Flyaway Productions: Apparatus of Repair

‘Apparatus of Repair’ is the final chapter of ‘The Decarceration Trilogy,’ a series of site-specific aerial dance and public art performances exploring the devastating effects of mass incarceration. With a […]

Change and Age: Women Dancers in Midlife

A number of years ago, I was taking a course in adult development as a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology. One day a lively discussion ensued as the professor and […]

Parangal Passes It On

“We want to learn and grow artistically with a group of people who are passionate about Philippine dance. We dance for one another and the community, while giving tribute to […]

SPEAK By Isabel Von Rittberg

I grew up in Wuppertal, Germany, home of Pina Bausch. As a girl I took ballet lessons with one of her dancers, also a close friend of my mother’s. Summers […]

Naked, Outspoken, and Thriving: A Decade in the Bay Area

Back in February or March of 2000, I braved MUNI in the rain and headed to the Cowell Theater for my first concert of Bay Area dance. This was a […]

Meet Us Quickly With Your Mercy

Second in a trilogy of outdoor aerial public art performances addressing the devastating effects of mass incarceration, Meet Us Quickly With Your Mercy is presented in partnership with the Museum […]

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

“I was only going to make one film in my whole life,” says Carmen Rozenstraten, “because I had this image—this vision—that came into my head, and I knew it could […]

Dance Criticism; The Relationship Between Critics and Artists

This is an abbreviated version of an essay on the role of dance critics in the dance art world. It began as a course paper, and has grown over the past few months through conversations with choreographer Kegan Marling.

Meet Us Quickly With Your Mercy

Second in a trilogy of outdoor aerial public art performances addressing the devastating effects of mass incarceration, Meet Us Quickly With Your Mercy is presented in partnership with the Museum […]

Flyaway Productions: Apparatus of Repair

‘Apparatus of Repair’ is the final chapter of ‘The Decarceration Trilogy,’ a series of site-specific aerial dance and public art performances exploring the devastating effects of mass incarceration. With a […]