Arts & Culture :: Dance

Ballet on Both Sides of the Bay

Ballet on Both Sides of the Bay

  • by Paul Parish
  • Jun 8, 2017

San Francisco is the major center for dance outside New York. Probably the most important reason we stay at that level is the outstanding quality of the company that bears its name

Ballet on both sides of the Bay

Ballet on both sides of the Bay

  • by Paul Parish
  • Jun 7, 2017

Trans Led Dance Company Debuts New Season

Trans Led Dance Company Debuts New Season

  • by Sari Staver
  • May 7, 2017

The award-winning Sean Dorsey Dance kicks off its 2017 home season next week at Z Space with a world premier of short works and a sneak peek of the San Francisco-based company's 2018 full-length show.

Cinderella Stories

Cinderella Stories

  • by Paul Parish
  • May 6, 2017

Two big dance spectacles opened last week on opposite sides of the Bay.

Cinderella stories

Cinderella stories

  • by Paul Parish
  • May 3, 2017

Bespoke choreography at SF Ballet

Bespoke choreography at SF Ballet

  • by Paul Parish
  • Apr 12, 2017

Swans a-swanning at the ballet

Swans a-swanning at the ballet

  • by Paul Parish
  • Apr 5, 2017

Ambitious Ballet

Ambitious Ballet

  • by Paul Parish
  • Mar 19, 2017

Two ambitious mixed bills alternate at San Francisco Ballet through this Sunday at the Opera House, while last weekend Cristal Pite's dance company Kidd Pivot from Canada outdanced anything I've seen at the ballet, at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley.

Ambitious ballet

Ambitious ballet

  • by Paul Parish
  • Mar 15, 2017

Glamorous Moments with the Trocks

Glamorous Moments with the Trocks

  • by Paul Parish
  • Mar 12, 2017

Last seen here nine years ago, this drag troupe burlesques everything ballet-lovers hold most dear, and every role, including those danced on pointe, is performed by a man.

Queer Tango Festival Returns

Queer Tango Festival Returns

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Mar 11, 2017

Nearly a century ago, Rudolf Valentino became one of the era's biggest stars when he danced a Tango with actress Alice Terry in the 1921 film "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse." The tango is still considered a dance of seduction.

Swinging with a Latin beat

Swinging with a Latin beat

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Mar 7, 2017

Glamorous moments with the Trocks

Glamorous moments with the Trocks

  • by Paul Parish
  • Mar 7, 2017

Monster mash

Monster mash

  • by Paul Parish
  • Feb 22, 2017