Dance

Lou Fancher - May 10, 2019

The award-winning Orihara explores the intersection of American and Japanese modern-dance traditions as expressed by women choreographers.

Janice Berman - May 8, 2019

The choreographer’s humanity and storytelling ability combine with superb performances.

Jim Farber - April 22, 2019

Esa-Pekka Salonen and Peter Sellars explore the lost world of Persèphone.

Victoria Looseleaf - April 16, 2019

The groundbreaking director and librettist talks about his reimagined Perséphone, his fascination with Stravinsky, and the role of the artist today.

Janice Berman - April 11, 2019

Rennie Harris’s tribute to the late choreographer is a must-see.

Lou Fancher - April 5, 2019

Informed by veteran soldiers and a serving battalion, Kay’s work touches on every aspect of war and its aftermath on the people who wage it.

Janice Berman - March 29, 2019

Brilliant dancing isn’t enough to rescue S.F Ballet’s world premiere of a new Yuri Possokhov work.

Janice Berman - March 11, 2019

S.F. Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty shows the company at the top of its world-class form.

Janice Berman - March 11, 2019

Old-time string-band music and contemporary dance find common ground to explore timely issues.

Tamzin Elliott - March 4, 2019

How fitting that Monk’s longtime interest in interdisciplinary art should result in a multimedia piece about cooperation.