Over one hundred years ago, Russian art critic and impresario Sergei Diaghilev revolutionized the theatrical experience by inviting renowned artists and writers to collaborate on equal terms with composers and choreographers on works of dance that …
They’re back!
The holidays, that is. And though it’s eighty degrees here in Northern California and I’m still wearing flip-flops, there are snowflakes, snow queens and other frosty characters waiting in the …
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At the heart of UPAJ: Improvise – a documentary about the unlikely liaison between an elder statesman of Indian classical dance and a rebellious young African American tap dancer – is a bracing message for all warriors fighting to keep the classic arts alive.
No platitudes about “innovate …
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Like a World Series hitter, a dance critic today must be prepared not only for the customary fastballs and curveballs, but also the dreaded change-up. Ballet to the People is used to fielding a range of reactions to her dance reviews, from adulation to incredulity and condemnation, but …
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Dance Theatre of San Francisco is the new kid on the block – a precocious kid on a block crammed with nimble little dance companies that turn out adventurous new work on a shoestring. Like many precocious kids, it manifests admirable talent but also exhibits immaturity. In its …