Changing the Face of Dance Around the Female Body: An Interview with Krissy Keefer

In 1984, Krissy Keefer and Nina Fichter founded Dance Brigade to create and perform dance-theater that addresses the complex problems of contemporary American women. Prior, Krissy co-founded the Wallflower Order […]

Welcome, Mar 2012

Taking care of our bodies is probably one of the most important parts of being a dancer and yet, this seemingly simple and incredibly important task of maintaining our body-based-instrument–that […]

Lessons from the Past: in Conversation with Lenora Lee

photo by Robbie Sweeny The Gold Rush: 1848-1855. Much attention has been paid to this historical era. And for good reason. It was a time when folks from near and […]

Travel to move: An Interview with Zenón Barrón

Viajar libera la mente. Traveling frees the mind. For Zenón Barrón, Founder and Artistic Director of Ensambles Ballet Folkórico de San Francisco, travel is a linchpin to creativity. “When I […]

Arts and Politics: Where are We?

“Every grand American accomplishment, every innovation that has benefited and enriched our lives, every lasting social transformation, everything that has from the start made America the world capital of hope, […]

The Abundant Season: Fall Performance Preview

The Bay Area welcomes a bounty of shows this fall, from outdoor aerials to free festivals and avant-garde dance-theater – this preview offers just a taste of what’s to come. […]

The Nawkhatt in My Mother’s Living Room

Come, I am lovesick and desolate without you Come and see how sick I am in this sorrow without you At night I lament your absence, oh fairy-faced, And when […]

SPEAK: Risk and Triumph: Bellwether Dance Project’s Let Slip the Witches

I want to tell you about a show. A show I’ve had in my dreams for years. It is a show that is full of heart and a little drama […]

ODC/Dance Takes On Hard Truths With Fluid Agility

Review: March 2, 2007, Program 1

Dance Criticism; The Relationship Between Critics and Artists

This is an abbreviated version of an essay on the role of dance critics in the dance art world. It began as a course paper, and has grown over the past few months through conversations with choreographer Kegan Marling.