Disabilities Archives

Art

This goes out to the moms struggling with mental health, says West Oakland artist

Mary Corbin - March 21, 2024

Multidisciplinary creative Katie Murken channels life in the pursuit of transformation and healing.

Stage Review

Everyone needs help in ‘Cost of Living’—but how will they ask for it?

Charles Lewis III - March 19, 2024

Martyna Majok's play at Oakland Theater Project takes on America's horror of "hand-outs" with fine performances.

Music

Dry Cleaning: ‘It’s unusual how democratically we write our songs’

Joshua Rotter - March 17, 2024

The lauded band on their singular post-punk sound, Duran Duran's buoying advice, and driverless cars in the TL.

Opinion

The mayor’s upzoning plans will deeply damage SF’s neighborhoods

Dennis Antenore - March 14, 2024

Demolitions, speculations, and displacement are in store if the city moves forward with Breed's approach.

Music

Arts Forecast: Remembering Jess Curtis

Marke B. - March 14, 2024

The groundbreaking dance-maker passed suddenly this week. Plus: St. Patrick's Day events, CCA MFA expo, Scourge of Worlds, more.

Onstage

Degenerate Art Ensemble processes trauma through Butoh-inspired dance

Joshua Rotter - March 12, 2024

Company's 'Skeleton Flower' at ODC confronts harsh experience but is also 'wrapped in love.'

News + Politics

Tech leader wants supes to ‘die slow;’ where’s the mayor and the Chron?

Tim Redmond - January 28, 2024

Plus: Phil Ginsburg's yacht harbor, and zoning changes nobody knows how to pay for. That's The Agenda for Jan. 28 to Feb. 4

Homelessness

Tiny homes with giant restrictions are not a solution to homelessness

Tiny - January 25, 2024

Tiny tombs, I mean tiny homes Not a place to call our own Tiny tombs better describes the triggerr of those jail-like rooms The InsideNOTsafe is a...

Lit

With dazzling breadth, ‘Art is Art’ highlights 40 years of creation by artists with disabilities

Lou Fancher - January 4, 2024

Milestone book beautifully situates local nonprofit Creativity Explored's artists in the canon.

Dance

Up, up, and within: Gravity’s Jess Curtis on the wayfinding of ‘Into the Dark’

Mary Carbonara - November 7, 2023

Company's blind, low vision, and sighted performers use touch and sound to create dimensionality on lightless stage.

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