Colleen Mulvihill: June 9, 1952 – March 2, 2019

After a brief, sudden illness, long time Bay Area resident dance artist Colleen Mulvihill died in Longmont, Colorado on March 2, 2019. Her partner for close to four decades, J.A […]

Building a House of Culture: Jesús Cortez’s Journey to Create Cuicacalli Dance Company

Photo by Sam Rodar How many times has a dancer dreamed over a cup of tea at La Boheme? The cafe beneath Dance Mission Studio at 24th and Mission streets […]

Healing the Immigrant Body with Performance

Photo by Robbie Sweeny During my 16 years as an undocumented artist, I was deeply disconnected from my body and from society at large. The heavy impact of my status […]

Presidio Theatre Relaunch

Photo by Terry Lerant Renovation is a tough, arduous process. Making major changes always is. Setting goals, crafting plans and then finally breaking ground, with the ultimate purpose of building […]

From Vision to Mainstay in a Decade: San Francisco Dance Film Festival

What do you love about fall? It’s by far my favorite time of year, so my list is on the longer side. There are the beloved seasonal traditions – Thanksgiving […]

Cherie Hill: A Day in the Life

Photo by Robbie Sweeney and the Tenderloin National Forest As a black-dance scholar and dancer, I recently became curious about the methods and stamina—or shall I say “hustle”—that is required […]

In Memoriam: Frank Shawl

Photos courtesy of Shawl-Anderson Is that all there is, is that all there is If that’s all there is my friends, then let’s keep dancing Let’s break out the booze […]

Dance Play Is Serious Business: Young Minds Require Freedom

Photo courtesy of artist “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way it treats its children” -Nelson Mandela Recently, a colleague shared his frustration about […]

POSTPONED – Story of Nowruz 2020

At this time, Story of Nowruz 2020 has postponed their upcoming performance. Told through the universal language of music and movements, The Story of Nowruz is sure to inspire the […]

POSTPONED – ODC/Dance Downtown

At this time, ODC/Dance has postponed their upcoming performance. Read more here. ODC/Dance, San Francisco’s internationally acclaimed contemporary dance company, is pleased to present Dance Downtown, its 49th Home Season […]