Anchor Us: Making and not Making in the time of Covid

For two artists who are self-producing events for their local communities, the notion of having a practice that negated any kind of product appealed—at once sustainable and restorative.

How to Create Compelling Video

The following excerpts on video representation and production were taken from “Creating an Effective Promotional Video” (1994). We are grateful to Patricia Milich and the California Arts Council for providing […]

Consider the Source: Five Common Knee Injuries

Dancers often perform hundreds of jumps in a single dance class, so it’s no surprise that knee pain is a common problem. Many dancers assume pain and even injury are […]

Bigger, Better, Faster, More: Audience Development Tools for the 21st Century

THERE’S A REVOLUTION BREWING in audience development, that amorphous and all-encompassing term that describes the tools we use to lure and keep patrons in our seats. A slew of new […]

Opening the Boxes

For some reason I have always been drawn to the rough spaces in theaters. There is a mood within these spaces that is rich with history, objects, technologies and stories […]

In Conversation: David Herrera and Jocelyn Reyes

You are reading excerpts from David Herrera and Jocelyn Reyes’ recorded conversation. Listen to the conversation. Transcript of the full conversation

The Etcetera Preview: Upcoming Conferences & Festivals

Summer offerings for dance professionals don’t end with training intensives and seasonal performances. From the rigorous and scholarly to the imaginative and whimsical, conferences, symposiums and festivals serve as exciting […]

Synchronous Objects: What Else Might Dance Look Like?: An Interview with Professor Norah Zuniga-Shaw

Back in college, while in one of my countless rehearsals I remember thinking, “I wonder what areas of the stage we use the most?” Little did I know that this […]

Brown and Rauschenberg: Forays into Collaboration

Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College Loew Auditorium, Hood Museum of Art September 24, 2009 Jeff James, Howard Gilman Director of the Hopkins Center for the Arts: Welcome to a conversation between […]

In Practice: Out of Practice

One of my jobs is college admissions essay coach. The most popular platform for college admissions is called the Common Application. Over 900 colleges and universities use the Common App as their gateway for admission. The Common App requires the usual stuff: