An Interview with Joti and Bongo: Painting Cultures and Styles

The upcoming performance, Lanyee, is a ground-breaking spin on a traditional form. This three-show performance features Bongo Sidibe, and Duniya Dance and Drum Company in collaboration with the African Advocacy […]

Parangal Passes It On

“We want to learn and grow artistically with a group of people who are passionate about Philippine dance. We dance for one another and the community, while giving tribute to […]

New View: David Martinez

With fresh young faces popping up constantly, the local Bay Area dance community is unique blend of seasoned artists and newbie dancers. In Dance caught up with new-to-town David Martinez […]

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 […]

One on One: For Christy Funsch One is Never a Lonely Number

Rarely do audiences experience a dance performance more than once, however Christy Funsch gives dance-goers a second chance with the ephemeral, time-based, and fleeting art form in her upcoming retrospective […]

Stepping to the Beat of a Different Fiddle with the Barbary Coast Cloggers

As the first high notes of fiddle fill the air, a group of twelve men in jeans and flannel shirts begin to clap rhythmically. A banjo joins the fiddle, and […]

A Celebration of Community: Black Choreographers Festival Here & Now

Born of the desire to give Black choreographers greater exposure to broader audiences, the Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now—now in its eighth year—has evolved as an important annual community […]

The Breakfast Club, Goodbye Warren Hellman

Who: Warren Hellman What: Breakfast! Where: Il Fornaio When: 7:30am Warren was just a guy in a rumpled suit. He didn’t jump out at you with his power and influence, […]

The First Steps: Luna Dance Institute

Dance teacher, Bonner Odell is on maternity leave. With the birth of her daughter, the count is five teacher-mothers (out of seven) at Luna. As our small organization juggles busy […]

CHIME 2013: Time to Get a Witness

To work with a mentor, to be in the presence of “a wise and trusted counselor,” sounds like an advantage reserved only for royalty. As an artist, to have the […]