A Labyrinth of Cultural Histories: Exploring the Legacies of the 2015 Panama–Pacific International Exposition

2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama- Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), which was held in San Francisco on 625 acres of landfill that would later become the Marina District. […]

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 stamina—or shall I say “hustle”—that is required […]

NAMING NAMES: the Significance of Sources in Modern Dance Technique

Lineage Modern/contemporary dance is experiential and its practitioners have a penchant for fusion, integration, assemblages and communal intent. Modern/contemporary dance is also known for being an open-minded forum in which […]

Gary Masters and Marie Basile Continue to Pay Tribute to Dance’s Past and Future

Not long ago, we said farewell to 2014 and welcomed in a new year. For some, this shift is just a passage of time, devoid of any special meaning. For […]

The African & African American Performing Arts Coalition and K*STAR*PRODUCTIONS: Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now (BCF)

Celebrating 19 years of highlighting award-winning Bay Area Choreographers and companies – featuring unique and dynamic performances by: Gregory Dawson/dawsondancesf, Robert Moses/Robert Moses’ KIN, Shawn Hawkins, Justin Sharlman, Natalya Shoaf, […]

Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers: Cuatro Vientos (four winds)

FLACC is the first and largest dance festival on the west coast that is devoted exclusively to Latinx/e and indigenous contemporary choreographers and culture bearers. Performers from across the United […]

The African & African American Performing Arts Coalition and K*STAR*PRODUCTIONS: Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now (BCF)

Celebrating 19 years of highlighting award-winning Bay Area Choreographers and companies – featuring unique and dynamic performances by: Gregory Dawson/dawsondancesf, Robert Moses/Robert Moses’ KIN, Shawn Hawkins, Justin Sharlman, Natalya Shoaf, […]

Inspiration, Creation, and Evolution: Fallout: From San Francisco, to Singapore and Beyond

Our first international tour began with a poster. We’d like to claim that we embarked on creating a new work from some deep-seated artistic urgency, but no, it started with […]

Art Meets Life: The 30th Annual Planetary Dance

At the end of the movie Miss Congeniality, Sandra Bullock’s character tearfully confesses that she really does want world peace. Okay, it’s a little silly—and I’m not embarrassed to admit […]

Bigger, Better, Faster, More: Audience Development Tools for the 21st Century

THERE’S A REVOLUTION BREWING in audience development, that amorphous and all-encompassing term that describes the tools we use to lure and keep patrons in our seats. A slew of new […]