In Practice: Encounters Over 60 with Margaret Jenkins

Merián Soto, Photo by Bill Hebert In October and November 2019, I saw the work of three remarkable New York-based artists: Adia Whitaker, Miguel Gutierrez, and Tere O’Connor. Although O’Connor […]

Departing from Tradition: Insights from Java

I came to Central Java—to the town of Solo—18 months ago, with the intention of creating artistic collaborations with Indonesian artists, to study with Suprapto Suryodarmo (Javanese improvisation performer and […]

Wash Spin Repeat – The eMotion Machine

Heart severely stained the day my dad left behind his human shell

all the things we couldn’t say in real time

Dear Professor, Dancing in a professional dance company has always been a dream of mine. Ever since I was little, I would mimic what I would see on music videos […]

Taking Up Space: A conversation between two dancers combating anti-fatness

ALL bodies deserve respect regardless of size, skin color, ethnic background, gender, sexuality, age, health or ability status.

Bebe Miller’s A History Reveals the Body as Archive

In advance of her company’s West Coast premiere of A History January 25 and 26 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), Bebe Miller made a visit to […]

Lighting Your Work

“Lighting design is a collaborative profession in which the lighting designer collaborates with backgrounds, things, purposes and people. In the theatre the lighting designer’s collaboration is with all these at […]

Crossroads: Part III: Teachers

This article is the third in a three-part series on the transformative experiences of Bay Area dancers, choreographers and dance teachers. “Crossroads: Part I: Dancers” ran in September 2010 and […]

at some point

The following are twelve moments that ping pong through time to reflect on our past, present, and future selves. 

Speak: Still With Us by Debby Kajiyama, April 2014

Editors note: Debby Kajiyama is 2014 recipient of The Della Davidson Prize. This annual award has been set-up to honor the life and work of choreographer and teacher Della Davidson by supporting innovative […]