Reviews | Jen Norris Dance Rev

Review: ODC/Dance presents "Path of Miracles" February 10-12, 2023 Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

Jen Norris

Feb 13, 20234 min read

Review: ODC/Dance presents "Path of Miracles" February 10-12, 2023 Grace Cathedral, San Francisco

Choreographer KT Nelson’s Path of Miracles, which unfolds within the awe-inspiring French Gothic architecture of San Francisco’s Grace...

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Review: Motordance & Rhythmix Cultural Works present Water in the Kettle - Feb. 3&4, 23 Alameda, CA

Jen Norris

Feb 5, 20234 min read

Review: Motordance & Rhythmix Cultural Works present Water in the Kettle - Feb. 3&4, 23 Alameda, CA

Water in the Kettle, a presentation of Motordance and Alameda’s Rhythmix Cultural Works, is feminist musical theater. It is a tapestry...

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Review: San Francisco Ballet Next@90 Blanc, Schreier & Possokhov January 25, 2023 War Memorial Opera

Jen Norris

Jan 26, 20235 min read

Review: San Francisco Ballet Next@90 Blanc, Schreier & Possokhov January 25, 2023 War Memorial Opera

San Francisco Ballet’s (SFB) debuted the final three ballets of the next@90 Festival on January 25. It was a disappointing end to...

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Review: SF Ballet Next@90 Caniparoli, Breiner, Oishi Jan. 21, 2023 San Francisco Opera House

Jen Norris

Jan 23, 20236 min read

Review: SF Ballet Next@90 Caniparoli, Breiner, Oishi Jan. 21, 2023 San Francisco Opera House

San Francisco Ballet’s (SFB) ambitious next@90 festival opened their second triptych of new works on January 21. It includes a dance by...

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Review: San Francisco Ballet next@90 Garland, Roberts, Rowe Jan. 20, 2023, San Francisco Opera House

Jen Norris

Jan 22, 20235 min read

Review: San Francisco Ballet next@90 Garland, Roberts, Rowe Jan. 20, 2023, San Francisco Opera House

San Francisco Ballet’s next@90 festival features an ambitious slate of nine new works by choreographers from around the world to ring in...

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Review Risa Jaroslow & Dancers “Talking Circle” May 2022 Counterpulse, SF; January 2023 FLAX Oakland

Jen Norris

Jan 20, 20234 min read

Review Risa Jaroslow & Dancers “Talking Circle” May 2022 Counterpulse, SF; January 2023 FLAX Oakland

Risa Jaroslow & Dancers premiered ‘Talking Circle’ at Counterpulse theater in San Francisco in May 2022. Featuring a multi-generational...

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Review: Nava Dance Theatre “Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies” Dec 9-11, 2022 ODC Theater, San Francisco

Jen Norris

Dec 15, 20224 min read

Review: Nava Dance Theatre “Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies” Dec 9-11, 2022 ODC Theater, San Francisco

As a novice viewer of classical Indian dance, it was with some trepidation that I took my seat in the ODC Theater for Nava Dance...

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Review: Molly Rose-Williams “We Are All Friends” Dec. 1-4, 2022 NOHSpace, San Francisco

Jen Norris

Dec 5, 20224 min read

Review: Molly Rose-Williams “We Are All Friends” Dec. 1-4, 2022 NOHSpace, San Francisco

With We Are All Friends Molly Rose-Williams has created a solo work on herself that is simply enchanting. That is not to say that it is...

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Review: L.A. Contemporary Dance Company “Dancing in Snow” December 1-4, 2022 ODC Theater, SF

Jen Norris

Dec 3, 20224 min read

Review: L.A. Contemporary Dance Company “Dancing in Snow” December 1-4, 2022 ODC Theater, SF

An early tableau in Roderick George’s Dancing in Snow (2022) is memorable. Nine dancers stand, faces angle toward the sky. Their gloved...

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Review: Sean Dorsey Dance “The Lost Art of Dreaming” November 18-20, 2022 Z Space, San Francisco

Jen Norris

Nov 20, 20224 min read

Review: Sean Dorsey Dance “The Lost Art of Dreaming” November 18-20, 2022 Z Space, San Francisco

Sean Dorsey, and his eponymous dance company, has many fans in San Francisco. They are out in force Saturday, November 19 at Z Space....

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Review Rosanna Tavarez “Piece x Piece” & Bianca Cabrera “Fever Dreams”November 11-13, 22 ODC Theater

Jen Norris

Nov 14, 20225 min read

Review Rosanna Tavarez “Piece x Piece” & Bianca Cabrera “Fever Dreams”November 11-13, 22 ODC Theater

ODC Theater Presents’ 2022 Fall Season comes to a close this weekend, with a double bill of contemporary dance. Rosanna Tavarez and...

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Review: Marjani Forté-Saunders “Memoirs of a …Unicorn” November 4 -6, 2022 ODC Theater

Jen Norris

Nov 6, 20223 min read

Review: Marjani Forté-Saunders “Memoirs of a …Unicorn” November 4 -6, 2022 ODC Theater

Commanding storytelling, nuanced dancing, images both real and magical woven together to hold an audience rapt, to embody hard truths, to...

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Review: Hope Mohr “liberation studies” Nov. 5, 2022 - Francisco Studios - 2377 San Jose Ave, SF

Jen Norris

Nov 6, 20223 min read

Review: Hope Mohr “liberation studies” Nov. 5, 2022 - Francisco Studios - 2377 San Jose Ave, SF

Artists make art, pandemics be damned, and so choreographer Hope Mohr developed a drawing practice. Working in black ink on large sheets...

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Review: Sage Ni’Ja Whitson “A Meditation on Tongues” - October 28-30, 2022 ODC Theater

Jen Norris

Nov 3, 20224 min read

Review: Sage Ni’Ja Whitson “A Meditation on Tongues” - October 28-30, 2022 ODC Theater

Sage Ni’Ja Whitson’s A Mediation on Tongues played a three-day run at ODC Theater in late October. It is billed as a live...

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Review: Nancy Karp + Dancers “fly through the night, and land near dawn” –Oct. 28, 22 Dresher Studio

Jen Norris

Oct 29, 20224 min read

Review: Nancy Karp + Dancers “fly through the night, and land near dawn” –Oct. 28, 22 Dresher Studio

Nancy Karp + Dancers celebrates their 40th Anniversary October 28-30, with the world premiere of fly through the night, and land near...

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Review: Clarissa Dyas + Jakob Pek present “Something Remains” Oct. 21, 2022 Dresher Ensemble Studio

Jen Norris

Oct 25, 20224 min read

Review: Clarissa Dyas + Jakob Pek present “Something Remains” Oct. 21, 2022 Dresher Ensemble Studio

The room was abuzz in anticipation of the debut of a new creative voice come to the fore. A Bay Area dance insiders’ event, everyone...

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Review: Kularts with Brava presents “Nursing These Wounds” Oct. 21 - 30, 2022 Brava Theater Center

Jen Norris

Oct 23, 20224 min read

Review: Kularts with Brava presents “Nursing These Wounds” Oct. 21 - 30, 2022 Brava Theater Center

We begin with a ritual. Figures dressed in white descend a stair and pass between the audience members lining the alley behind the...

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Review: RAWdance & TJPA’s Salesforce Park present “Step Song Story” –October 16, 2022 12 & 2 pm

Jen Norris

Oct 21, 20224 min read

Review: RAWdance & TJPA’s Salesforce Park present “Step Song Story” –October 16, 2022 12 & 2 pm

Outdoor performance in San Francisco is always a risk, with weather being so unpredictable. The rewards when things go well can be...

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Review: Rogelio Lopez & Dancers presents “Entre Despierto y Dormido” Joe Goode Annex Oct 14 & 15, 22

Jen Norris

Oct 17, 20224 min read

Review: Rogelio Lopez & Dancers presents “Entre Despierto y Dormido” Joe Goode Annex Oct 14 & 15, 22

"It's delightful, it's delicious. It's delectable, it's delirious,” these Cole Porter lyrics summarize the experience of watching Rogelio...

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Review: Chitresh Das Institute “Invoking the River” ODC Theater, San Francisco –October 14-16, 2022

Jen Norris

Oct 15, 20224 min read

Review: Chitresh Das Institute “Invoking the River” ODC Theater, San Francisco –October 14-16, 2022

Classical Indian dance troupe Chitresh Das Institute presented the world premiere of Charlotte Moraga’s Invoking the River at the ODC...

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