Building Dance on the Latino Experience

An Interview with David Herrera BY LIZ BRENT David Herrera, artistic director and choreographer of the San Francisco-based David Herrera Performance Company, explores the implications of race and racism in his work. David Herrera; Photo by Connor Bruce ~~ What is the impetus behind your work? It goes back to […]

May 9, 2016  |  Read Article

On Borders and Bodies

An Interview with Arkadi Zaides BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Arkadi Zaides is an independent Israeli choreographer. One of the main themes he grapples with in his work is the concept of borders, both literal and metaphorical. He shares how borders have come to be a defining element of his work. ~~ […]

May 5, 2016  |  Read Article

Why it’s Important to Have an Opinion on Dance

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGIE STACK I hadn’t been in a movie theater for several years until recently. Some friends of mine asked if I wanted to go see My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 at a hip new theater in town. I went because, well, it was Friday […]

May 2, 2016  |  Read Article

Thin Intimacy

Happy National Poetry Month from Stance on Dance! BY ESME KUNDANIS-GROW; ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT Lean            in. {Breathe.} S                    c                        a                                   n.   Visit from a distance. Lock In.   disappear.   I want to take out my measuring tape and place it on your S  T  E  R  N  […]

April 28, 2016  |  Read Article

The Grammar of Gravity

Happy National Poetry Month from Stance on Dance! BY SEBASTIAN GRUBB, ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT   the grammar of gravity falls swiftly now into place, the punctuated particulate precipitates marvelously down, outlines figures by dropping, swinging syllables by the ears, swinging language’s skeleton by the hands, finger bones twirling their […]

April 25, 2016  |  Read Article