NEW VIEW: Karl Cronin

What’s your gig(s)? I am the Managing Director of AXIS Dance Company and a cellist performing original music with string quartets and orchestras. What brought you to the Bay Area? My […]

Modern Mixology: Cocktails and Contemporary Dance Mingle in 8x8x8

“It’s in a bar?” asked my incredulous friend. “And you can drink?” That’s a common double-check when people hear about 8x8x8 for the first time. Relaxed and a little rowdy, the grassroots, DIY […]

What’s On For Fall: Season Performance Preview

AFTER THE ALWAYS-HECTIC spring performance season, summer is a pleasantly quiet time in Bay Area dance. Outside of a few visiting artists, student recitals and small-company shows, it’s three whole […]

AXIS Dance Company Celebrates 25 Years of Innovative, Integrated Dance

“We stopped doing pieces about disability fifteen years ago,” said Judith Smith, founding member and creative director of AXIS Dance Company. This month, the internationally renowned physically integrated dance company […]

Artistry, Engagement and Advocacy with AXIS Dance Company

Judith Smith and Sonsheree Giles / photo by Trib LaPrad “Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching […]

Getting in on the Act: Activating the Arts

What exactly do you mean by ‘participatory arts practices’?” a dancer recently asked me. A Confessional Tale We were on a rehearsal break and I was casually talking to a […]

Artist & Educator Li Chiao-Ping Comes Full Circle, Apr 2007

An interview with internationally renowned artist and Bay Area native Li Chiao-Ping about her new professorship at Mills College and her upcoming performance “Home Works.”

Poppin’ Fresh: The 12th Annual SF Hip Hop DanceFest

HIP HOP IS BIG BUSINESS. The genre that started with kids break dancing at New York block parties in the 1970s is now a requirement on So You Think You […]

SPEAK: A Community Perspective

When approached by Joe Landini to curate a male choreographers festival I said, “Yes.” As a man, I’ve been struggling to understand how I can be a part of the […]

A Time to Dance

19th Annual Spring Dance Festival Celebrating National Dance Week with a free weeklong virtual dance festival. sjDANCEco will be sending out one email per day, highlighting dances each day from […]