Eavesdropping on a Chat Between Rosanna Gamson and Niloufar Talebi about Layla Means Night

THIS FALL, I will be ringleading the ten performances of Layla Means Night premiering at ODC Theater (October 30-November 3, 2013). Layla is a re-imagining of Director/Choreographer/Auteur Rosanna Gamson’s earlier […]

Intersections: Sex and Performance in the Bay Area

THIS IS WHAT I WANT (TIWIW) is an annual live performance festival in San Francisco about desire. The festival has developed into the focus point for a field of activity […]

Next-Gen Interventions: What We Need To Perform

Contrary to common sentiment, ‘next-gen’ does not refer to ‘looking to the youngest person in the room.’ From our perspective, ‘next-gen’ refers to a combination of skills that are effective […]

Here’s To Hip Hop: Hip Hop Is Here

From old school movements like the Richmond Robot and Oakland Boogaloo, to Hyphy and Turfing to San Francisco’s ‘new style’ hip-hop choreography, the Bay Area is a hub for hip-hop […]

Did You Know? Highlighting the Activities of Artists/Organizations in Our Region

Stanford alumnae Sandhiya Kalyanasundaram and Usha Srinivasan founded Sangam Arts—Sangam meaning “Confluence” in Sanskrit—in May 2013 to help create and nurture strong intercultural connections between the Indian diaspora and the […]

Getting it Out There: Smart Mobs, Improv Everywhere and Engaging Dance Audiences

A few weeks ago, a good friend told me I needed to check out a YouTube video she had come across—The Sound of Music at Central Station in Antwerp. Google […]

Dance Discourse Project #13

Dancing in the Museum CounterPULSE and Dancers’ Group co-presented a panel of distinguished curators, executives, artists and thinkers who discussed what happens when dance comes alive in territory built for […]

Submit a Resource or Opportunity

Each week, Dancers’ Group sends out two comprehensive emails to our members – Community Offerings (workshops, ongoing classes, pre-recorded videos or audio, other online content) DG Weekly (upcoming auditions, grants,  job […]

Fundraising for Individual Artists 101

There is possibly nothing more baffling to an individual artist than fundraising. Production, no problem. PR, okay, got it. Fundraising — huh? The reason for this confusion is pretty obvious: […]

Just Out of Reach: The Art of the Company History, Mar 2008

Capturing dance, if not purely impossible, is at least like hunting butterflies: a fragile art, with many beautiful frustrations. Once you pin it down, its motion has been stilled, and […]