Kristin Damrow & Company: sound

sound is an experiential dance performance that delves into the physical effects of sound on our bodies and minds. Installations open 7:30pm Concept + Direction: Kristin Damrow Collaborators: Olivia Caldeira […]

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 […]

Joe Landini Dance: Freddie vs. Elvis / Rites of Spring

Freddie vs. Elvis is a full-length, original dance piece in two parts. Joe Landini, choreographer and director, isolated sections of Mercury’s vocals from the soundtrack recording. The presence of Freddie […]

Dance Discourse Project #8

Dance in Pop Culture: How do YouTube and “So You Think You Can Dance” both help and hinder? Dance Discourse Project #8 delved into the popping of contemporary dance – […]

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 […]

Community Perspectives: Looking Back at 2012

We asked our readers to share memories of this past year: to think back to classes taken; performances attended, danced in or created; events that happened; even, trips taken. We […]

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.

Book Review: Defining Radical Bodies

When someone says “radical change,” I wonder which definition they are using for “radical.” The word can refer to an approach that comes from outliers, one that challenges existing views, […]

LENORA LEE: Sharing Stories Through Dance and Film

The pair of programs Lenora Lee will present September 26 – October 5 at Dance Mission as her company’s 7th season will be a good opportunity to be introduced to […]