Diving Deeper Into Flamenco

For the last twelve years, I’ve lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, studying flamenco and performing professionally. While there are many good flamenco teachers passing down the tradition, I’ve […]

Bali Takes Center Stage

With the mere mention of the word “Bali,” images of lush, green rice terraces and dancing maidens often come to mind. Though just one of over 17,000 islands that make […]

Inclusion in Education: Children with Autism

Allison is five years old. She attends dance class each week at her public school in Oakland. In class, Allison spins, jumps, and sways to the music, laughing as she […]

Ten Tips for Individual Appeal Letters

At some point in our careers as artists we come face-to-face with fundraising for our creative projects. This can be thrilling and exhilarating—serving as a rite-of-passage into the next phase […]

Collaboration as Beautiful Mystery: A Glimpse into Kim Epifano’s Botany’s Breath

Artistic collaboration is huge in today’s modern dance scene. And when something is so prevalent, there is a desire to categorize it; assign it a name and file it in […]

The Dance v. The Critic: Who Has The Right to Write?

IN 2007 IN DANCE DEVOTED a majority of its November issue to the topic of dance criticism. Many critics and community members commented on the threat of a kind of […]

Sean Dorsey Dance 2022 Home Season

Sneak-peek excerpts-in-progress of SDD’s new work “The Lost Art Of Dreaming” **Sunday performances will have ASL interpretation. Don’t miss Sean Dorsey Dance’s first live, in-person performance in over TWO YEARS! […]

13th Annual: Fallen Heroes, Rising Stars: A Juneteenth Celebration Through Dance!

A Juneteenth Celebration! Join Grown Women Dance Collective as they continue to celebrate the newly-minted federal holiday of Juneteenth with movement classes, panels, and a grand concert performance. ALL VIRTUAL! ALL […]

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 […]

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 […]