Garth Grimball
Pei-Ling Kao slowly walked towards the front of the ODC Theater stage with a stack of notecards in her hands. Dressed in white separates, she read the text of each card, silently or aloud, in Mandarin or...
Understanding dance through the stories we tell
August 08, 2024
August 07, 2024
Jeanette Jing Male
On Thursday August 1st, Paufve Dance premiered Sisters as part of ODC Theater’s State of Play, a curated festival of new contemporary dance choreography and performance. Paufve Dance...
June 19, 2024
Monica Ascencio
The second weekend of the 18th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of Dance & Music opened June 14 at ODC Theater. Both Alayo Dance Company and ABADÁ-Capoeira Performance Company danced with the resistance...
April 17, 2024
Theresa Knudson
Oakland Ballet Company’s Dancing Moons Festival was an ambitious program with works by 8 different choreographers, danced by 9 dancers. This impressive program highlighted the skills of the...
April 16, 2024
Kim Ip
Degenerate Art Ensemble’s Skeleton Flower starts with beautiful and eclectic sounds from composer and sound designer Joshua Kohl. Crow Nishimura enters the scene seeking, searching for something lost. From...