Unexpected collaborations, women-led ballets, superstar choreographers turning their talents to opera and musical theater, singular dancemakers wrestling with issues of labor, environmental justice, and more—here’s what our contributors are looking forward to most as the 2023–24 season gets underway.

Waking up in the morning after a late performance and walking to class isn’t always easy. But once I’m in the studio and the pianist begins, a familiar rhythm ensues. I love the physicality of this routine. It is like solving a puzzle every day, translating the imagery in my mind into my body. Ballet […]

Chief of program and pedagogy at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Q: How has your role evolved since joining YBCA five years ago? “I bring a social practice ethic to performance. You could call me the architect of a program that connects communities to the work that we present.” Q: The Bay Area […]