ARC Residents SPEAK: Reflections, History Made Visible

I am a dancer, choreographer, and the artistic director of Lenora Lee Dance. For the last few years I’ve been developing large-scale interdisciplinary works that are deeply rooted in the […]

Acting The Part: A Process in Learning a New Motivation for Dance

This past winter I was required to degenerate into a screaming fit onstage. As part of Christine Cali’s Move Thru Me, a contemporary dance piece fusing dance, live music, and […]

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 […]

Bebe Miller’s A History Reveals the Body as Archive

In advance of her company’s West Coast premiere of A History January 25 and 26 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), Bebe Miller made a visit to […]

Getting in on the Act: Activating the Arts

What exactly do you mean by ‘participatory arts practices’?” a dancer recently asked me. A Confessional Tale We were on a rehearsal break and I was casually talking to a […]

A Lasting Impression: The Artistry and Teaching Genius of Koob

Twenty-one years ago I met Koob–the name he is known by in the dance community–at a rehearsal with Six Thumbs Dance Theater at City College of San Francisco. Many things […]

Moving Values: 2012 Dancers Choice Award Recipients: Della Davidson

Della Davidson and Ernesto Sopprani are the recipients of the 2012 Bay Area Dance Week Dancers Choice Award. This tradition, in its 5th year, celebrates individuals and organizations that are […]

La Tania: A Flamenco Story

A dancer’s stage presence can be powerful enough to absorb the audience to a point where they forget the notion of time and place. La Tania, founder and Artistic Director […]

SPEAK: WHAT AM I COMING HOME TO?

All warfare is based on deception… The Art of War, Sun Tzu “I joined the military when I was 17”, he said, “I started dancing when I was 18.”   Thus […]

Welcome, Nov 2012

The staff here at Dancers’ Group was recently talking about our audience: the community or communities we serve through our programs. Hint: you are not an easy group to pin […]