Registration Open: Fall Memoir II Workshop
I've just opened registration for my fall Writers Grotto memoir class. Details below; check out the extensive lineup of classes in novel writing, short story writing, personal essay, travel writing and more at www.sfgrotto.org/classes. Memoir II: Intermediate/Advanced Workshop Instructor: Rachel Howard Contact: ...Friday, July 9th, 2010 · Uncategorized · No Comments »
On the Radio
The San Francisco radio station KFOG interviewed me about memoir writing, the SF Writers Grotto, and Grotto classes for a show on nonfiction that aired over the weekend. The interview with me begins about one minute and fifty seconds ...Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 · Uncategorized · No Comments »
Summer Memoir Workshop
UPDATE: The Grotto Summer Memoir Workshop is now full. If you would like to be placed on the wait list, please email me at rachel dot howard at gmail dot com. Students do sometimes need to drop ...Thursday, May 6th, 2010 · Uncategorized · No Comments »
Neumeier Q and A
My interview with John Neumeier is in tomorrow's Chronicle: "The biggest mystery of San Francisco Ballet's 2010 season is this week's U.S. premiere of John Neumeier's "The Little Mermaid." Neumeier, for 37 years the director of Germany's Hamburg Ballet, hasn't taken ...Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 · Uncategorized · No Comments »
San Francisco Ballet’s “Swan Lake”
San Francisco Classical Voice asked me to review: "No one enjoys breaking the news that San Francisco Ballet artistic director Helgi Tomasson’s production of Swan Lake, unveiled last year, has serious flaws. After all, even a distantly faithful combination of the ...Thursday, January 28th, 2010 · Uncategorized · No Comments »
San Francisco Ballet Gala
San Francisco Ballet’s season opening gala Wednesday marked Helgi Tomasson’s 25th year as artistic director, which explains the decision to load the program of star-studded snippets with his works. The net effect was very, ...Thursday, January 21st, 2010 · Uncategorized · No Comments »
Saint Mary’s in September
I'm excited to be reading at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga on September 23, as part of the MFA program's Creative Writing Reading Series. Free and open to the public: Creative Writing Reading Series-Rachel Howard Who: A former freelance ...Thursday, August 27th, 2009 · Uncategorized · No Comments »
Swan Lake Casts
I'm seeing my last of six "Swan Lake" casts this evening. I've been enjoying the contrasts--and the artistry--tremendously. My review of the various casts will appear in the Chronicle on March 3rd.Saturday, February 28th, 2009 · Uncategorized · No Comments »
Old fashioned preaching from an unfashionable preacher, but I think true: "To understand a critic, one needs a clear head and a sensitive heart, but not great powers of imagination. To understand a complex work of art, one must be ...
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 · Uncategorized · No Comments »
The Future of Writing on Dance
That's the ambitious topic I'll be trying to address along with co-panelists Rita Felciano, Ann Murphy, and Keith Hennessy this Thursday at CounterPULSE's Dance Discourse Project #5. Here's CounterPULSE's description: Do you believe dance writers and critical and informed reviews of ...Monday, February 16th, 2009 · Uncategorized · No Comments »
