Finding Inspiration: ODC Forges New Partnerships

1. A point is that which has no part. 2. A line is breadthless length. 3. The ends of a line are points. 4. A straight line is a line […]

Combining It All: An Interview with Antony Rizzi

Dancer-actor-visual-artist extraordinaire Antony Rizzi is coming February 7-9 to KUNST-STOFF arts to perform An Attempt to Fail at Groundbreaking Theater with Pina Arcade Smith, his recent piece where he simultaneously […]

Mary Sano and the Duncan Legacy

It is a typical Sunday afternoon at the Mary Sano Studio of Duncan Dancing. The sounds of Chopin, Gluck and Schubert provide the soundtrack as a light breeze caresses the […]

Jack Carpenter: a Master of Illumination

The estimable dance and theater lighting designer Thomas Skelton once remarked, “There are many barriers between the dancer and good lighting, but each can be hurdled with enough imagination, common […]

SPEAK: WHAT AM I COMING HOME TO?

All warfare is based on deception… The Art of War, Sun Tzu “I joined the military when I was 17”, he said, “I started dancing when I was 18.”   Thus […]

Della Davidson Prize

2020 Awardee:  Jubilith Moore, a performer, director, teaching artist and producer of live performance, has devoted her professional life to exploring the ongoing life of traditional Japanese and contemporary American […]

Not Your Typical Tap: The Bay Area Tap Festival

The eighth annual Bay Area Tap Festival hits the boards August 16-22. A rapid-fire week of workshop classes, free panel discussions, and community showcase performances, all hosted by Alonzo King […]

Bring Your Best Social Self to #DanceUSAconf

This year you will not get a folder filled with schedules, bios, and panel descriptions. Instead, organizers chose the eco-friendly option and made a mobile app that will contain your […]

Postcards From Africa: Artists Working Here and Far

Shuttling from the Bay Area to disparate regions of Africa, dance professionals Janice Garrett, Byb Bibene Chanel, Kristine Elliott and Joti Singh use the art form to power exchange. Their […]

A Celebration of Community: Black Choreographers Festival Here & Now

Born of the desire to give Black choreographers greater exposure to broader audiences, the Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now—now in its eighth year—has evolved as an important annual community […]