Kathak and Flamenco Traditions Explored

Renowned Kathak Master Pandit Chitresh Das is not new to collaborations. His partnership with tap virtuoso, Jason Samuels Smith, has been touring continuously since 2005 to critical acclaim across the […]

Secondary Scores in Improvisations: Opening up the Space with Improvisation as Performance

The Unspoken Scores in Improvisation as Performance In a dance form that requires a heightened sense of patience, self motivation, confidence, risk taking, and willingness to fail (as well as […]

For the Love of Dance; Dance Writers on Criticism, Nov 2007

Dancersโ€™ Group asks seven Bay Area dance critics questions about their jobs and role of dance criticism.

BANDALOOP: LOOM:FIELD

Join BANDALOOP for their 30-Year Anniversary at this open-to-the-public performance. *Family-friendly show on April 16th at 5pm includes performances by special guest, Alphabet Rockers! Accessibility:ย Email chelsea@bandaloop.org to reserve ADA seating, […]

BANDALOOP: LOOM:FIELD

Join BANDALOOP for their 30-Year Anniversary at this open-to-the-public performance. *Family-friendly show on April 16th at 5pm includes performances by special guest, Alphabet Rockers! Accessibility:ย Email chelsea@bandaloop.org to reserve ADA seating, […]

Beyond Aesthetics: Bachata, Politics, Praxis

Originating among the (predominantly Black) rural poor in the Dominican Republic in the latter half of the twentieth century, bachata music and the accompanying dance steps were stigmatized by the sociopolitical elite as vulgar, low-class forms of entertainment unsuitable for polite society.

WCCIJAM 2013: Talking Bay Area Contact Improvisation, Past Present & Future

Every year for over 25 years, about 200 dancers come together sometime around the 4th of July, in the Sawtooth Building in Berkeley, for The West Coast Contact Improv Jam. […]

A Legacy of Innovation Within Tradition: Talking About Creating New Work with Celine Schein and Rachna Nivas

I am in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco visiting the administrative offices of the Chitresh Das Dance Company (CDDC) and Chhandam School of Kathak, founded by dancer, choreographer and […]

Mpowerdance: THIMBLE

Mpowerdance Project will host a closing reception for their year long (2021โ€“2022) exhibition of MOTHERpeaceMOTHERwar. Proof of fully vaccinated status required at the door. Mary Power, Choreographer and Artistic Director […]

Deep Roots, Many Branches: Black Choreographers Festival, Jan/ Feb 2008

It is 1992 and Katherine Dunham, the renowned dance artist and anthropologist has begun a hunger strike. The woman whose performing career is synonymous with theatricalizing African dance for the […]