Chitresh Das
My review in the Chronicle today: “The North Indian dance form Kathak may not seem as prime as, say, flamenco for a popular explosion – but try telling that to Pandit Chitresh Das. For nearly 40 years, he’s tirelessly promoted...
EmSpace Dance
My review in the Chronicle: “Show up for EmSpace Dance’s “Keyhole Dances,” and choreographer Erin Mei-Ling Stuart will meet you at the door, in a red negligee and cheetah-print slippers, her freshly washed hair swept up in...
Robert Moses at YBCA
I asked Robert Moses five questions for this Sunday’s Chronicle: “San Francisco dance company Robert Moses’ Kin has rocketed in national reputation recently, gaining notice for Moses’ fast and furious, streetwise yet...
DanceWaves 2 and 3
I wish the opening of the WestWave Festival’s “DanceWave” series had been as strong as the “DanceWave 3” program I caught last night. In addition to a stunning performance by AXIS Dance’s Rodney Bell and...
WestWave Dance Festival
My review of “DanceWave 1” in the Chronicle: “Time is an elastic function of human perception. Rarely have I felt that so keenly as at Tuesday’s “DanceWave 1” program, part of the reinvented WestWave Dance...
Zhukov Dance Theatre
My review in today’s Chronicle: “If you’d like reassurance that worthy talent is on occasion rewarded with generous patronage, consider Yuri Zhukov. For the last five years, the former Kirov and San Francisco Ballet...
RAWdance
My review in the Chronicle: “In a RAWdance performance, thighs work like switchblades, partners push and pull, and a leg lifted into a high, crotch-exposing extension practically becomes a fetish. The strength of this young, hip company on...
“New Traditionalists” at ODC Theater Fest
My review for the Chronicle: “The ODC Theater Festivals’ “New Traditionalists” slate has a political point to make: Isn’t so-called “ethnic dance” contemporary dance too? Why should styles like Kathak or...
Local Heroes at ODC Festivals
My review in the Chronicle: The latest in ODC Theater director Rob Bailis’ ambitious series of festivals is titled “Local Heroes,” but it wasn’t clear at Thursday’s opening whether that label is yet deserved. I...
Memo to the Bay Area Dance Community
I’ll soon begin assembling the SF Chronicle’s fall arts preview for dance. If you have a performance coming up between September and December, and you’d like me to consider it, please send the information to rachel at rachel...
Ethnic Dance Fest–Other Half of the Review
I reviewed the SF Ethnic Dance Festival’s weekend one for the Chronicle, but the review was a little shorter than I’d intended. Here are the extras: UPSIDE: A panorama of cultures and styles in a fast-moving showcase. DOWNSIDE: Total...
Ethnic Dance Festival Turns 30
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