The Draw(back) of Awarding Achievement

Contributor note: Unattributed quotes were shared with me anonymously as research for this piece. Around this time every year we are inundated with being told what the “best” of the […]

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, […]

In Conversation: Maurya Kerr and Alaja Badalich

You are reading excerpts from Maurya Kerr and Alaja Badalich’s recorded conversation. Listen to the conversation. Transcript of the full conversation

Kinetech Arts and ODC Theater Co-Present: Passage

Kinetech Arts and ODC Theater Co-Present: Passage Saturday, October 23, 2021, 5-9 PM PT; Sunday, October 24, 2021, 2-6 PM PT *Audience members are invited to enter the space every 30 minutes […]

Innerspace : Homecoming

Were you voted most artistic in high school? Best smile? Biggest flirt? Most likely to succeed? Star students and new kids alike are invited to CounterPulse’s annual art party and […]

Grief and Patience: An Interview with Choreographer Stephen Pelton

IN MARCH, Stephen Pelton Dance Theatre returns to San Francisco after seven years with a new, full-length work Lauda Adrianna. I recently had a FaceTime with Stephen from his home […]

we done/come home: a ritual prayer for belonging

House/Full of Blackwomen Photo by Robbie Sweeny. [ID: A Black woman with her eyes closed sits in a blue armchair with her head slightly leaning to the side. On the […]

Speak: RACE

1968 was a tumultuous year: Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated; the Vietnam War was losing support; Muhammad Ali was found guilty of draft evasion; and Apartheid in South Africa […]

SAFEhouse Arts presents RAW: Resident Artists Workshop

SAFEhouse Arts presents RAW: Resident Artists Workshop live performances and film screenings for in-person audiences. 7pm LIVE show – Aishwarya Chandrashekhar. 8pm LIVE show – Angelica Velez and Maggie Ogle, Sawako […]

Searching for the Right Mix; WestWave Dance Festival 2007

A staple of the Bay Area’s summer dance scene for 16 years, the WestWave Dance Festival (WWDF) is preparing for its 2007 season at Project Artaud Theater. Once again, the […]