Janice Berman

Bodytraffic dance troupe finds a clear lane in highly entertaining works at the ODC Theater.

The 22nd annual West Wave Dance Festival offered a wide range of dance troupes, demonstrating talent, vivacity, and dramatic partnering. 

The San Francisco Dance Film Festival offered fine examples of live performance on film and video, in a showcase in which the shorts intrigued the most.

The 35th Ethnic Dance Festival features 10 troupes performing for their love of community and homeland and the joy is contagious.

Mark Morris demonstrates, once again, that he has quite an ear in the presentation of (the world premiere) Spring, Spring, Spring and Mosaic and United, one of his best pieces. 

The master, music director of Cal Performances’ Ojai North festival (not to mention Ojai itself), brings his company to Zellerbach Hall for one night only.

San Francisco Ballet’s new Cinderella, which had its U.S. premiere Friday night with a cast headed by Maria Kochetkova in the title role, is magic.

The Paul Taylor Dance Company chose a dry and difficult path to open its five-day San Francisco Performances engagement Wednesday.

Taylor, 82 and amazing, sends three shows March 30-April 2 to the Novellus Theater, including local premieres of Kith and Kin, Gossamer Gallants and The Uncommitted. 

The return of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for its second engagement at Zellerbach Hall since Robert Battle took over the artistic directorship is, to judge from Tuesday’s opening, a rip-roaring audience success.