IXALT Artfully Embraces the Sacred and the Secular

From its origins, dance has served as a form of worship. From Afro-Cuban Orisha dances honoring Yoruban dieties to the traditional Bharatanatyam solo in homage to the Hindu god Shiva, […]

Training With Intention

My key years of modern dance training in the 90s as an undergraduate came at the time of the highly athletic dancer. Lois Greenfield’s images of Pilobolus dancers with 6-pack […]

The CONCEPT Series; Caffeine, Cake and Concert Dance

What if going to a dance concert were more like going to the movies? You could sit back and relax, eat and drink and, get to see all the action […]

Crafting Chaos; Davidson Brings us Closer to Collapse

Review of Side Show Physical Theatre’s new piece “Collapse (suddenly falling down)”

Fua Dia Congo; Dancing Malonga Casquelourd’s Legacy, Dec 2007

Not many small dance companies survive the death of their founders. Started in 1977 by the late master dancer and drummer Malonga Casquelourd, Fua Dia Congo has continued in their […]

One Child’s Perspective on Dance, Creativity & Rigor

This is the first article in an on-going series on dance education
by the innovative staff at Luna Kids’ Dance, a San Francisco
Bay Area organization breaking ground in teaching dance and
composition to children.

DOUBLE VISION; To Futurism and Back Again

Dance art and technologist duo Sean Clute and Pauline Jennings ruminate on a century-long love affair with the machine.

Words on Dance; The Lives Behind the Footlights

San Francisco ballet principal Tina LeBlanc takes the stage April 30th for an interview with fellow Joffrey alum Leslie Carothers as part of the dance lecture-interview series Words on Dance.

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 […]

Purple Moon Dance Project Turns Spotlight on Lesbian and Women of Color Artists

I came to know the work of the Purple Moon Dance Project within the first few weeks of moving to San Francisco in 2000. Everything was different then: I had […]