Finding Creative Action in the Teaching World

Teaching artists can no longer afford to wait for administrator buy-in or to be offered a seat at the table. In the January/February 2014 issue of In Dance, I described the […]

Dances for Doing Live Performance + Screening

In response to Jen Bervin’s exhibition Doing and Undoing, Catharine Clark Gallery, BOXBLUR, and San Francisco Dance Film Festival present a new commissioned dance work by New York-based choreographer Catherine Galasso. Galasso […]

to remain empty at all times, an effervescent palimpsest (or love letter) for the heart

Estrellx Supernova Photo by Williams College Photography Club. [ID: Estrellx is laying naked, face down, spiritually surrendering their body along the riverbank of The Green River in Williamstown, MA. The […]

Dances for Doing Live Performance + Screening

In response to Jen Bervin’s exhibition Doing and Undoing, Catharine Clark Gallery, BOXBLUR, and San Francisco Dance Film Festival present a new commissioned dance work by New York-based choreographer Catherine Galasso. Galasso […]

Dances for Doing Live Performance + Screening

In response to Jen Bervin’s exhibition Doing and Undoing, Catharine Clark Gallery, BOXBLUR, and San Francisco Dance Film Festival present a new commissioned dance work by New York-based choreographer Catherine Galasso. Galasso […]

Tips on Writing a Letter of Intent (LOI) and Grant Application

DOS AND DON’TS Planning is key to success. Think carefully about your outline and proposal. Talk about your ideas with staff and colleagues. Good writing does not usually happen in […]

Did you know? Los Lupeños de San José

Los Lupeños de San José is one of the region’s many mexican folklórico companies and was founded in 1969 by Susan Cashion, Phd and Ramón Morones. After a variety of changes, […]

Behind the Mask: The Jabbawockeez, America

Originally published in the July 11-17, 2008 issue of AsianWeek Proclaimed America’s best dance crew on the first season of MTV’s Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew, the Jabbawockeez […]

The Salimpour School at 70: Belly Dance for the 21st Century

Surrounded by myths, misconceptions, and sometimes maligned, belly dance as we think of it today—with two-piece costumes baring the midriff, presented in restaurants and renaissance faires—is actually quite young. While […]

Mash Up: Capacity Building in a Time of Continual Flux

There are least two levels of capacity building: practical usable tools, like technology and web-based platforms, and foundational skills, like adaptability, transparency, agility, and the ability to make clear decisions. […]