What Does “Healthy” Mean? A Look at Dancers’ Body Types and Shifting Notions of Wellness

It wasn’t so long ago that university dance programs were affiliated with physical education departments, and some schools were slower than others in moving their dance students into the humanities. […]

SPEAK

For over a decade, I exceled at over-packing my schedule. I spent the bulk of my day rehearsing with either Garrett + Moulton Productions or Robert Moses’ Kin, then off […]

Dancers’ Group: Celebrating 30 Years

30 THOUGHTS FOR 30 YEARS 1.    QUIETLY HIDDEN 2.    SECRET HALLS 3.    VIBRANT SCRAMBLES 4.    WINDOWS LIT 5.    PRACTICE STEPS REPEAT 6.    SECLUDED RISK 7.    WAYNE HAZZARD AND RAPTURE 8.   […]

New View: Risa Jaroslow

DG: What brought you to the Bay Area? RJ: I’ve spent a lot of time in the Bay Area over the last few years. My kids and some very good […]

Back and Forth

This year, in fertile Luna Dance Institute land, two new babies are born, bringing the total child count up to eight kids in an organization of eight full-time employees. In […]

A Turning Point, Part II – Rebirth

“In Mexico they say when someone you love dies, a part of you dies with them. But they forget to mention that a part of them is born in you- […]

Cultural Broker Jay Loyola: Blending Tribal and Contemporary Forms

By Scott Louie & Claire F. Meyler The Philippine island of Palawan is a slim dagger of tropical land, piercing the Pacific waters just southwest of the Manila capital. Just […]

Change and Age: Women Dancers in Midlife

A number of years ago, I was taking a course in adult development as a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology. One day a lively discussion ensued as the professor and […]

Why Re-Cycle ATLACUALO?

By José Navarrete Atlacualo: The Ceasing of Water is a multidisciplinary performance work that I created with Violeta Luna. It has been presented in two places: Eastside Arts Alliance in […]

Dancers’ Group: Celebrating 30 Years

Oh, to dance everyday at Footwork Footwork/Dancers’ Group had the finest modern dance floor I had ever worked on—wood wood wood, and just enough traction to allow a dancer to […]