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Drive East SF Indian Dance and Music Festival
Drive East 2020: Sanctuary Join Navatman in its first virtual, global experience, as we bring together artists from all over the globe for one of the most ambitious—and lauded—congregations of […]
Beyond Aesthetics: Bachata, Politics, Praxis
Originating among the (predominantly Black) rural poor in the Dominican Republic in the latter half of the twentieth century, bachata music and the accompanying dance steps were stigmatized by the sociopolitical elite as vulgar, low-class forms of entertainment unsuitable for polite society.
Swing Dance Lives On in the Bay Area
Impossible to resist. You know that toe-tapping, pre- World War II tune “Sing, Sing, Sing” that commands you to dance the moment you hear it? That was the point of […]
Dancers’ Group History: Celebrating 30 Years
To help celebrate Dancers’ Group’s 30th anniversary this year, we have reached out to people to share a special remembrance. Throughout 2012 this publication has been carrying three pieces per […]
A Decade of Difference; Voice of Dance Comes Into Its Own, Mar 2007
An overview of the online hub for dance’s development into an international web destination.
Teacher, Priestess, Dancer: Paying Tribute To Blanche Brown
“I’VE TRIED TO RETIRE FOUR TIMES,” says Blanche Brown with an infectious laugh, “And I always come back. I just have to dance. I have to listen to those drums.” […]
Upaj (Improvisation) of Life Captured on Film
Having personally witnessed the development of Pandit Chitresh Das and Jason Samuels Smith’s relationship on and off the stage, I was thrilled when the announcement of a documentary to capture […]
Building Sisterhood Through Movement
Nava Dance Collective, photo by Laura Soriano A cooperative with multiple contributors. An array of artistic perspectives and voices. A desire for an alternative, more egalitarian structure. A common passion for […]
Eavesdropping on a Chat Between Rosanna Gamson and Niloufar Talebi about Layla Means Night
THIS FALL, I will be ringleading the ten performances of Layla Means Night premiering at ODC Theater (October 30-November 3, 2013). Layla is a re-imagining of Director/Choreographer/Auteur Rosanna Gamson’s earlier […]
A Conversation with Bill T. Jones
IN LATE AUGUST, I had the distinct honor of interviewing Bill T. Jones while he was enjoying a brief respite from his slate of touring, artistic direction and impresario-sized intellectual […]
