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Bad Unkl Sista’s Butoh Transcends the Sense of Self

Elizabeth Coleman — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:07:03 +0000

There is a wide array of reactions to a Bad Unkl Sista Butoh-inspired performance, ranging from confusion and shock, to wonder and amazement. But no matter what the reaction, each member of the audience — and the dancers themselves — leave the performance feeling somehow changed by the experience. Anastazia Louise, the artistic director and choreographer [&hellip

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Review: Women of the Underground: Art by Zora von Burden

Julie Davis — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:41:34 +0000

A collection of in-depth interviews, Women of the Underground: Art takes an inside look at the work of 24 female artists who are “cultural architects, influencing generations with art that is innovative, pushes boundaries, and dares to question, investigate and redefine society in the spirit of the underground.” Perhaps because of these general parameters, Women [&hellip

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Feature: Your Body Is Not A Shark

Alicia Coombes — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:30:01 +0000

Choreographer Cid Pearlman and her collaborators don’t see limitations as being negative. Pearlman and three other women — Denise Leto (poet), Maya Barsacq (musical director) and Joan Jeanraud (composer/cello) — recently came together to create Your Body is Not a Shark, a performance piece that combines dance, live music and sound collage. The piece plays off of [&hellip

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Morgan Thorson’s Spaceholder Festival

Alicia Coombes — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:01:36 +0000

What do an auctioneer, an archaeological dig, your trash from last year and repetitive movement have in common? Choreographer and 2010 Guggenheim Fellow Morgan Thorson might have an answer in her latest dance performance piece, Spaceholder Festival, playing at the ODC Theater in San Francisco on October 5, 6 and 7. After reading some of [&hellip

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Sweating Through Bharatanatyam with Jessica Albrent

Allison McCormick — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:23:09 +0000

Though the Western world has now fully embraced yoga, meditation and even Bollywood dancing, far fewer westerners know of Bharatanatyam, a traditional south Indian dance. The dance is as difficult to perform as the word is to pronounce, yet one American has boldly made her way into the Indian world of Bharatanatyam and will soon showcase her talent [&hellip

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