SPEAK: RECKONING: A decade of FRESH Festival and 20 years of ALTERNATIVA

Reckoning with time. There is something thrilling about a new year, a fresh start, the beginning of another cycle around the sun. There is also the reckoning it invites, to […]

Dancing Now and Zen: Virginia Matthews Performs ‘50 Years’ in the Moment

Virginia “Ginny” Matthews practices what she preaches. She’s ordained in a Rinzai Zen Buddhist lineage as well as immersed in the dance community as a performer, choreographer, and teacher. The […]

10 Tips to Consider When Hiring and Working with a Lighting Designer

1          Communicating About Lighting for Dance Lighting can be hard to communicate about since it’s such an abstract element. A great way to communicate about your lighting design needs with […]

35 Years Later San Francisco Ballet Brings Back Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Photo by Erik Tomasson Have you ever been to a wedding where the invited guests just couldn’t keep it together? I have. And I’m betting you know exactly the kind […]

Dear Anna

Photo by Shinichi Iova-Koga Anna, I’ve been thinking about you. Our world breathes so strangely now. My dance becomes more and more quiet. As I write this, I “shelter at […]

Welcome

“Life is fragile, handle with care.” So declared the tagline of a Dow Chemical safety campaign when I was growing up. Dad worked there as a safety engineer.  

Mujer Sav/bia*, Guatesi torta Yalabitata** –en Español

Quienes somos está ligado esencialmente al espacio en el que crecimos y todas las memorias que tenemos sobre esos espacios.

Mujer Sav/bia*, Guatesi torta Yalabitata**

Who we are is essentially linked to the space in which we grew up and all the memories we have about those spaces.

Isadora Duncan Awards: Celebration of Bay Area Dance

Get ready to mix and mingle with the stars of the dance world at our first face-to-face bash since 2019. Come join the fun, meet the talented nominees, and witness […]

The Growing Season: Continuing Classes for Educators

Summertime–and the living is not always easy for dance teaching artists and educators. While their school teaching partners can anticipate some downtime from their full-time jobs, dance teaching artists often […]