Janice Berman

Janice Berman, SFCV’s senior dance critic, has been a dance writer and reviewer since 1978, beginning at Newsday and New York Newsday. She has written on dance for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Ballet Review, and Dance Magazine, where she was editor-in-chief.

Articles By This Author

Music News

Ballet San Jose Stays Alive

Janice Berman - March 17, 2015

Ballet San Jose raised the fund to finish its season.

Review

Joffrey Ballet: An Eclectic Troupe's Modern Trip

Janice Berman - March 17, 2015

The ever-cutting edge company has a ball with new works by Ekman, Caniparoli, Welch, and Possokhov.

Halfway There: Ballet San Jose On the Way to Closing Funding Gap

Janice Berman - March 10, 2015

There is some hope in the effort to avert a Ballet San Jose shutdown.

Feature

Ballet San Jose Makes Last-Ditch Funding Appeal

Janice Berman - March 6, 2015

The company reports that it will shut down this month unless it can close a revenue hole.

Review

From Robbins to Hummingbirds, S.F. Ballet Soars

Janice Berman - March 5, 2015

Two masterful evocations of human togetherness shared the bill in S.F. Ballet's latest program.

Review

S.F. Ballet's Destiny is “Manifest”

Janice Berman - March 2, 2015

The Ballet's third repertory program had a premiere from a 24-year-old, among a set of varied, beautifully danced works.

Review

Ballet San Jose Sharp in Season Debut

Janice Berman - February 23, 2015

A practically perfect Fancy Free, highlighted the company's repertory season opener.

Artist Spotlight

Val Caniparoli: A-List Choreographer

Janice Berman - January 5, 2015

A versatile choreographer who still dances after four decades, Caniparoli talks about his career, his most popular ballet, and about finding diamonds-in-the-rough at San Francisco Ballet.