Welcome, Oct 2010

I was recently confronted with the saying, “If you can spot it, you got it,” which I took as this: the faults I so easily point out in others are […]

Welcome, Nov 2010

“It gets better,” the current phrase and theme to an online video campaign seeks to help lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth understand the choices and support structures […]

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 […]

Turning Point: Re-Defining Bay Area Ballet

BALLET IS DEAD, bemoans dance historian Jennifer Homans in her latest opus, Apollo’s Angels: A History of Ballet. Homans grew up in the Balanchine era and now finds the contemporary […]

Dance/USA: A Summer Camp Survival Guide

Like camp as a kid, the national dance community can look forward to Dance/USA’s Annual Conference each summer. Except, instead of the arts & crafts table, scary campfire stories, and […]

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 […]

10 Tips to Publicize Your Work

In a world where press, social media and electronic communications prevail and sometimes collide, there are more options than ever to promote or publicize who you are and what you […]

MIZMAR, GHAWAZI AND SWORDS – OH MY! Celebrating Community Through Dance

LEAVE the chiffon, sequins and sparkles at home. Bring your friends, family and co-workers to enjoy what promises to be a spectacular afternoon with belly dance companies Bal Anat and Karavansaray. Just […]

Joe Goode Performance Group: Dance for Parkinson’s – Virtual Series

Dance for Parkinson’s – Virtual Class Series We are sharing a movement class for people living with Parkinson’s & their caretakers (designed by Mark Morris Dance Group & Brooklyn Parkinson […]

Diasporas in the Domicile

Inferno Theatre’s seventh annual Contemporary Diasporas Performance Festival moves online for 2020. Diasporas in the Domicile takes a new approach to the showcase. Artists will make and share their art […]