Follow ballet and the Bay Area’s many independent dance companies here. Feature Matthew Bourne Puts Romeo and Juliet Through the Process Victoria Looseleaf - January 22, 2024 The famed choreographer says Shakespeare and Prokofiev are only the starting points for this modern telling, which arrives in L.A. next week. Preview How Cal State Northridge Is Remembering the 1994 Earthquake Victoria Looseleaf - January 8, 2024 To demonstrate community resilience, Jacques Heim’s daredevil dance troupe Diavolo takes The Soraya’s stage. Artist Spotlight Choreographer Antoine Hunter: Two Spirits, One Mission Lou Fancher - December 18, 2023 An advocate for the Deaf community, as well as for increased human understanding, Hunter has found his voice and purpose in dance. Preview In Tell, Black and White Dancers Hold Space for Racial Healing Aimée Ts'ao - December 4, 2023 Bay Area choreographers Sarah Crowell and Keith Hennessy have nurtured conversation and community with their collaboration. Preview Urban Bush Women: Dance Can Change You and the World Aimée Ts'ao - November 27, 2023 There’s a mission at the root of the company, now four decades old, that will be on display in its Cal Performances debut. Preview Dancing in the Dark in a New Show by Jess Curtis/Gravity Lou Fancher - November 6, 2023 Into the Dark features a diverse ensemble of blind and sighted performers and will have audiences using their senses in a different way. Review Wading Through Akram Khan’s Postapocalyptic Jungle Book Victoria Looseleaf - October 30, 2023 The choreographer reimagines Rudyard Kipling’s characters in a world that’s been thrown into chaos by rising sea levels. Feature Choreographer Akram Khan Reimagines a Rudyard Kipling Classic Aimée Ts'ao - October 24, 2023 Having performed Mowgli onstage as a boy, Khan is now revisiting the story in Jungle Book reimagined. Music News Master Hula Teacher Patrick Makuakāne Receives MacArthur Award Janos Gereben - October 9, 2023 With his San Francisco-based dance company, Makuakāne has long championed a tradition that others have overlooked. Music News Leela Dance Collective Hits $1 Million Mark Victoria Looseleaf - October 9, 2023 The company’s foundation for supporting North Indian classical arts recently reached a major endowment milestone. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 … Next › Next page Last » Last page