The Grant You Wish You Could Write

Photo by Marley Trigg Stewart. [ID: Miguel Gutierrez looks softly into the camera while biting a rosary, bathed in orange light. He is a light skinned, Latinx cis-man with short […]

Preserving, Building and Connecting: Addressing Social Justice Issues through Culturally Specific Dance

Culturally specific dance is a lifeline for diverse cultural communities throughout the United States to stay connected to our cultural roots. This article explores the role of culturally specific dancers to address important social justice issues of our time and the capacity building support needed to maximize their impact on the communities they serve as well as the dance sector at-large.

Put Yourself On the Beam

An email exchange between guest editor Rowena Richie and butoh legend Hiroko Tamanoย 

Welcome

How far back can you trace your dancing familyโ€™s tree? Not just the thick trunk, or the sturdy, knobby branches of your direct influences. Your key teachers. Your guru. What […]

Keepers of Home: Muisi-kongo & Kiazi Malonga

Muisi-kongo Malonga and Kiazi Malonga are the children of Malonga Casquelourd, a world-renowned Congolese dancer, drummer and choreographer who built an exceptional legacy in the traditional arts in the US, and spent half his life activating Congolese culture at the Alice Arts Center (now named after him), in Oakland, California

Lovers of Home: The Diouf Family

Itโ€™s 8:37 am on a Saturday in March, at the home of the Diouf family.

Cherie Hill: A Day in the Life

Photo by Robbie Sweeney and the Tenderloin National Forest As a black-dance scholar and dancer, I recently became curious about the methods and staminaโ€”or shall I say โ€œhustleโ€โ€”that is required […]

For the Love of Dance; Dance Writers on Criticism, Nov 2007

Dancersโ€™ Group asks seven Bay Area dance critics questions about their jobs and role of dance criticism.

3 Seconds of Beauty: The New Wave of Bay Area Dance Film

โ€œI was only going to make one film in my whole life,โ€ says Carmen Rozenstraten, โ€œbecause I had this imageโ€”this visionโ€”that came into my head, and I knew it could […]

Dance Delights This Fall: Find Your Favorites and Discover Whatโ€™s New

The fall has always been one of my favorite times to go see dance. Before the rain starts, those warm fall days in the Bay Area are the best for […]