SFDanceworks: Season FIVE

SFDanceworks presents the best of contemporary dance in a mixed repertory format. The program for the company’s fifth season includes world premieres by Bay Area stars Babatunji Johnson, Laura O’Malley […]

SFDanceworks: Season FIVE

SFDanceworks presents the best of contemporary dance in a mixed repertory format. The program for the company’s fifth season includes world premieres by Bay Area stars Babatunji Johnson, Laura O’Malley […]

SFDanceworks: Season FIVE

SFDanceworks presents the best of contemporary dance in a mixed repertory format. The program for the company’s fifth season includes world premieres by Bay Area stars Babatunji Johnson, Laura O’Malley […]

At 83, Dancer Carmen De Lavallade Looks Back At A Life Spent Onstage

By Elizabeth Blair Geoffrey Holder and Carmen de Lavallade were a magnetic couple — he was towering, 6’6″, with a deep, Caribbean-lilted voice. She was a poised, petite dancer who […]

New View

With fresh young faces popping up constantly, the local Bay Area dance community is a unique blend of seasoned and new perspectives. In Dance caught the new view from New […]

The MAGO Project

CHOREOGRAPHER DOHEE LEE has given a lot of thought to the multifaceted ways in which myths and cultural stories affect our sense of homeland, belonging and legacy. Her upcoming performance, […]

Building a Culture: An International Perspective

Introduction In the wake of the economic recession, dance education is at a critical turning point in California. Despite popular dance entertainment, such as So You Think You Can Dance […]

Driving the Ethnic Dance Festival: Behind the Scenes with Julie Mushet

At the Fort Mason Center, located in the windy northern part of San Francisco, I sat down with Executive Director Julie Mushet in the World Arts West (WAW) office. Accompanying […]

Uplift Quotient: Flyaway Builds a Bridge, July/ Aug 2009

“One thing that happened,” Jo Kreiter says, “was that I had a child, and so I spent many months just sitting in a yellow rocking chair.” This hardly sounds like […]

Proust Questionnaire

A sexy and creative force in the hula world, Patrick Makuakäne might be best known for his charismatic stage presence and innovative choreography. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i, Makuakäne […]