Follow ballet and the Bay Area’s many independent dance companies here. Preview In Tell, Black and White Dancers Hold Space for Racial Healing Aimée Ts'ao - December 4, 2023 Bay Area choreographers Sarah Crowell and Keith Hennessy have nurtured conversation and community with their collaboration. Preview Urban Bush Women: Dance Can Change You and the World Aimée Ts'ao - November 27, 2023 There’s a mission at the root of the company, now four decades old, that will be on display in its Cal Performances debut. Preview Dancing in the Dark in a New Show by Jess Curtis/Gravity Lou Fancher - November 6, 2023 Into the Dark features a diverse ensemble of blind and sighted performers and will have audiences using their senses in a different way. Review Wading Through Akram Khan’s Postapocalyptic Jungle Book Victoria Looseleaf - October 30, 2023 The choreographer reimagines Rudyard Kipling’s characters in a world that’s been thrown into chaos by rising sea levels. Feature Choreographer Akram Khan Reimagines a Rudyard Kipling Classic Aimée Ts'ao - October 24, 2023 Having performed Mowgli onstage as a boy, Khan is now revisiting the story in Jungle Book reimagined. Music News Master Hula Teacher Patrick Makuakāne Receives MacArthur Award Janos Gereben - October 9, 2023 With his San Francisco-based dance company, Makuakāne has long championed a tradition that others have overlooked. Music News Leela Dance Collective Hits $1 Million Mark Victoria Looseleaf - October 9, 2023 The company’s foundation for supporting North Indian classical arts recently reached a major endowment milestone. Feature The Martha Graham Legacy at 100 Victoria Looseleaf - September 26, 2023 America’s oldest dance company launches its centennial celebrations with a retrospective show at The Soraya. Music News World Arts West Aims to Transform SF Ethnic Dance Festival Janos Gereben - September 5, 2023 The annual tradition has flagged in recent years but will be resurrected under a new name at the Presidio this weekend. Preview Southern California Connects With Complexions Contemporary Ballet Victoria Looseleaf - September 5, 2023 The New York City company founded by two Alvin Ailey alumni is having something of an L.A. moment. Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page