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

Wang Ramirez Dances for Their Lives

Janice Berman - March 3, 2018

Monchichi packs a lifetime of courtship rituals into a breathtaking hour.

A Serenade, a Rodeo, a Memory, a Triumph

Janice Berman - February 15, 2018

(Almost) everything is beautiful at the ballet.

The Heart of “Hearts and Arrows”

Janice Berman - January 29, 2018

It’s a dance! It’s a lifestyle! It’s a whipped topping! Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project seems to be about more than the movement implies.

Young Soloists Highlight S.F. Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty

Janice Berman - January 24, 2018

The durable company production is infused with some new blood, and a deep supporting cast.

The Hard Nut, Ageless at 26

Janice Berman - December 18, 2017

The Mark Morris Dance Group proves that good times remain timeless.

A “Nut” to Remember

Janice Berman - December 15, 2017

San Francisco Ballet makes the past a present.

A Restless Wendy Whelan Energizes Some of a Thousand Words

Janice Berman - December 1, 2017

Not really ready to retire, the iconic ballerina trades in her toe shoes for a remarkable duet with choreographer Brian Brooks.

David Hallberg Tells All in A Body of Work

Janice Berman - November 27, 2017

The first American to join the Bolshoi Ballet relates the story of his rise, fall, and hard-won comeback.

Joy Is the Operative Word for the Joffrey Ballet at Zellerbach

Janice Berman - November 20, 2017

The Chicago company serves a foolproof recipe: four intriguing pieces danced to perfection.

A Rose’s Blooming Requiem: Smuin Ballet Opens Its Season

Janice Berman - September 25, 2017

Strong dancing marks an auspicious beginning to the company’s 24th season.