Ms, Fs, and As, Oh My! Life After Graduate School, The Transition Awaiting

ON JUNE 13, 2010 I graduated from The Ohio State University with an M.F.A. in Dance. I moved to San Francisco on June 18. This transition has been an education […]

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 […]

Bali Takes Center Stage

With the mere mention of the word “Bali,” images of lush, green rice terraces and dancing maidens often come to mind. Though just one of over 17,000 islands that make […]

Aging

I didn’t start my professional dance training until I was almost 20. Since I had been a good party dancer and athlete all through school, I thought I would be […]

Welcome, May 2011

It’s not always easy to make time to escape into dedicated space that supports our art making, and it’s essential to find that dedicated breathing space from our everyday chit- […]

Leading the Dance Field Through Change

During my first few months as the executive director of Dance/USA, I engaged dance leaders from around the country in conversations about the state of the field. What are they […]

Stealing Stories: Leyya Tawil

You poor little creature…what is yours? Your house…your job…your kitchen chairs and the number plate on the door…ah! But these don’t belong to you. By what right did they come […]

Are We Saturated With Killing? Provoking the Limitations of Performance

What can dance do? I’ve always thought it can do everything and anything. As I’ve embarked on making a new work, What Does It Feel Like to Kill Someone? I’ve […]

Sustaining the Field Through Change: Facilitate Community by Releasing Control

Reluctance to embrace innovation holds the field of dance in stasis. This reluctance (or hesitation) limits outreach, spreading and feeding what many call “fear of change.” My interest lies in […]

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 […]