The versatility of aerial dance is limited only by what you can attach a rope and harness to. In the case of Nimble Arts in Vermont, that is often tall trees in a forest setting. At Flyaway Productions, in the San Francisco Bay Area, it might be the wall of a law school, an arts […]

New story ballets, a landmark revival, works that take to the sky or descend into the earth—the fall performance season is going full speed ahead as we move into October. Here’s what has us most intrigued. A Trilogy Concludes BIRMINGHAM, UK  Birmingham Royal Ballet’s trilogy of works celebrating the company’s hometown comes to a close with […]

There is a tragic timeliness to Flyaway Productions‘ Meet Us Quickly With Your Mercy. As the nation grapples with systemic racism and police brutality, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, choreographer Jo Kreiter’s new aerial work seeks to amplify the call for ending the mass incarceration that disproportionately affects people of color. Meet Us is […]

There are more intriguing performances than one person could possibly see this month, so our editors’ picks run the gamut. The topics—Greek mythology and systemic racism, the Ballets Russes and secondary incarceration—are as varied as the styles—contemporary, bharatanatyam, aerial. The one through line: They’re bound to make you look at the world a little differently. […]

San Francisco is crawling with unexpected dance events over the next month. Here are seven on our radar. The Right to be Believed Jo Kreiter’s gravity-defying, site-specific dance work taking place on UC Hastings College of the Law’s Outdoor Wall probes the credibility of women in society through Flyaway Productions’ signature cocktail of social justice […]