

Adjacent to the opulence and grandeur of the War Memorial Opera House and Davies Symphony Hall lies a quiet, hidden jewel in San Francisco’s performing arts crown–the Museum of Performance […]

Isadora Duncan Dance Awards Committee Announces Nominees and Honorees for 2018-19 Performance Season

The Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, known locally as the Izzies, are awarded annually to acknowledge creative achievements in the performance and presentation of dance. This year the Isadora Duncan Dance […]

Hanau: Birth of a Hula Nation

Na Lei Hulu’s virtual 2021 show features newly choreographed pieces that run the gamut from kahiko to auana to hula mua (traditional to modern to innovative). Filmed in San Francisco and […]

Dance Scholars and Critics Convene in the Bay Area

For four days this June, the Bay Area will become the center of the dance studies universe. The two leading organizations of dance writers, historians and critics, the Society of […]