Dancing with Jiajia on the Spine of the Temple of Heaven

THIS PAST DECEMBER I was selected as one of seven American choreographers to engage in a cultural exchange in China, a program of ZiRu Productions and Dancers’ Group—with financial support […]

Five Solos: Views of the Primal Body

For Sara Shelton Mann’s The Eye of Horus, five performers come together to perform solos that have been developed over the past several years and will now be placed outside and under […]

The Art of Storytelling: Kathak’s Evolving Connection to Religion

Religion is very personal, and yet, since the beginning of time, it has been of great influence to societal structure at just about every level, including the arts. For many dance forms, […]

Teach to Inspire: Takami Craddock and Corrine Nagata on Teaching Kids

I’ve had the wonderful privilege to work with some amazing choreographers and dancers throughout my dancing life, but to be truly honest, the people who have inspired me the most have […]

Making the Worst Dance Possible: Finding the Good in “Bad” Dances

How long can a choreographer call herself emerging? I’m currently in the process of making a new work for a show in May. My company will be performing in our […]

Welcome, June 2014

At a certain age—say, over 50— you might think that you’ve seen it all or not be surprised by much, or so goes conventional wisdom. Therefore, when I opened an […]

New View: Kevin Jenkins

Kevin Jenkins is a freelance choreographer whose work has been performed by Garage Contemporary Ballet, Convergence Ballet, Terpsicore Dance Company, Mirable Ballet, Southwest Youth Ballet and the School of Ballet […]

Revealing the Secret History: A Conversation with Sean Dorsey

San Francisco’s Sean Dorsey Dance has racked up a nice trophy case: a Goldie, a pair of Izzies, a “Best Dance-Performance Company” nod from SF Weekly, a 2010 Dance Magazine […]

Upaj (Improvisation) of Life Captured on Film

Having personally witnessed the development of Pandit Chitresh Das and Jason Samuels Smith’s relationship on and off the stage, I was thrilled when the announcement of a documentary to capture […]

Vogue: a Look at the Form’s Realness

“BRING ON THE ATTITUDE! Bring your own fierceness! Look… there’s paparazzi everywhere! Now work it.” Jocquese Whitfield shouts to a classroom full of people during his Tuesday night class at […]