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

Freedom through Constraint

By Emmaly Wiederholt As a generalization, dancers seek freedom, both in range of motion and in expression. We constantly seek to push our boundaries, giving ourselves the greatest variety of choices available. However in the past few weeks I’ve seen three shows that made me reconsider the role of constraint […]

May 14, 2012  |  Read Article