to remain empty at all times, an effervescent palimpsest (or love letter) for the heart

Estrellx Supernova Photo by Williams College Photography Club. [ID: Estrellx is laying naked, face down, spiritually surrendering their body along the riverbank of The Green River in Williamstown, MA. The […]

In Conversation with Melecio Estrella

In Conversation, a series of interviews exploring exchanges about dance and different folks’ relationship to dance. As we examine home and place and what community means, these questions presented themselves. […]

Moving Across Cultures: Transmitting cultural knowledge through movement language

The effects of dance on the brain have been studied using Western dance forms like ballet, but not with less known forms like Persian/Iranian dance.

San Francisco Ballet: Starry Nights

San Francisco Ballet returns to the Stanford Live Arts Festival to present Starry Nights, following the success of the Company’s Frost Amphitheater debut in 2021. Featuring Jerome Robbins’ In the Night, Helgi […]

Dimensions Dance Theater: 50th Anniversary Season

Dimensions Dance Theater will celebrate its 50th anniversary with performances of new works by company collaborators laura elaine ellis and Nimely Napla. One of the country’s longest- standing dance companies, […]

Dimensions Dance Theater: 50th Anniversary Season

Dimensions Dance Theater will celebrate its 50th anniversary with performances of new works by company collaborators laura elaine ellis and Nimely Napla. One of the country’s longest- standing dance companies, […]

Garrett + Moulton Productions: 20th Anniversary Celebration

Garrett + Moulton Productions (GMP) celebrates its 20th anniversary with the world premieres of a new work by choreographer Janice Garrett and an animated film by Charles Moulton. In addition, […]

Dancing Happens in Strip Malls Too

My first memories of learning dance were at the Strip Mall Dance Studio near my house in Lawrence, Kansas. The strip mall was creatively named “The Malls Shopping Center.” I don’t remember what the studio itself was called but I know exactly where it was—tucked in the corner of a row of single-story beige buildings that also housed Pet World (my favorite place on earth as a 4-year-old), an Ace Hardware (my second favorite place), and a Godfather’s Pizza.

Garrett + Moulton Productions: 20th Anniversary Celebration

Garrett + Moulton Productions (GMP) celebrates its 20th anniversary with the world premieres of a new work by choreographer Janice Garrett and an animated film by Charles Moulton. In addition, […]

Smuin Contemporary Ballet: Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin

Smuin Contemporary Ballet wraps up its 28th season with the vibrant program, Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin, featuring four diverse ballets from established dancemakers and rising choreographic voices, with performances in […]