Dance

Behind ‘Angel Island Project,’ a powerhouse ensemble and dark history

Oakland Ballet Company enlists seven choreographers, 'Monkey King' composer to relate tales of Asian immigrant imprisonment.

Dance Aimée Ts'ao - May 4, 2026

Beyond Butoh: inkBoat’s ‘Clouds from a Crumbling Giant’ reaches past genres

At SF International Arts Fest, storied local dance company takes collaborative approach to crossing borders of life.

Dance Aimée Ts'ao - April 28, 2026

The world is large! 8 must-sees at SF International Arts Fest

Korean tango, Canadian food prep cirque, improv hip-hop, deconstructed drag, a 'Lesbitarian Church,' more from border-erasing event.

Onstage Lou Fancher - April 27, 2026

Joffrey Ballet plunged into bizarre and wondrous ‘Midsummer’s Night Dream’

Gags, puns, allusions, and bodies flew as storied company literally made hay with beloved fantasia.

Stage Review Lou Fancher - April 25, 2026

Dance

Alleluia Panis traces a notoriously racist miscarriage of justice through dance

Marke B. - April 22, 2026

In 1975, two Pilipina nurses were wrongly jailed for murder; choreographer's immersive 'Burden of Proof' imagines their story.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: From another time of terror, ‘Burden of Proof’ urges to fight and fear not

Charles Lewis III - April 22, 2026

Alleluia Panis' latest dance follows a Pilipina nurse snatched off the streets and wrongly incarcerated.

Dance

Trans trailblazer Sean Dorsey: ‘When shit gets hard, we choose to show up for each other’

Joshua Rotter - April 21, 2026

His legendary dance company's 22nd annual home season offers 'a balm for this moment in America.'

Dance

Bay Area Dance Week celebrates leaps and bounds of local scene

Mary Carbonara - April 20, 2026

'Let’s just have fun and enjoy being in our bodies in a joyful space,' says co-director Dudley Flores, whose 'One Dance' kicks things off.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Of tyrannical kings and dancing kilts

Charles Lewis III - April 15, 2026

SF Ballet's 'La Sylphyde' goads us to run to the woods; NCTC's 'how to make an American son' picks at the myth of meritocracy

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Dance

Alvin Ailey’s annual Berkeley run brought further ‘Revelations’

Lou Fancher - April 14, 2026

Revered African American dance company set sail for 'Jazz Island,' tackled a table-top 'Embrace,' and renewed a stone classic.

Dance

With New Works Festival, Lenora Lee Dance opens doors to radical voices

Aimée Ts'ao - April 7, 2026

Seven diverse dance-makers premiere pieces exploring nuanced empowerment, quiet observation, immersive healing, more

Dance

At 20, CubaCaribe looks back—and ahead—at vibrant diasporic culture

Aimée Ts'ao - April 6, 2026

The essential fest boasts a bonanza of Caribbean and related dance, as well as community gatherings, a photo exhibit, more.

Live Shots

Live Shots: Hoops, wands, fans flew fabulously at ‘The Flow Show’

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - March 30, 2026

At Dance Mission Theater, movement acts ranged from dramatic to sexy. Yes, there were rollerskates.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: A dance of secrets—and the music of chance

Charles Lewis III - March 24, 2026

SF Ballet's beautiful 'Don Quixote' comes with questions, '||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||' sounds great. Plus: A pre-Giuliani 'Macbeth'?

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Dance

Born to the circus, Gypsy Snider brings acrobatic flair to ODC’s ‘Dance Downtown’

Aimée Ts'ao - March 5, 2026

At the meeting of two performance traditions, 'I came here to make bodies move in space'.

Dance

Century-old Martha Graham Dance Company proves the future of the art is in good hands

Lou Fancher - February 18, 2026

Elegant, forceful reimaginings of legendary choreography hit their mark.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: A visceral crawl through our wild moment in ‘weird inkling’

Charles Lewis III - December 8, 2025

With poignant hullaballoo, Keith Hennessy and Circo Zero literally tore it up at the figure it out dance festival.

Dance

MOMIX dives down the rabbit hole in fantastical ‘Alice’

Aimée Ts'ao - November 25, 2025

'Lewis Carroll's nonsense made perfect sense to me,' says legendary dance company's choreographer Moses Pendleton.

Dance

A communal nexus where young dancers could connect—and possibilities ignite

Lucia Verzola - November 7, 2025

With 'Ignite' and 'Flux and Form,' artists are creating supportive spaces and showcases in the face of devastating cuts.

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Dance

Behind ‘Angel Island Project,’ a powerhouse ensemble and dark history

Beyond Butoh: inkBoat’s ‘Clouds from a Crumbling Giant’ reaches past genres

The world is large! 8 must-sees at SF International Arts Fest

Joffrey Ballet plunged into bizarre and wondrous ‘Midsummer’s Night Dream’

Alleluia Panis traces a notoriously racist miscarriage of justice through dance

Drama Masks: From another time of terror, ‘Burden of Proof’ urges to fight and fear not

Trans trailblazer Sean Dorsey: ‘When shit gets hard, we choose to show up for each other’

Bay Area Dance Week celebrates leaps and bounds of local scene

Drama Masks: Of tyrannical kings and dancing kilts

Alvin Ailey’s annual Berkeley run brought further ‘Revelations’

With New Works Festival, Lenora Lee Dance opens doors to radical voices

At 20, CubaCaribe looks back—and ahead—at vibrant diasporic culture

Live Shots: Hoops, wands, fans flew fabulously at ‘The Flow Show’

Drama Masks: A dance of secrets—and the music of chance

Born to the circus, Gypsy Snider brings acrobatic flair to ODC’s ‘Dance Downtown’

Century-old Martha Graham Dance Company proves the future of the art is in good hands

Drama Masks: A visceral crawl through our wild moment in ‘weird inkling’

MOMIX dives down the rabbit hole in fantastical ‘Alice’

A communal nexus where young dancers could connect—and possibilities ignite

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