Questioning Contact Improvisation

Photo by Robbie Sweeny INTRODUCTION For more than 15 years I’ve been working to understand and to explain how the social contexts of contact improvisation (CI) remain predominantly white and […]

In Practice: Nina Haft & Companyโ€™s Precarious Pod

Photo by Pak Han When I was dancing with Nina Haft in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Jewish themes were prevalent. She made a dance called Minyan that derived […]

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 […]

In Practice: A Dancer Poet Creature Conversation with Denise Leto

On July 4 of this year, I launched The Villanelle Project. Well, launch is a strong word since all I did was announce in my tinyletter that I wanted to […]

Dancing Archivists: A Conversation

Hallie Chametzky and Sarah Nguyen are archivist dance-makers who met at the Mark Morris Dance Group Archives, where Sarah was working and Hallie was visiting, in the fall of 2019.

Natasha Carlitz Dance Ensemble (NCDE) & Lydia Feuerhelm: In a New Light

In a New Light brings together two Peninsula dance artists, Natasha Carlitz Dance Ensemble (NCDE) & Lydia Feuerhelm, for an evening of new performances.ย  The split-bill event will include a […]

23rd Annual San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest Online

Micaya is pleased to present the 23rd Annual San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest Online. This yearโ€™s festival will feature pre-recorded performances by six dance companies from around the globe. […]

Kathy Mata Ballet: Winter Holiday Showcase

The program will include classical through contemporary ballets–solos, duets, and character dance–to recorded music, plus accompaniment in person by pianists Lucy Hudson (company musical director) and Michael Dolman. Tax-deductible donations […]

KAMBARA + DANCERS: IKKAI means once: a transplanted pilgrimage

IKKAI means once: a transplanted pilgrimage, commissioned by Japanese American Citizens League San Jose Chapter, is an evening length dance choreographed by Yayoi Kambara. It weaves together modern dance, a […]

Performance Primers and KH FRESH Festival: RIPE Showcase

The Performance Primersย are proud toย co-produceย RIPE (Rawย + Intimate Performance Experiments) at theย KH FRESH Festival.ย We’ve co-curated an exciting lineup of live drag, dance, and multi-media performance by four incredible emerging artists from […]