Travel to move: An Interview with Zenón Barrón

Viajar libera la mente. Traveling frees the mind. For Zenón Barrón, Founder and Artistic Director of Ensambles Ballet Folkórico de San Francisco, travel is a linchpin to creativity. “When I […]

One on One: For Christy Funsch One is Never a Lonely Number

Rarely do audiences experience a dance performance more than once, however Christy Funsch gives dance-goers a second chance with the ephemeral, time-based, and fleeting art form in her upcoming retrospective […]

Top Marks in Performance: Why New Highland Academy’s curriculum works

“The best part about dance for my students is that it has become ‘cool’ to take risks and try new things. It is no longer peer accepted to stand back […]

Welcome, July/ Aug 2012

“You don’t get what you don’t ask for,” he said. These wise words were uttered as parting wisdom from a real estate broker helping Dancers’ Group negotiate lease terms on […]

Welcome, March 2013

In 1975 I walked into a studio in Cupertino, California to take my first dance class, a tap class taught by Pam East, and I immediately felt at home. Amidst […]

Choreographer in the Classroom: At the Intersection of Dance and Academic Curriculum

It’s Tuesday afternoon at Monument Mountain Regional High School in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. Much of the snow from the weekend storm has melted. There is a weak […]

ONSITE: Sara Shelton Mann

The Eye of Horus April 24, 26, 28, 30 and May 3, 2014 12:30 PM (all shows) FREE Jessie Square, Mission St (btw 3rd & 4th), SF Directed by Sara Shelton Mann […]

December 2011

Welcome By Wayne Hazzard Next-Gen Interventions: What We Need To Perform By Jennifer Edwards with Sydney Skybetter Laura Arrington and Jesse Hewit: An Interview By Julie Potter Dance Film Review: […]

July/August 2012

Welcome By Maureen Walsh AXIS’ Scope: What Lies Ahead By Emmaly Wiederholt What do you think is the Value of Dance? By Dancers’ Group Community Museum of Performance and Design: […]

A Year of Opportunity for the San Francisco Dance Film Festival

If you’ve ever wanted to saturate yourself in screendance – dance choreographed specifically for the camera—now is your moment. This year’s San Francisco Dance Film Festival (SFDFF) will offer what […]