2020

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Reviews · Smuin Contemporary Ballet · 12:11 PM

"The Christmas Ballet"

Smuin Contemporary Ballet The Christmas Ballet Streamed Dec. 11th-24th I can only imagine the celebratory experience Smuin Contemporary Ball...

Ballet22 · Reviews · 12:02 PM

Ballet 22

Roberto Vega Ortiz and Christopher Kaiser in Joshua Stayton's Juntos Ballet22 Breaking Ground Streamed Dec 11th-20th  I vividly remember...

Post:Ballet · Reviews · 11:48 AM

Post:Ballet - "Waltz of the Snowflakes"

Post:Ballet in Waltz of the Snowflakes Photo Ben Tarquin Post:Ballet Waltz of the Snowflakes (filmed adhering to all COVID-19 protocols and...

Reviews · San Francisco Ballet · War Memorial Opera House · 1:15 PM

San Francisco Ballet - "Nutcracker"

San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's Nutcracker Photo © Erik Tomasson San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker Streamed online Nov 27th-Dec 31st Fo...

Diablo Ballet · Reviews · 11:53 AM

"The Nutcracker Suite"

Jackie McConnell, Raymond Tilton and Olivia Powell in Julia Adam's The Nutcracker Suite Photo: Rosselyn Ramirez Diablo Ballet The Nutcra...

Amy Seiwert's Imagery · Reviews · 12:57 PM

"Purple Skin"

Kelsey McFalls and Joseph A. Hernandez in Purple Skin Photo: Dean Berdusis Amy Seiwert's Imagery SKETCH Films: Red Thread October 1st-De...

Reviews · San Francisco Dance Film Festival · 11:01 AM

San Francisco Dance Film Festival

  Thoughts on three programs from last week's San Francisco Dance Film Festival - up on DanceTabs: https://dancetabs.com/2020/10/dipping...

Amy Seiwert's Imagery · James Gilmer · Reviews · 10:25 AM

"WeAIghT"

James Gilmer in W e AI gh T Photo: Andrew Cashin Amy Seiwert's Imagery SKETCH Films: Red Thread October 1st-December 31st Friday, Octobe...

Reviews · Smuin Contemporary Ballet · 4:27 PM

"Sunday With Smuin"

Smuin Contemporary Ballet Sunday With Smuin John’s Grill, San Francisco October 11th, 2020 Terez Dean Orr and John Speed Orr in Sunday with ...

Amy Seiwert's Imagery · Reviews · Weston Krukow · 6:23 PM

"Crack the Dark"

Weston Krukow in Crack the Dark Amy Seiwert’s Imagery SKETCH Films: Red Thread October 1st-December 31st  One of my favorite parts of the Sa...

Reviews · San Francisco Ballet · 10:21 AM

"Dance of Dreams"

A second memorable Joseph Walsh in Millepied's Dance of Dreams ©San Francisco Ballet dance film short this month: On August 13 ...

Reviews · 10:59 AM

"Ground Effect"

John Speed Orr and Terez Dean Orr in Ground Effect Possibility. Freedom. Joy. We all could use more of these three themes right now. ...

Books · 2:01 PM

Summer Book Corner - Selection #1

Stripped Down: How Burlesque Led Me Home by Anna Brooke published by The Unapologetic Voice House I have to admit that my exposur...

Reviews · Smuin Contemporary Ballet · 9:44 AM

Smuin Contemporary Ballet - "Indigo"

Smuin Ballet streamed the full version of Indigo  last Wednesday - commentary up on DanceTabs: https://dancetabs.com/2020/07/smuin-contemp...

Reviews · 2:36 PM

Cooking Up Some Art in San Francisco

Newest post for CriticalDance - some first thoughts on how the dance film genre intersects with shelter-in-place: https://criticaldance.or...

Books · 11:12 AM

Spring Book Corner - Selection #3

Spring Book Corner Selection #3 Ted Shawn: His Life, Writings, and Dances by Paul A. Scolieri published by Oxford University Pr...

Books · 2:01 PM

Spring Book Corner - Selection #2

Spring Book Corner: Selection #2 Futures of Dance Studies edited by Susan Manning, Janice Ross and Rebecca Schneider available ...

Books · 1:58 PM

Spring Book Corner - Selection #1

Spring Book Corner Selection #1 Ballet Class: An American History by Melissa R. Klapper published by Oxford University Press ...