First Things First

Northwest Arkansas and Benton County roller derby leaguers at the Meet the Momentary festival in Bentonville, Arkansas Photo by Erika Chong Shuch First things first: how are you? Amid the […]

In Conversation: Afrofuturism with Raissa Simpson

Raissa Simpson is a socially conscious artist that holds community building at the core of her repertoire. Witnesses of her work have seen in-depth studies of topics ranging from Judgment […]

Education Matters: Four Artistsā€™ Methods for Teaching College-aged Dancers

WHEN UNDERGRADUATES FACEĀ the decision of majoring in dance or another discipline, they are often confronted with questions about the usefulness of their degree or the chances of pursuing a career […]

A Conversation on Inquiry and Performance with Tammy Johnson and Larry Arrington

This year marks the 5th Anniversary of Deborah Slater Dance Theaterā€™s Studio 210 Summer Residency. As an arguably unicornesque opportunity. In a city where rehearsal and performance space rental fees […]

Outside Looking In; The ESP Project Explores Separation and Incarceration in 51802, Sept 2007

Preview of ESP Projectā€™s upcoming dance-theater performance around the emotional implications of having a loved one in prison.

ANNA HALPRIN: Redefining Dance at 95

ANNA HALPRIN is, quite simply, amazing. InĀ July sheā€™ll turn 95, but she is still activelyĀ teaching, experimenting, creating, performing,Ā and changing peopleā€™s lives through herĀ approach to dance. ā€œI have an enduring loveĀ for […]

Dance Criticism; The Relationship Between Critics and Artists

This is an abbreviated version of an essay on the role of dance critics in the dance art world. It began as a course paper, and has grown over the past few months through conversations with choreographer Kegan Marling.

In Practice: Holding Wait with Jo Kreiter

On a rainy afternoon in March, I met with Jo Kreiter, choreographer, artist-activist, and artistic director of Flyaway Productions, in a rehearsal space at Project Artaud, behind the Joe Goode […]

In Their Way: Ten Years of the Women on the Way Festival

In 1999, Mary Alice Fry became frustrated while running an arts space in SOMA called Venue 9. For several years she had been producing local women artists in a series […]

The Problem of ā€œCulturally Specificā€ Dance: The Search for a Critical Multiculturalism in Dance, Apr 2009

One of the blessings of Bay Area living is our access to a rich variety of danceā€”a choreological panopoly often summarized, for the sake of convenience, as ā€œmodern, ballet, and […]