Two dancers sit on the floor wearing huge white tulle skirts and making gestures with their arms.

What the Hell Happened in San Francisco?

Emmaly Wiederholt shares her experience creating and performing a piece with her longtime friend Malinda LaVelle that wrestles with the idealism, dreams, and disillusionment of pursuing dance.

June 23, 2025  |  Read Article

A series of black and white cut out images of naked bodies in various positions.

Going Naked

Onstage nudity served as free content for pornographic websites affects performers disproportionately and raises questions about artistic freedom and ownership of one’s own image in the digital era.

June 16, 2025  |  Read Article

An older woman with curly hair lunges in a sequin dress in front of a photography drop cloth. The photo is black and white.

Seeing the Invisible

Megan Williams, a dancer and choreographer in New York City, describes how her upcoming piece "Visible" explores the pull between our seen and unseen identities.

May 26, 2025  |  Read Article

A dancer sits on the floor of a gray room with his chin on a chair. Another dancer lies on the floor. There are several mannequins made of plastic in the space.

Making The Field Work

Charlie Slender-White, Artistic Director of FACT/SF in San Francisco, centers the dancer in all his work, driving multiple programs called Fieldwork that help the San Francisco dance scene thrive.

May 9, 2025  |  Read Article

Four dancers in a dark studio hover in a circle and reach their hands to the floor in a small pool of light from a flashlight held by one of the dancers.

What Remains, What Becomes

Pioneer Winter of Miami, FL, explores the difference between holding versus keeping through commemorating the generation lost to HIV/AIDS and to his mother who died when he was young.

April 28, 2025  |  Read Article