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

A Study of Containment

By Julia Coast I used to be on the prowl for it Sniffing for small drafts in February and March Until one day it was everywhere On the sun-whitened concrete of the driveway I became what could only be called Uncontainable Unshaven skinny legs flying Unbridled in the middle of […]

May 10, 2012  |  Read Article

Measure the Music: Mozart’s String Quartet in G Minor

By Jake Padilla   The 128th measure of the 1st violin section of W. A. Mozart’s String Quintet No. 3 in G Minor, K. 516: IV. Adagio – Allegro:   The measurement of a phrase is a space.  That space is concrete.  It’s the part that can be identified by the […]

May 7, 2012  |  Read Article