Instilling Life-Long Pasion: In Conversation with Elvia Marta and Annie Parr

When I set out to talk with local dance teachers, my aimย was to bring more attention to the many great and dedicatedย teachers we have here in the San Francisco Bay […]

The Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble (KKDE): Momentum In-Love

KKDE Presents an episodic dance-theater evening with KKDE Members & Guest Artists, virtually. The choreographic works explore scenes of love, romance, and passion for the self through direct and indirect […]

Heavensโ€™ 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 […]

SAFEhouse Arts: West Wave 30

West Wave 30 presents Counter/Conference & Festival featuring speakers, panels and performances. Special events at Club Fugazi and the Tenderloin Museum.

For You: The Welcoming [Parts I-III]

A presentation of performed artistic works generated as part of an ongoing project that pairs artists with elders to counter isolation. During the course of the pandemic, For You performance-makers […]

SPEAK: future friend/ships

Jassem Hindi โ€œIrony is about the tension of holding incompatible things together because both or all are necessary and true. Irony is about humor and serious play. It is also […]

Curation as Care

Curation comes from the Latin root word โ€œcurareโ€ which means โ€œto take care of,โ€ but Gayatri Gopinath, Director of the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at NYU, […]

What Exactly is Community-Based Dance?, Oct 2007

From dance classes with prisoners, to after-school programs, to participatory rituals and multi-generational performance projects, Community-based dance can take a wide variety of forms. Here I explore the roots of […]

Preserving, Building and Connecting: Addressing Social Justice Issues through Culturally Specific Dance

Culturally specific dance is a lifeline for diverse cultural communities throughout the United States to stay connected to our cultural roots. This article explores the role of culturally specific dancers to address important social justice issues of our time and the capacity building support needed to maximize their impact on the communities they serve as well as the dance sector at-large.

In Practice: Stepping Back to Move Forward with Cherie Hill, Hope Mohr, and Karla Quintero

Dancers’ Group ยท In Practice: Stepping Back to Move Forward with Hope Mohr, Cherie Hill, and Karla Quintero   If you prefer to read this piece, continue below. Beginning on […]