The Hula Must Go On

“The Hula Must Go On”, 35th Anniversary presentation, will be their first ever virtual online show. With livestream surprises, specially created content and audience favorites, the show will include special […]

Emily Hansel: Four by Four

Choreographed by Emily Hansel and co-created by dancers Alex Carrington, Mia J. Chong, Shareen DeRyan, and Chelsea Reichert, Four by Four is a messy attempt at refusing productivity. Since beginning work in […]

(Virtual) 2020 Fresh Meat Festival

Fresh Meat Productions brings our 19th annual festival INTO YOUR HOME! We’re moving our entire festival ONLINE this year – and tickets are completely FREE! Join us for FIVE online programs […]

What’s Your NON-DANCE Job?

Numerous artists have passions in other fields. In the dance community it is not unheard of to have multiple jobs, dance related or not. In Dance posed the question to […]

Marketing Your Art 101: Creating Dances and Creating Audiences

FIRST LET ME START WITH A DISCLAIMER: Some of the ideas I broach in the next few paragraphs are practices that have not actually been implemented by our organization. Marketing […]

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 […]

10 Days to Celebrate Your Favorite Moves: Bay Area Dance Week

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Bay Area Dance Week festival presented by Dancers’ Group, which is part of a national and international celebration of dance. This year’s […]

Building Digital Parallelity for the Performing Arts: In Conversation with Stephen Backer, Co-Founder & CEO of 2ndline.tv

 (left to right) Stephen Backer, Lucas Gonze, Jacob Ritvo / Photo Courtesy of 2ndline.tv Creativity permeates the entire San Francisco Bay Area. Its tech startup culture attracts smart, driven individuals and encourages risk-taking, experimentation […]

Welcome

Tomorrow, I get to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. I will do this with my niece and her three young children, ages seven, five and two. Selfies will be […]

The Salimpour School at 70: Belly Dance for the 21st Century

Surrounded by myths, misconceptions, and sometimes maligned, belly dance as we think of it today—with two-piece costumes baring the midriff, presented in restaurants and renaissance faires—is actually quite young. While […]