In Practice: Encounters Over 60 with Margaret Jenkins

Merián Soto, Photo by Bill Hebert In October and November 2019, I saw the work of three remarkable New York-based artists: Adia Whitaker, Miguel Gutierrez, and Tere O’Connor. Although O’Connor […]

Decolonizing Industries of Care: Nursing These Wounds

In California, one out of every five registered nurses (RN) is of Pilipinx descent.[1] These nurses are also disproportionately represented on the front lines: bedside as well as in intensive care units, emergency rooms, nursing homes and long-term care.

New Ballet: La Boutique Fantasque

New Ballet presents La Boutique Fantasque. A re-imagined 1919 ballet, The Enchanted Toyshop featuring choreography by Dalia Rawson and animation by Atlquetzalli (Ketzi) Rivera. A toyshop in Paris where dolls are […]

When Salsa Swipes Right on Somatics, There is a Match

Photo by David Poertner What if the digital space could be a reprieve, an alternate reality for postcolonial dance research? Perhaps now, working outside of institutional demands, brown perspectives can […]

Classical & Contemporary Persian Dance

Persia, bordering Central Asia and the Middle East, is the home of Classical Persian Dance. This dance style is a fluid yet rhythmic dance form, which emphasizes expression through the […]

In Practice: Later Alastair Macaulay

This article is modeled after outgoing New York Times chief dance critic Alastair Macaulay’s January 10, 2019 letter to the Dance Magazine editor[1] about Emma Sandall’s January 7, 2019 piece, […]

Flux Vertical Theatre: Grand Opening Gala

Flux Vertical Theatre is a small, local, women-owned business dedicated to promoting the art of vertical dance including pole and circus arts. Since launching our performance company in 2015, Flux […]

Drove VIII & IX

Chlo & Co Dance presents Drove VIII & IX online in digital format. The company is proud to curate an evening of Bay Area and Seattle based artists investigating the […]

Merde Project

Every year Kristin Damrow & Company and Yikes! Oakland come together to provide opportunities for artists to create dance through Merde Project. The virtual premiere features 6 artists each telling […]

june 17 2021- stylish muscling

today’s slushee is partly a memoriam for Julia Cziller Redick, my first dance teacher who passed away in april. from our first lesson, she instilled in me a spirit of creative play, the necessity of functional movement , and a sense of taste and style.