Lou Fancher

Lou Fancher is a San Francisco Bay Area writer. Her work has been published by WIRED.com, Diablo Magazine, Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, InDance, East Bay Express, Oakland Magazine, SF Weekly, and others.  She is a children's book author, designer and illustrator, with over 50 books in print. Also a choreographer, ballet master and teacher, she coaches professional ballet and contemporary dance companies in the U. S. and Canada.  Visit her website online at www.johnsonandfancher.com.

Articles By This Author

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Merce Cunningham’s Century

Lou Fancher - October 29, 2019

Hope Mohr and others celebrate the choreographer’s legacy with events at ODC.

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Dance Mission Theater Celebrates 20 Years With a Leap Into the Future

Lou Fancher - October 28, 2019

The pioneering dance group unveils plans for a new venue and an expanded vision at its Nov. 8 concert at Herbst.

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Jazz Violinist Mads Tolling Pays Tribute to Past Masters

Lou Fancher - September 20, 2019

The local favorite tours in support of a new CD inspired by the late Sven Asmussen and other string wizards.

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Sister Power Drives the Ahn Trio

Lou Fancher - September 20, 2019

The gifted Ahn siblings bring a genre-bending slate to the Four Season Arts season opener.

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PUSH Dance Expands Festival, Crowned by Raissa Simpson’s Mothership III

Lou Fancher - September 16, 2019

The company’s artistic director completes her large-canvas, Afro-futurism trilogy, in a four-performance lineup.

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Artist Spotlight

David Bromberg Still Makes a Joyful Noise

Lou Fancher - September 3, 2019

The influential guitarist talks about his famous violin collection and upcoming gigs at the Freight & Salvage.

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What Keeps David Lang Composing

Lou Fancher - August 13, 2019

Lang talks about parenting, life lessons, and what makes a piece of music worth listening to again and again.

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Nicola Benedetti Plays Wynton Marsalis

Lou Fancher - August 2, 2019

The violinist talks about performing the revered jazz trumpeter’s new violin concerto at the Cabrillo Festival on Aug. 11.

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Sara LeMesh Is in Demand

Lou Fancher - July 26, 2019

The busy soprano talks about her artistic evolution and her demanding lead role in West Edge Opera’s Breaking the Waves.

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Clarice Assad Scores Another “Goal” for Cabrillo

Lou Fancher - July 26, 2019

The prolific polymath talks about her upcoming premiere, the progress of women composers, and her commitment to music education.