Innovative Artist and Traditional Teacher: the Passions of Cambodian Choreographer Charya Burt

Photo by Craig Stewart When I spoke with Santa Rosa-based dancer and choreographer Charya Burt, she had recently returned from the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in western Massachusetts, where her […]

Serious Inquiry Generates Playfulness in Kegan Marling’s Remake of Jump Ship

Kegan Marling isn’t sure which way to go. Marling, who is creating, performing and directing a dance theater piece that will be shown at CounterPulse in October, is directing Mica […]

Expanding Access: The Gugulethu Ballet Project

When you first meet Bay Area ballet teacher Kristine Elliott, it’s impossible not to be swept off your feet by her joyous laugh. The former American Ballet Theatre soloist radiates […]

GERALDCASELDANCE at 20

Have you ever looked at those lists that match up gift ideas with specific anniversaries? For every year from one to twenty-four and then every five years from twenty-five to […]

SPEAK: To Witness and Re-member: Movement Practices with Elders

As dancers over 65, we have been leading free movement and dance explorations in Oakland’s Mountain View Cemetery for the past four years as part of our project Walking in Witness […]

New View: Carma Zisman

ODC welcomed Carma Zisman as its new Executive Director in September 2017. Zisman comes from a family of artists in Santa Rosa and has lived throughout the West Coast, but […]

Isadora Duncan Dance Awards Committee Announcement Nominees and Honorees for 2017-2018 Performance Season

The Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, known locally as the Izzies, are awarded annually to acknowledge exceptional creative achievements in the performance and presentation of dance. This year the Isadora Duncan […]

Fabric Animal: Weaving Bodies Through Time

On a recent afternoon in Emeryville, Sonsherée Giles and Sebastian Grubb gave a work-in-progress showing of their upcoming duet, Fabric Animal, to long-time Bay Area choreographer Nancy Karp. They have […]

CANCELLED – LINES Ballet | BFA at Dominican Spring Showcase

At this time, LINES Ballet has cancelled their upcoming performance. Read more here. Join the LINES Ballet | BFA at Dominican students as they premiere four original works by Kara […]

Afro Urban Society: Uniting the African Diaspora through Dance

The question ‘Where are you from?’ can mean different things depending on where you are in the world. For Nkeiruka Oruche, the Artistic Director and founder of Afro Urban Society, […]