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 […]

Quiet Storm; Lily Cai Pays Tribute to Women

On the screen of Lily Cai’s laptop, three small images of the same dancer move in not quite perfect unison. Cradling a large glass ball between her head and shoulder […]

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 […]

Artist Residencies as Homes for Community-building and Risk-taking

IN THE RECENTLY-RELEASED documentary about Yvonne Rainer called Feelings are Facts, one statement reveals a key element in the artistic explorations of the 1960s: Steve Paxton says that he had […]

Speak: Place for Family in Dance

My work is greatly inspired and impacted by my family. Three years ago, my parents immigrated to the US from Japan to live with me and to continue pursuing their […]

Terry Sendgraff: We See You Flying!

Photos by Savage Photography The earth could not contain Terry, so she took to the sky. And when circumstances made it impossible for her to fly anymore, she overcame her […]

The Problem of “Culturally Specific” 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 dance—a choreological panopoly often summarized, for the sake of convenience, as “modern, ballet, and […]

Fourth to Fifth Generation Flamenco & Spanish Dancer

I was 5 years old and it was “show and tell” day at my elementary school.

Chitresh Das Institute: Charlotte Moraga’s Newest Works in Kathak Dance

Chitresh Das Institute announces an evening of new work of kathak dance by Artistic Director Charlotte Moraga, featuring the World Premiere of 13 Matra, an exciting and dynamic dance based […]

Robert Moses’ KIN: Board of Directors

Robert Moses’ KIN is looking for new members to join our Board of Directors! Our board members play an important role in governing the organization and helping us achieve our […]