Adapting Instead of Excluding: a Conversation with Nadia Adame, AXIS Dance Company Artistic Director

At age 14, I had a car accident which left me with a spinal cord injury. The doctor said, “You can’t do this anymore. You can’t dance anymore. You have to find another career.”

June 2016

Welcome by Wayne Hazzard A Peruvian Heart on an American Stage: Nestor Ruiz Shares his Passion by Rob Taylor Speak: A Call to Move by Delina Patrice Brooks TLAOLI: Gente del Maíz / […]

LINES Ballet: Homegrown Company Takes Flight

On October 1, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom presented the 2nd Annual Mayor’s Art Award to Alonzo King, the celebrated Artistic Director and Choreographer of LINES Ballet. “Alonzo King is […]

Spring 2024

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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.

Winter 2023

Read the digital edition: Winter 2023 In Dance For all content, including incredible images, videos, and profiles of Bay Area dance artists and organizations, read in the FlippingBook above. Download […]

‘Conference of the Birds’ Brings Together Dance Forms in San Jose

The Conference of the Birds originally was a medieval Persian poem by ‘Attar (“The Pharmacist”)—who influenced the younger, more famous poet and Sufi mystic Rumi—an allegory about the birds of the […]

Proust Questionnaire

A sexy and creative force in the hula world, Patrick Makuakäne might be best known for his charismatic stage presence and innovative choreography. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i, Makuakäne […]

Performance Preview: What’s On For This Season

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, start your espresso machines—you’ll need extra zip to keep up with the Bay Area’s spring dance schedule, which includes new pieces from renowned local choreographers, avant-garde work […]

Big Dreams, Small Screen: Tuning Into Dance Reality Shows

IT’S BROUGHT US SCHEMING Survivors, sadistic restaurateurs and women intent on marrying millionaires they’ve never met. And reality TV is now dance’s biggest venue, with shows like So You Think […]