Jack Carpenter: a Master of Illumination

The estimable dance and theater lighting designer Thomas Skelton once remarked, “There are many barriers between the dancer and good lighting, but each can be hurdled with enough imagination, common […]

Supporting One Educator at a Time, Over Time

By 6pm on the last Tuesday of any given month, you’ll find a Luna Dance Institute faculty member in a sweat and speed-talking as they jog back-and-forth from their office […]

In Practice: Holding Wait with Jo Kreiter

On a rainy afternoon in March, I met with Jo Kreiter, choreographer, artist-activist, and artistic director of Flyaway Productions, in a rehearsal space at Project Artaud, behind the Joe Goode […]

Isadora Duncan Dance Awards Committee Announcement Nominees and Honorees for 2017-2018 Performance Season

The Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, known locally as the Izzies, are awarded annually to acknowledge exceptional creative achievements in the performance and presentation of dance. This year the Isadora Duncan […]

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 […]

Henry Berg; Classical Ballet For Human Bodies

Henry Berg is not your typical San Francisco ballet teacher. He is old-fashioned in his mission for students to “get it right.” Ballet for him is physical and scientific. Likewise, […]

Tim Rubel Human Shakes:…And Two You

Duets and other dances about the politics of intimacy and the challenges of two. This new work interrogates the heteronormative concept of the “the couple” as the ultimate expression of […]

EXPANDING POSSIBILITIES: Garrett and Moulton’s Latest Work Illuminates Borders Between Realms

It’s mid-July at ODC Dance Commons and in a spacious, sunny studio Janice Garrett and Charles Moulton are directing a room full of dancers. There’s one particular moment that draws […]

Human Creature Studio

In Practice: Kate Weare

I don’t know anything about the inner workings of my car. And I don’t care to learn. I just want it to run. This attitude puts me at the mercy […]