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

Lou Fancher - July 6, 2018

Schoenberg on gut strings and a run of 19th-century composers, heard on instruments of their time.

Lou Fancher - July 2, 2018

The prolific composer talks about her creative life and her new opera about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

Lou Fancher - June 25, 2018

Creativity blossoms within architectural wonders at the annual solstice event in Oakland's Chapel of the Chimes.

Lou Fancher - June 19, 2018

The concert pianist offers insights into his haunted early years, his controversial book, and the transformational power of music.

Lou Fancher - June 11, 2018

The 36th San Francisco Jazz Festival offers a diverse range of musical acts from all walks of jazz life.

Lou Fancher - June 5, 2018

When polio struck the aspiring pianist, she had to retrain her body how to engage with her instrument and make music in new ways.

Lou Fancher - May 29, 2018

The smorgasbord dance extravaganza celebrates its 40th anniversary in July.

Lou Fancher - May 21, 2018

The conceptual artist died in 2015, but a trust ensures that her works find currency and collaboration with contemporary artists.

Lou Fancher - May 21, 2018

The California composer addresses headline topics with latter-day lieder imbued with classical, jazz, and rock influences.

Lou Fancher - May 21, 2018

Laura Kaminsky's Today It Rains explores the artist's transformational journey to New Mexico.