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My Hot Lobotomy; Review: October 23, 2008
In My Hot Lobotomy by David Szlasa and Sara Shelton Mann the audience knows within moments that dancer/choreographer Erin Mei-Ling Stuart is one adroit actress. She sits alone for long […]
Dancing in the Land of Edelweiss: My Adventures in Salzburg
Three months ago I was living the good life. I resided in an apartment in beautiful Oakland, California seven blocks from Lake Merritt with two cats, a boyfriend and another […]
An American in Düsseldorf: Shifts in Perspective: Experience at a European Dance Festival
This summer I was invited to join Dance/USA as part of the American delegation at the Internationale Tanzmesse NRW, a biennial international dance festival and conference in Düsseldorf, Germany. I […]
The Year in Bay Area Dance, Dec 2008
As a way to close out another year ‘in dance,’ we take a look back at some of the memorable moments of 2008. We asked what you felt were the […]
A Journey Home with Mamady Keita: How Codification of Dance Changes the Form
In December 2007, I had the opportunity to travel with Mamady Keita to his native village of Balandougou in Guinea, West Africa. Mamady Keita is the most celebrated djembe player […]
What’s in a Name: The Legacy of Everybody’s Creative Art Center
The 1970s were a time in America when black people awakened to their African heritage and were taking on new names more fitting their history and characters. For dancer and […]
Classic, Contemporary and Controversial: Previewing the Upcoming Bay Area Ballet Season
The San Francisco Bay Area is home to a vibrant and diverse professional ballet scene: inventive choreography, groundbreaking collaborations, committed artistic staff and highly-skilled dancers. Companies here are able to […]
New View
With fresh faces popping up constantly, the local Bay Area dance community is a unique blend of seasoned and new perspectives. In Dance caught the new view from the new […]
Dena Beard Gets Moving: The Lab’s Director Talks about a Vision for Art-Making
It’s been a year and a half since Dena Beard took over the directorship of The Lab. The longtime hub for experimental cross-disciplinary art and performance, founded by five San […]
Critical Dialogues: Heather Desaulniers and Christy Funsch
What if, rather than writing a review, a critic sat down with a choreographer to have a two-way conversation about the work? That’s the experiment behind Critical Dialogues. For this […]