Recognition, Resources, and Relevance: Considering Cultural Centers

IN EARLY SEPTEMBER I had coffee with an up-and-coming young choreographer, and we found ourselves talking about what the Bay Area dance community needs right now. We talked about the […]

One Sunday at a Time

To describe 2nd Sundays, I often use our tag line: A free salon where artists share work and dialogue with the audience and fellow artists. After watching the program grow […]

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, […]

Unleashing Dance’s Potential

Lying on a clean wood floor in a light-filled room in Germany, with 80 leaders from 22 countries; I am asked to take 20 minutes to breath and pay attention […]

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Performances to the Community Calendar  Dancers’ Group promotes performance listings in our online performance calendar, and emailed to over 2,100 members. Consider offering a discount to your event and Dancers’ […]

The Luckiest Teacher: Lisa Aguilar’s 40 Year Commitment to Tahitian Dance

Lisa Aguilar is the Ra’atira Pupu (Director) and Choreographer for the East Bay-based Tahitian Dance Company, Te Mana O Te Ra. I spent a Sunday afternoon speaking with Lisa about her […]

Moving in Space: Considering the Spring Season

In thinking about the upcoming season, the theme that came to mind was space. We don’t have enough of it around here, for living or dancing. And the powers that […]

SPEAK

It has been a blessing and honor to be King of the San Francisco Carnaval in 2017. I couldn’t help but to fall in love with the Bay Area all […]

Philanthropy Future/Present

Ten years from now: these things I know. New program officers will think they are smarter and funnier than their predecessors. Foundations will have undergone (at least once) strategic planning […]

A Time to Dance

19th Annual Spring Dance Festival Celebrating National Dance Week with a free weeklong virtual dance festival. sjDANCEco will be sending out one email per day, highlighting dances each day from […]