Articles from the ‘Men Who Dance Project’ collection

Parker Murphy’s Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of Men Who Dance, an ongoing series that looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. My name is Parker Murphy, and I’m 23 years old. Most recently, I’ve worked on projects with Gerald Casel Dance, Detour Dance, FACT/SF, 13th Floor Dance […]

January 29, 2015  |  Read Article

Ganesh Krishnan’s Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of Men Who Dance, an ongoing series that looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. Ganesh Krishnan: I’m 30, and I’m an engineer like a lot of folks in the Bay Area. I’ve always loved dancing from when I was […]

December 22, 2014  |  Read Article

Brandon “Private” Freeman’s Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of Men Who Dance, an ongoing series that looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. My name is Brandon “Private” Freeman. I’m 41. I currently dance with Amy Seiwert’s Imagery though most of the year I dance with Wonderbound in […]

July 31, 2014  |  Read Article

Juan Ruiz’ Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of Men Who Dance, an ongoing series that looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. My name is Juan Ruiz. I am 20 years old, and I’m currently training in the Lines Ballet BFA program at Dominican University where I’ll […]

July 28, 2014  |  Read Article

Kelvin Vu’s Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of Men Who Dance, an ongoing series that looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. Kelvin Vu: I’m 25 and I’m currently a dancer with the Batsheva Ensemble in Tel Aviv, Israel. I started dancing when I was 18 and […]

June 23, 2014  |  Read Article