A black-and-white photograph shows Rachael and Jess standing close together against a dark, reflective wall, both leaning forward with open mouths and relaxed postures, captured mid-movement in an urban outdoor setting.

Dancing a Mercurial Legacy

Courtney King contemplates the mercurial nature of legacy with Rachael Dichter, a dance artist in the Bay Area and partner of the late choreographer Jess Curtis.

April 27, 2026 | Read Article

Four people sit onstage, one with a cane. The lighting is red, and a silvery set piece seems to swirl behind them.

Exploring How Performance is Experienced

Jess Curtis, an award-winning choreographer, performer, and scholar based in San Francisco and Berlin, shares how his career took a turn when he accepted a job in an interdisciplinary nouveau cirque company in France, and how he later established himself in Berlin while still running his company Jess Curtis/Gravity in the Bay Area.

February 10, 2022 | Read Article

Decentering Sight through Dance

Choreographer Jess Curtis' new work "(in)Visible" seeks to dislocate vision from the center of the experience of dance. He and his collaborators Sophia Neises and Tiffany Taylor discuss how the piece is functionally and artistically accessible for people with vision impairments.

September 30, 2019 | Read Article