These picks are highly subjective and totally dependent on where I have travelled. TEN BEST IN CHOREOGRAPHY Most haunting, beautiful, and beguiling: Christopher Wheeldon’s In the Golden Hour, part of San Francisco Ballet’s New Works Festival Best new vision of global interchange: Bahok by Akram Khan with members of his company as […]
Robert Knowles Dancer, [bjm_danse] (formerly known as Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal) My goal is to remember to be a constant student. As many teachers have taught me, if you stop learning, your artistry can disappear. I always try to reinvent myself, to keep my own style but be able to build on top of […]
San Francisco brings sizzle to the hip hop scene this weekend! On Saturday, November 22, the city’s Hip Hop DanceFest is celebrating its 10th anniversary by offering two master classes taught by visiting performing artists at the City Dance Studios. The first class will be taught by the London based Flawless Dance Company and the […]
What I loved about watching Larry Keigwin dance last week is that I can feel his relish for what he’s doing. He doesn’t mug at the audience or “remember to smile.” He’s just dancing the dance he is closest to. It reminded me of when I was doing a solo concert many years ago, and […]
What I loved about watching Larry Keigwin dance last week is that I can feel his relish for what he’s doing. He doesn’t mug at the audience or “remember to smile.” He’s just dancing the dance he is closest to. It reminded me of when I was doing a solo concert many years ago, and […]
A woman in a red dress changed Paul Taylor’s life his first summer as a student at the American Dance Festival. Celebrating its 75th season this summer, the six-week modern dance festival offers a double bill of potentially life-changing experiences: a diverse performance lineup and a school that promises a wide range of learning opportunities. […]
Before there was DRA there was just a lot of memorial services and tributes for our friends and colleagues who died of AIDS. I remember one such performance for the wonderful dance writer Barry Laine in 1988. I was preparing to dance in it (since I had known him pretty well), and Arnie Zane (who […]
The most arresting part of the Graham company’s opening night (Tuesday) was the 1932 film of Martha shown in slow-motion. And in utter silence. She was doing Lamentation, in silver-screen close-up. The house was mesmerized. Every iconic movement was there: the torquing torso that seemed to wring emotion from her; a contraction that throws her […]
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