One dancers lights another dancer who shoots their leg out to the side. They are wearing orange and a city scape rises behind them.

getting the wild light into my bones

Bay Area-based choreographer Bhumi B. Patel chronicles the inspiration behind her new work "wild light" using author Donna Haraway's speculative fiction, and her desire to put on-stage the worlds she wants to see off-stage.

November 17, 2025  |  Read Article

Esme is in a dance studio giving her toddler son a piggy back ride.

Putting Parenting Onstage

Esmé Boyce, a dance artist in New York City, describes weaving her toddler son into her artistic practice in her 2023 piece, "The Humbling or Chapter of Mama: Part 1," demonstrating that choreography can be malleable, compassionate, and supportive.

October 27, 2025  |  Read Article

A dancer strikes a dramatic pose with arms raised on a dimly lit stage, wearing a vibrant costume of black, red, and beige, surrounded by flowing fabric that enhances the sense of motion and cultural expression.

Choreographing Chicana Stories for 30 Years

CatherineMarie Davalos, director of Davalos Dance Company in the Bay Area, celebrates her 30th anniversary by looking back on 30 years of making dances about the Chicana experience and how the dance landscape has changed over that time.

September 29, 2025  |  Read Article

A dancer wearing yellow pants and tank top stands and smiles to the side. Her hair is in a braid and her hands are on her hips. The background is gray.

Erin: Joy is Revolutionary

Erin has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 13 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year she performed and taught extensively in the Bay Area and advanced her dream of becoming a fulltime dance artist.

September 22, 2025  |  Read Article

The Beauty of Difference

New York City based choreographer Tamar Rogoff discusses her dance history, her Body Scripting practice, and her upcoming performance "Drop Dead...Gorgeous," which explores body image and societal beauty standards.

September 8, 2025  |  Read Article