Measure The Music: “Up For the Down Stroke” by Parliament Funkadelic
By Jake Padilla The syncopated rhythm figure leading into the 21st measure. Your own steady rhythm is the most comfortable. This is the steady pace and the exact stride you need to jump the ravine. You see the ravine. You check your footing. It’s perfect. Not only are you prepared, […]
June 4, 2012 | Read Article
What’s in June’s Flask?
Jake and Ryan love watching dance. They can’t get enough. Every month they plan their calendar around their favorite upcoming shows. But in order to ease the tension and get into the mood, they also bring a cocktail catered to that specific performance. So what’s in June’s flask? Liss Fain […]
May 31, 2012 | Read Article
An Interview with Videographer Loren R. Robertson
The first time I came across Loren Robertson was in 2009 when she designed a video backdrop for a piece I danced in at CounterPULSE. Then last December I saw her perform in Jesse Hewit’s “Freedom” at Z-Space. This past February she videoed a piece I performed in at The […]
May 28, 2012 | Read Article
Reflections on the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance’s Student Showcase
By Julia Cost Sometimes, when I watch dance, it feels like falling into a black hole Even before it has begun something about the line of dancers shifting subtlely, eyes downcast makes the air bend irrepressibly upon itself Solo in front of crowd Beneath half lowered lids she sees out […]
May 24, 2012 | Read Article
Is Male Design…Behind?
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT AND MAGGIE STACK Have you ever stopped and really thought about dance belts? Why are they always flesh-colored? Do male dancers have design options? Searching “dance belts” online yields a plethora of dance accessory sites featuring endless identical belts. What a bore. What if men could be […]
May 21, 2012 | Read Article