Category Archives: dance

Bellydancing and Hummus: Third Fridays at Tannourine, Huffington Post

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

One of the effects of skyrocketing rent in any city is that the surrounding cities become cooler. Inexpensive space attracts artists who fill that space with work they can no longer afford to present in a city increasingly ransomed to … Continue reading →

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My second gig

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

I’ve been continuing my dance studies with the Fat Chance Belly Dance school, and as part of its student group, the Blue Diamonds, recently took part in my second gig. I’m mostly staying in the chorus (the sort of back-up, … Continue reading →

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I’m Complaining about Mark Morris’s “Beaux” at San Francisco Ballet again.

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

While San Francisco Ballet’s premiere of resident choreographer Yuri Possokhov’s new Rite of Spring was the big draw in Program Three, the evening started with two of last year’s premieres: Ashley Page’s Guide to Strange Places and Mark Morris’s Beaux. … Continue reading →

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“Nijinsky” with Hamburg Ballet, for Zyzzyva

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

A few people straggled almost unnoticed onto the stage of the War Memorial Opera House before the house lights had dimmed, and they began to talk. Even before the dancing had begun, their presence was an announcement that one had … Continue reading →

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“Rudolf Nureyev: A Life in Dance” at the De Young, Art Practical

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

A museum may not be the ideal venue to showcase a performative art such as dance, which only exists in the living bodies of its practitioners. So it makes sense that the de Young Museum, in collaboration with France’s Centre … Continue reading →

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I performed at the Opening of Opulent Temple at Burning Man 2012

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

I don’t only write about art; sometimes I make it. Burning Man is an incredible experience, and one that I will write about more at length when I come down from it. One of the things that is astonishing about … Continue reading →

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My “Best of 2012″ arts round-up, Art Practical

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

As futile as it is to try to sum up the best arts events a cosmopolitan city like San Francisco offered in a year, especially with a mere 1200 word-count, I gave it a try for Art Practical. I settled … Continue reading →

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I interviewed Dita von Teese for The Rumpus

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

Dita von Teese, burlesque superstar, author, actress, costume and lingerie designer, and formidable businesswoman, is idolized by many who might not otherwise fancy themselves enthusiasts of burlesque, let alone openly admire a star of “adult entertainment.” She has revived both an … Continue reading →

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Soaring in the Air, Writhing on the Ground: Bad Unkl Sista’s “First Breath, Last Breath” for Zyzzyva

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

I could tell the performance I was about to witness late last month was extraordinary even before entering the auditorium, just from watching the audience trickle into Z Space in San Francisco. There was a man who had somehow fused … Continue reading →

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I’m going to the opening of Lines’s spring season tomorrow. Are you?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

You all know how much I love Lines Dance Company, right? So I’m thrilled to be attending the opening of their home season tomorrow night at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. They’re performing Triangle of the Squinches, which is … Continue reading →

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