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Review: Urban Bush Women presents Hair & Other Stories Dec 1-3, 2023, Zellerbach Playhouse, Berkeley
Urban Bush Women (UBW) is celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a visit to CAL Performances Zellerbach Playhouse, on the UC Berkeley...
Jen Norris
Dec 5, 20235 min read


Review: Stanford Live presents Akram Khan’s Jungle Book reimagined, Dec 2 & 3, 2023, Stanford, CA
It’s 2029, climate change has taken its toll. Rain falls incessantly. London is permanently flooded, unhabitable but for the animals,...
Jen Norris
Dec 3, 20235 min read


Review: CALI & CO dance and The Welcome Matt presents PERFECT. RESPONSE. Nov. 30 – Dec 2, Joe Goode
Concert dance performance comes with heavy expectations of performative perfection: dancers, with ideal bodies and otherworldly...
Jen Norris
Dec 1, 20235 min read


Review: Deborah Slater Dance Theater presents In the Absence of Presence, Dance Mission, Nov 10-12
Deborah Slater Dance Theater’s (DSDT) In the Absence of Prescence, a multidisciplinary collaboration, pairs many creative voices and...
Jen Norris
Nov 18, 20236 min read


Review: Urban Jazz Dance Co presents GentriDeafcation, Z Space, San Francisco November 10-12, 2023
Urban Jazz Dance Company’s (UJDC) is presenting “GentriDeafcation: Echoes of Houselessness in the Bay,” at Z-Space November 10-12. Each...
Jen Norris
Nov 15, 20235 min read


Review: Oceánica Ballet presents Sleepy Hollow & Lupita, ODC Theater, San Francisco Nov. 10-12, 23
For their first performances in a “real” theater, Oceánica Ballet is presenting a family-friendly ballet double-feature with an autumnal...
Jen Norris
Nov 14, 20235 min read


Review: Old Friends/New Friends Activation Event, Nov. 9, 2023, Creativity Explored, San Francisco
A few days ago, I received a tip about a dance performance, via Twitter messenger. The attached link and photo looked intriguing. The...
Jen Norris
Nov 10, 20234 min read


Reflection on the Occasion of My 100th Review
One hundred dance reviews and counting! My career as a dance blogger came about so organically, that it was in full swing before I could...
Jen Norris
Nov 8, 20234 min read


Review: KQED Live Presents Bay Curious' National AIDS Memorial Grove Walking Tour – Nov 4-5 San Fran
San Francisco takes a lot of guff these days, but for me, and those who know and love San Francisco, it is a place full of beauty, grace,...
Jen Norris
Nov 6, 20235 min read


Review: Nina Haft & Company Presents THE SPACES BETWEEN Oct. 14-22 2023 Western Sky Studio, Berkeley
A contemporary dance performance on a Sunday afternoon could be a predictable occasion and yet this one will turn out to be...
Jen Norris
Oct 25, 20235 min read


Review: Epiphany Dance Theater Presents TROLLEY DANCES 2023, October 20-22, Downtown San Francisco
Trolley Dances San Francisco, a presentation of Epiphany Dance Theater, celebrated their 20th Anniversary October 20 – 22 with ten free...
Jen Norris
Oct 23, 20235 min read


Review: Fictionville Studio Presents SONG OF THE NORTH, October 20-22 2023, Ft Mason Cowell Theater,
Evocative and mesmerizing, Song of the North is a theatrical presentation like no other. Through the expert use of large-scale...
Jen Norris
Oct 21, 20235 min read


Review: Dance Mission Theater Presents HARVEST Choreographers Showcase - Oct 7 & 8, 23 San Francisco
Dance Mission Theater’s HARVEST: Fall Choreographers Showcase provides non-juried performance opportunities for both emerging and...
Jen Norris
Oct 9, 20235 min read


Review: Flyaway Productions, If I Give You My Sorrows, October 6-15 2023, Space 124, San Francisco
Flyaway Productions’s If I Give You My Sorrows is an impactful reflection on women in prison. Artistic Director and choreographer Jo...
Jen Norris
Oct 8, 20235 min read


Review: Oakland Ballet & Life in Motion Productions, ‘Flower’ screening, Sept 29, Paramount Theater
It’s opening night of the 59th Season of Oakland Ballet and the Paramount Theater is the place to be. The ticketed-patrons-line wends...
Jen Norris
Oct 3, 20236 min read


Review: The DanceWright Project Presents 'Migrations and other works' Sep 30 & Oct 1, Dance Mission
The Dancewright Project, led by choreographer Jamie Ray Wright, returned this past weekend to Dance Mission Theater, presenting a...
Jen Norris
Oct 2, 20234 min read


Review: Parya Saberi’s ‘Dancing with Hafez,’ September 16 & 17, 2023, Dance Mission, San Francisco
Parya Saberi’s Dancing with Hafez is an evening which I wish I could gift to many people. Saberi serves as Dancing with Halfez’s...
Jen Norris
Sep 20, 20234 min read


Review: Lizz Roman Dances, Sunset Dances III, Sept. 15-Oct. 1, 2023, 2050 47th Avenue, San Francisco
A work-from-home contemporary dance choreographer is a rare thing. But while this evening’s Sunset Dancers III is my first experience...
Jen Norris
Sep 17, 20234 min read


Review: Bellwether Dance Project "Aurora Sad Magic" Sept. 14-16, 2023 ODC Theater, San Francisco
The room is abuzz on opening night of Bellwether Dance Project’s 2nd Season at the ODC Theater. There is much to anticipate with two...
Jen Norris
Sep 16, 20235 min read


Review: David Herrera Performance Company, Órale, September 7 -9, 2023, Z Space, San Francisco
Are you ready to be entertained? David Herrera Performance Company (DHPC) has the show for you! Órale, at Z Space runs September 7...
Jen Norris
Sep 11, 20235 min read
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