In Practice: Smith/Wymore Disappearing Acts’ Six Degrees of Freedom

First of all, full disclosure: the Wymore of Smith/Wymore Disappearing Acts is kind of my boss—Lisa Wymore, Chair of the Department of Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies at UC Berkeley, […]

In Practice: Colleague-Criticism

In 2009, I published an essay in this publication (In Dance) about a work by choreographer Randee Paufve, a dear friend of mine. I didn’t know it at the time, […]

History in the Taping: Confessions of an Accidental Dance Videographer

As I was preparing to write this article about dance documentation, it occurred to me that it has been exactly ten years since Shelley Trott and I started the interviews […]

Studies on Aging Performing Artists

The following is a reprinting of an executive summary written on an ongoing research project regarding aging artists in America, what the project has been finding, and where the research […]

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 […]

Studio 210 Virtual Summer Residency Performance

Join Deborah Slater Dance Theater and Studio 210 for an evening of dance films by Summer Residents Angela Arteritano & Alyssandra Katherine Dance followed by discussion with the artists! Virtual […]

In Conversation

In Conversation, a series of interviews exploring exchanges about dance and different folks’ relationship to dance. Health and wellness. These are no longer just trending topics on Twitter and Instagram. […]

Paufve Dance: Second Annual Film Screening

Paufve Dance values community: the friends of friends who become family over a holiday dinner; the crew you call for a ride home from the airport; the buddy prepared to […]

Dance Visions: Contemporary Dance Classes

Join Lydia on Monday nights for a release-based contemporary class. In this open-level class geared towards the intermediate/advanced dancer, we’ll start with improvisation and floor work, then progress to standing […]

ReSound: Kathak in the Streets

Kathak Hits the Streets of San Francisco Bay Area Join us for ReSound, a 3-day celebration of free performances featuring the Leela Dance Collective and workshops to educate and inspire audiences […]