BOYS IN TROUBLE: A Conversation with Sean Dorsey

Sean Dorsey is a dance-maker, activist, and trans advocate based in San Francisco. A founder of the Sean Dorsey Dance, Fresh Meat Productions and the Fresh Meat Festival, Dorsey and […]

From Streets of Oakland to World Stage: A Conversation with Johnny Lopez

For many, Friday signals the end of a work week, but for Johnny Lopez, founder of TURFinc there are no days off. From managing day to day operations to talent […]

Dana Lawton Dances Takes East Bay Dance to Thailand

For 10 days in August, Dana Lawton Dances (DLD) embarked on a tour of Bangkok, Thailand. A multi-generational East Bay dance company with members ranging in age from 27 to […]

Welcome, Sep 2010

Everything is set to launch another rich dance season and September marks the return of new productions, programs and renewed theaters that reflect our robust growing community. I’ve purposefully used […]

ONSITE: NAKA Dance Theater

RACE: Stories from the Tenderloin From the Super Bowl in San Francisco to the Olympics in Brazil, massive sporting events mean a good time for everyone – except the poor […]

Welcome

I always wanted to be a dancer, even before I knew what being a dancer was or might mean. Dreams become facts. The human body is on a 24-hour-a-day schedule […]

Transcending Racism in the Dance World

I love teaching Hip Hop, but I resent the assumption that it’s the only dance form I can teach because I’m Black.

Heavens’ Coming to the Bay: An Interview with Miguel Gutierrez

Arriving on the West Coast in June, as part of a teaching/performing tour, Miguel Gutierrez will present his newest work, HEAVENS WHAT HAVE I DONE; the piece has been performed […]

Welcome

Movement and moving were one of the few constants I had growing up. Throughout childhood I found myself—literally and figuratively—at a new residence and school almost every year. This continuous […]

Turning Point: Re-Defining Bay Area Ballet

BALLET IS DEAD, bemoans dance historian Jennifer Homans in her latest opus, Apollo’s Angels: A History of Ballet. Homans grew up in the Balanchine era and now finds the contemporary […]