The Studios of Milk and Honey: Gaga Moving Up and Out of Tel Aviv

One of my teachers put it best, “It’s a language. Technique is something you do. A language is something you learn and becomes a part of your life.” I moved […]

Dancers’ Group History: Celebrating 30 Years

To help celebrate Dancers’ Group’s 30th anniversary this year, we have reached out to people to share a special remembrance. Throughout 2012 this publication has been carrying three pieces per […]

A Summer in San Francisco

By Lauren Warnecke I’m totally in love with San Francisco…and other thoughts from a Chicagoan at Dance/USA: With thirty years under its belt, Dance/USA has an influential take on central […]

CHIME 2013: Time to Get a Witness

To work with a mentor, to be in the presence of “a wise and trusted counselor,” sounds like an advantage reserved only for royalty. As an artist, to have the […]

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 […]

AXIS’ Scope: What Lies Ahead

Three years ago I had the opportunity to dance with AXIS as a community dancer in David Dorfman’s Light Shelter. The experience was pivotal. Coming from a dance background steeped […]

Dancing in the Museum

When you look at a white-walled cube or empty courtyard, do you see a performance space? If you knew the history of every hundred- or thousand-year-old painting, sculpture, and anthropological […]

The Art of Watching: An Investigation Into Response & Criticism

A dance piece has two lives: there is the process culminating in the performance, and then there is the reception after the performance. And while much attention is focused on […]

Juneteenth: A Celebration to Remember

It was June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas. Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger arrived with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were […]

The Space Between: From School To Company

Morning technique class, mid-day rehearsal, additional afternoon class, community outreach engagement, extra fine arts workshop, possible time with the company and perchance, an evening performance. Sounds like the schedule for […]