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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Sara Shelton Mann Gets Down to the Bone with ECHO

Lou Fancher - September 28, 2018

The new dance work set to Pamela Z’s music has a world premiere at ODC.

The San Francisco Symphony celebrates the music of Igor Stravinsky

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MTT Takes a Deep Dive Into Stravinsky’s Musical Legacy

Lou Fancher - September 18, 2018

Tilson Thomas talks about how his personal experiences of the composer inform his conducting in the Stravinsky Festival.

Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri and Houman Pourmehdi

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A World Premiere Illuminates Connections Between Persian and Indian Music

Lou Fancher - September 11, 2018

The Path of Light is a fresh collaboration between Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri and Houman Pourmehdi with the Lian Ensemble.

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Jon Batiste, At Home in Every Genre

Lou Fancher - September 11, 2018

The bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert talks upcoming projects and his sources of inspiration.

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe will be at the 19th Electronic Music Festival

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Voices Emerge at the S.F. Electronic Music Festival

Lou Fancher - August 31, 2018

A diverse roster of artists melding human and electronic sounds highlights the 19th iteration of the festival.

Paula West is at the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest

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Paula West Brings It to the 29th Annual San Jose Jazz Summer Fest

Lou Fancher - August 8, 2018

The beloved singer is all about the music and the festival welcomes her to its all-star roster.

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Gospel Great Ed Hawkins Will Be Remembered at Oakland’s Art + Soul Festival

Lou Fancher - July 16, 2018

The Oakland-born composer of “Oh Happy Day” died this past January, and his music will be at the center of Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s festival performances.