The Art of the Possible: Increase funding for the arts in 2008

It has been four years since the California Arts Council’s (CAC) budget was drastically cut by 94% leaving our state at the bottom of the nation in per capita spending […]

Gravity and CounterPulse: dark/lessons/rupture

Gravity and CounterPulse present dark/lessons/rupture, an evening of performance featuring excerpts from three new works by Jess Curtis, and Beyond Gravity artists Silk Worm and RUPTURE. Into The Dark, is a […]

Words on Dance; The Lives Behind the Footlights

San Francisco ballet principal Tina LeBlanc takes the stage April 30th for an interview with fellow Joffrey alum Leslie Carothers as part of the dance lecture-interview series Words on Dance.

Gravity and CounterPulse: dark/lessons/rupture

Gravity and CounterPulse present dark/lessons/rupture, an evening of performance featuring excerpts from three new works by Jess Curtis, and Beyond Gravity artists Silk Worm and RUPTURE. Into The Dark, is a […]

Silk Worm: The Jaws of All Are Red with Gore

Attention! Looney Tunes lovers, theater kids, and silly wabbits seeking revenge—this show is for you. San Francisco-based artist and drag queen Silk Worm presents a world premiere. The jaws of […]

Silk Worm: The Jaws of All Are Red with Gore

Attention! Looney Tunes lovers, theater kids, and silly wabbits seeking revenge—this show is for you. San Francisco-based artist and drag queen Silk Worm presents a world premiere. The jaws of […]

Stretching the Limits: Managing Hypermobile Joints

Proper care of a hypermobile body can mean the difference between a fulfilling career and sidelined dreams. We know it when we see it: the hyperextended line of an arabesque, […]

On Choreographic Thinking

“Dance is not a way of depicting, but a way of thinking”1 —Tere O’Connor I recently took a dance composition workshop with New York artist Jeanine Durning that really made […]

Did You Know? Highlighting the Activities of Artists/Organizations in Our Region: The Academy of Danse Libre

In 1996, a group of 24 intrepid dancers, many of whom were alumni of Stanford’s Vintage Dance Ensemble led by dance historian Richard Powers, formed a new performance group. The name “The Academy […]

WAVES OF CHANGE: West Wave Dance Festival Returns With Joe Landini at the Helm

It was a sad day for Bay Area dance when the West Wave Dance Festival folded in 2012. The annual showcase began as Summerfest under the direction of Cathleen McCarthy […]