Garth Grimball
Mariana Valencia faced the audience. She told a story of a time percolating on ideas with a friend in a dance studio in 2014. They invented Jacklean. Valencia walked from stage left to right spelling...
Understanding dance through the stories we tell
May 07, 2026
May 04, 2026
Nkechi Njaka
At ODC Theater, FACT/SF’s The Waves, under the direction of Charlie Slender-White set the stage for the audience to get swept up in a program that was an expansive and impressionistic reflection on various...
April 30, 2026
Nkechi Njaka
When How Do I Look? premiered April 17–19 at ODC Theater, Monique Jenkinson arrived with a full agenda to command a room in a world of identity, performativity and contradiction. Through her drag...
April 27, 2026
Garth Grimball
CalPerformances’ 2025–2026 dance season started with a bang and went out with a bang. Paris Opera Ballet took the Zellerbach Hall stage in early October with lavish sets, costumes by Chanel, and live...
April 20, 2026
Monica Ascencio
The 20th season of the CubaCaribe Festival of Dance & Music opened with more than performance — it arrived as a celebration of legacy, community, and cultural continuity. Steeped in the...