ODC/Dance: Dance Downtown 2024

Two bracing programs feature world premieres and major reprises by ODC’s Founding Artistic Director Brenda Way, Associate Choreographer Kimi Okada, ODC Fellow KT Nelson and guest choreographer Sonya Delwaide. Both […]

Funny, You Don’t Look Dancerish

The following article is the third in our series on body image and dance, and originally appeared in the New York Times’ Arts and Leisure section on May 20, 2007.

SPEAK: Realer than Reel

I am currently in the development stages of a new performance project called HyperREAL. My process always includes an amalgamation of research, contemplating themes and ideas, collecting, absorbing and digesting […]

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 […]

New View: Hallie Dalsimer

Through our ongoing “New View” series, we introduce newcomers to the dance community. This month, we asked Hallie Dalsimer a few questions about herself and her role in the dance […]

Book Review: Like A Bomb Going Off

Some performances you never forget. One took place in January 1995 when the Kirov-trained Nikita Dolgushin brought a small group of dancers from St. Petersburg, Russia to the Palace of […]

What do you think is the: Value of Dance?

In Dance gathered responses from various members of our Bay Area community. Our question polled the opinion of dancers, choreographers, administrators, enthusiasts, and teachers. Whether it’s a personal connection to […]

We, The Majestic

Rooted in the knowledge that neoclassical architecture, both implicitly and explicitly, reinforces the invisibility of marginalized populations, The People’s Palace is both intervention and celebration meant to lift every voice.

In Practice: Colleague-Criticism

In 2009, I published an essay in this publication (In Dance) about a work by choreographer Randee Paufve, a dear friend of mine. I didn’t know it at the time, […]

POSTPONED – Kelucharan Keerti Sampradaya Festival 2020

At this time, Guru Shradha has postponed their upcoming performance. Read more here. Kelucharan Keerti Sampradaya Festival 2020, supported by Dancers’ Group’s CA$H Grant, is Guru Shradha’s tribute to legendary […]