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Review: QUAKE created and performed by Kat Gorospe Cole Counterpulse, San Francisco–October 13 & 14

Jen Norris

Oct 14, 20224 min read

Review: QUAKE created and performed by Kat Gorospe Cole Counterpulse, San Francisco–October 13 & 14

Bathed in the sounds of a steady rain, the audience at Counterpulse chats, anticipating the beginning of QUAKE, Kat Gorospe Cole’s solo...

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Review: Garrett + Moulton Productions – 20th Anniversary ODC Theater, San Francisco – Oct 6 - 9,2022

Jen Norris

Oct 9, 20224 min read

Review: Garrett + Moulton Productions – 20th Anniversary ODC Theater, San Francisco – Oct 6 - 9,2022

A twentieth anniversary is an auspicious occasion for a contemporary dance company. Garrett + Moulton Productions (GMP) took this moment...

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Review: Li Chiao-Ping Dance – Here Lies The Truth Counterpulse, San Francisco – September 29-October

Jen Norris

Oct 2, 20224 min read

Review: Li Chiao-Ping Dance – Here Lies The Truth Counterpulse, San Francisco – September 29-October

Counterpulse co-presented Li Chio-Ping Dance’s (LCPD) Here Lies The Truth September 29 – October 1. LCPD the other co-presenter brought...

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Review: tiny pistol & detour dance – beloved comet falling up ODC Theater, San Francisco – 9/29-10/1

Jen Norris

Oct 1, 20224 min read

Review: tiny pistol & detour dance – beloved comet falling up ODC Theater, San Francisco – 9/29-10/1

For their collaboration at the ODC Theater, choreographers Maurya Kerr and Eric Garcia surrounded the performance space with rows of...

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Review: Reyes Dance LASOS at Joe Goode Annex September 29-October 1, 2022

Jen Norris

Sep 30, 20224 min read

Review: Reyes Dance LASOS at Joe Goode Annex September 29-October 1, 2022

LASOS, a film and live performance event, presented by Reyes Dance at the Joe Goode Annex, creates a powerful visceral impact. ...

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Review: Lenora Lee Dance – In the Movement, ODC Theater San Francisco – September 1-11, 2022

Jen Norris

Sep 5, 20225 min read

Review: Lenora Lee Dance – In the Movement, ODC Theater San Francisco – September 1-11, 2022

Lenora Lee’s In the Movement is a masterful example of how art can be used in support of social justice. It is an immersive...

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Review: Nava Dance Theatre "Broken Seeds Still Grow" Bankhead Theater, Livermore - Aug. 27, 2022

Jen Norris

Aug 28, 20224 min read

Review: Nava Dance Theatre "Broken Seeds Still Grow" Bankhead Theater, Livermore - Aug. 27, 2022

Seventy-five years ago, in August 1947, the British divided the Indian subcontinent into the independent nations of Hindu-majority India...

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Review: At the Edge of Distance – BOXBLUR Aug 25, 2022

Jen Norris

Aug 26, 20224 min read

Review: At the Edge of Distance – BOXBLUR Aug 25, 2022

At the Edge of Distance, a presentation of BOXBLUR at San Francisco's Catharine Clark Gallery (CCG) on August 25, had an exhilarating and...

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Jen Norris

Aug 6, 20224 min read

Review: FACT/SF & DANCE RIOT

Should a dance be about something? Even if it is does it matter? What if it is about something esoteric like creativity, which provides a...

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Jen Norris

Aug 4, 20223 min read

Review: Complexions Contemporary Ballet

New York City’s Complexions Contemporary Ballet took the outdoor stage at Stanford’s Frost Amphitheater Wednesday August 3 in a two-act...

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Jen Norris

Jul 26, 20224 min read

Review: Bodysonnet neverover – July 23

An outing to see a new performance company at a new-to-me venue is irresistible. And so it was with excitement that I made a reservation...

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Jen Norris

Jul 24, 20224 min read

Review: Choreofest 2022 – July 23

Choreofest, an annual outdoor site-specific contemporary dance festival, returned to Yerba Buena Gardens (YBG) Festival Saturday July 23....

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Review: Black Choreographers Festival 2022

Jen Norris

Jul 18, 20223 min read

Review: Black Choreographers Festival 2022

One of the last performances I saw pre- COVID was the Black Choreographers Festival (BCF) at Dance Mission Theater. So it was with great...

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Review: Peninsula International Dance Festival 2022

Jen Norris

Jul 17, 20224 min read

Review: Peninsula International Dance Festival 2022

A stage filled to the brim with over 150 dancers moving in joy-filled unison, is good for the soul, especially three years into the COVID...

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Review: SKETCH 12: Dear Diary - Amy Seiwert's Imagery

Jen Norris

Jul 16, 20224 min read

Review: SKETCH 12: Dear Diary - Amy Seiwert's Imagery

Over a dozen iterations, Amy Seiwert’s Imagery has produced an evening of dance focused on a prompt or challenge, in this case inspired...

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Review: Sara Shelton Mann7 Excavations / at the edge of the shore and the edge of the world

Jen Norris

Jun 22, 20223 min read

Review: Sara Shelton Mann7 Excavations / at the edge of the shore and the edge of the world

7 Excavations / at the edge of the shore and the edge of the world, offered for one-night only, took place at sunset on the summer...

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Review: Margaret Jenkins Dance Company "Global Moves"

Jen Norris

Jun 18, 20224 min read

Review: Margaret Jenkins Dance Company "Global Moves"

On Thursday night Margaret Jenkins did herself, and her eponymous company Margaret Jenkins Dance Company (MJDC), proud with a world...

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Grab Bag of Observations from ODC dance fest

Jen Norris

Jun 15, 20224 min read

Grab Bag of Observations from ODC dance fest

I had the great pleasure of attending many of the events that comprised ODC Dance’s aptly named State of Play Festival. The festival, an...

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Review: SAMMAY | ritual for thrivation no. 2

Jen Norris

Jun 14, 20223 min read

Review: SAMMAY | ritual for thrivation no. 2

State of Play, ODC Theater’s new San Francisco contemporary dance festival, came to a close this past weekend. The eleven-day festival,...

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Review: Kim Ip/KRIMM'S DANCE PARTY: you don’t deserve us

Jen Norris

Jun 13, 20223 min read

Review: Kim Ip/KRIMM'S DANCE PARTY: you don’t deserve us

More Than We Deserve on a Thursday Afternoon One of the challenges of a festival format is that not all time slots are equally...

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