Lou Fancher

Lou Fancher is a San Francisco Bay Area writer. Her work has been published by WIRED.com, Diablo Magazine, Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, InDance, East Bay Express, Oakland Magazine, SF Weekly, and others. She is a children's book author, designer and illustrator, with over 50 books in print. Also a choreographer, ballet master and teacher, she coaches professional ballet and contemporary dance companies in the U. S. and Canada. Visit her website online at www.johnsonandfancher.com.

Articles By This Author

Fauxnique performs at the YBCA's "Transform" Festival

The New “Transform” Festival Tackles Challenging Issues of Citizenship

Lou Fancher - September 5, 2017

Music, dance, theater, and visual art spark inquiry and conversation during the 10-day festival at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

The S.F. String Trio celebrates Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

It Was 50 Years Ago Today

Lou Fancher - August 2, 2017

The San Francisco String Trio celebrates Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

The Asian Youth Orchestra conducted by Richard Pontzious

The Asian Youth Orchestra Builds a New Generation of Musical Leaders

Lou Fancher - July 29, 2017

SFCV talks with violinist and budding orchestra chair Shiho Takashima about the universal language of music.

Flower Piano in the S.F. Botanical Garden

Flower Piano Blooms in the Botanical Garden

Lou Fancher - July 14, 2017

Special concerts and impromptu performances ring out on a dozen pianos festooning the garden.

Joseph M. Columbo composed "Hunter"

Opera Theater Unlimited’s Hunter Strives for an Intimate, Visceral Experience

Lou Fancher - July 5, 2017

Composer Joseph M. Columbo’s new opera challenges the conventional perceptions of the genre.

Nazneen Rahman

Artist Spotlight

The Passions of Nazneen Rahman

Lou Fancher - June 27, 2017

A top cancer researcher nurses a lifelong passion for singing and songwriting. Now she’s releasing her second album.

Carlos Aguirre leads the Rap Opera Project

The Rap Opera Project Helps Young People Tell Difficult Stories Through a Hybrid Art

Lou Fancher - June 9, 2017

Carlos Aguirre brings together San Jose youth with artists Cellista and soprano Alexandra Sessler to create new music.

Taking the Black Lives Matter Movement Into the Concert Hall

Lou Fancher - May 26, 2017

Eun Lee, a busy educator, conductor, and musician battles for social justice one note at a time.

The San Francisco International Arts Festival Offers a Global View of Dance and Music

Lou Fancher - May 16, 2017

The exuberant two-week festival builds bridges — not walls — between cultures.

Smuin Features Contemporary Works in Its Final Program of the Season

Lou Fancher - May 8, 2017

World premieres from Nicole Hoskins and Trey McIntyre and a 2015 Amy Seiwert favorite are on the bill.