Walking Backwards

I love dancers. More than actually dancing or dance itself, I love dancers.

Conversations with Anna Halprin

Photo by Rick Chapman As surely everyone must know by now, Anna Halprin turns 100 on July 13, 2020. Just as her work has celebrated the dancer in every body, […]

Israel Gone Gaga: Batsheva to the Max

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 […]

Dance, Protest and Identities: A Book Review

Embodied Politics: Dance, Protest and Identities Stacey Prickett Published by Dance Books, 2013 IN THE LAST DECADES, we have begun to feel a seismic shift in western understanding of the […]

Diablo Ballet presents LOVE STORIES

The final program of Diablo Ballet&’s 27th Season, Love Stories, features the wedding celebration from one of the best-loved classical ballets, Coppelia. This charming, lighthearted, romantic comedy staged by Artistic Director, […]

Oakland Asian Cultural Center: Lunar New Year x Black History Month: Celebration of Black & Asian Solidarity

OACC is collaborating with the Malonga Arts Residence Association (MARA) to create an intentional space for Black History and Future in Oakland Chinatown while continuing to honor Asian American cultural […]

Diablo Ballet: 29th Anniversary Gala

Celebrate Diablo Ballet’s 29th Anniversary with a special one–night only performance featuring Diablo Ballet’s premiere of the festive Confetti by Gerald Arpino, the former Artistic Associate of the Joffrey Ballet, in […]

Diablo Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Diablo Ballet closes out their 29th Season, May 26 – 27 with a brand-new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Julia Adam based on Shakespeare’s charming story of a […]

Bridge Project 2016: Ten Artists Respond to Trisha Brown’s Locus

Bridges are a big part of the Bay Area’s landscape. From the spectacular vistas of the Golden Gate to the new Bay Bridge and many more, bridges link this region together. […]

Saint Mary’s College of California: Catalyst (Site-Specific)

The Saint Mary’s College of California MFA in Dance program presents Catalyst, a series of performances featuring the thesis work by the graduating cohort. We are proud to present works by […]