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A Reflection on EPIC by Pei-Ling Kao and Sunny Nai-Hsuan Yang
EPICChoreographed by Pei-Ling Kao and Sunny Nai-Hsuan YangPerformed at the John F. Kennedy Theatre, University of Hawaii at ManoaSeptember 30 – October 4 Reviewed by Lisa Fay EPIC is an offer of radical hope. From the moment that the house lights dim and the land acknowledgement statement is re-presented – not repurposed, but intentionally and…
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Moving Alone and Together in Pei-Ling Kao’s EPIC
Moving Alone and Together in Pei-Ling Kao’s EPICBy Max Winig EPIC, a 2026 dance production by Pei-Ling Kao in collaboration with Sunny Nai-HsuanYang, looks at the relationship between chaos and order. Blending Kao’s expertise in post-modern dance with Yang’s hip hop prowess, it explored themes around individual identity and group belonging through a complex web…
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Turning Toward Exquisite Attention by Bhumi B Patel
*This writing was originally published on September 28, 2026 on the pateldanceworks website. Shared here with permission by the author. Turning Toward Exquisite Attention by Bhumi B Patel I’ve been thinking a lot about the many times protesters have used mirrors facing the aggressors as shields so that those approaching front lines of protestors would…
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In “Duetrospectives” Absence Makes The Art Grow Fonder
In Duetrospectives Absence Makes The Art Grow Fonder By Garth Grimball Jess Curtis died suddenly two years ago. The influence and depths of his work will ripple across the ecosystem of performance and accessibility services for years to come. Before he died, he was planning to produce a retrospective of his choreography, specifically duets, called…
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In View: “Carmina Burana” with Dana Lawton Dances
In View: Carmina Burana with Dana Lawton DancesBy Jill Randall Grace Cathedral, San FranciscoApril 19, 2026 A year ago, I got to witness Dana Lawton Dances’ premiere of Carmina Burana at the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. That was only my second time ever at Grace, so there was much to see/hear/feel with that full…
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It’s Too Late to Visit “La Playa”
La Playa Olga Rabetskaya / OR Works New York Live Arts, February 19-20, 2026 It’s Too Late to Visit “La Playa” By Garth Grimball How seriously can you react to a perilous warning when the warnings are so frequent they become mundane? In La Playa, from Olga Rabetskaya / OR Works, warnings of impending climate…
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“Age of Content” Captures The Rot And The Joy Of Being Online
Age of Content Captures The Rot And The Joy Of Being Online By Garth Grimball Straight out of the gate: Age of Content ruled. I can’t remember the last time I saw a dance that wedded concept to execution at this scale and with such verve. Created in 2023 by (LA)HORDE, the trio of artists…
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Modern Dance Fan Club: FACT/SF’s Summer Dance Festival, Weekend One
Modern Dance Fan Club: FACT/SF’s Summer Dance Festival, Weekend OneWhat I NeededBy Jill RandallAugust 15-17, 2025ODC TheaterSan Francisco I get to see a lot of dance, and this is an honor and a privilege. In particular this past July and August in the San Francisco Bay Area, dance artistry was abundant, with multiple performance options…
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SAMMAY Peñaflor Dizon: the way home is an upwards spiral
SAMMAY Productions in "the way home is an upwards spiral." Photo by Robbie Sweeny. spiraling at the party with SAMMAY Peñaflor Dizon By Bhumi B Patel It was a beautiful sunny day in San Francisco and the crowd on the Great Lawn of Yerba Buena Gardens was buzzing. Friends connected with friends, YBGF staff handed…
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Searching for a Perspective in DIM3NSIONS
Passion Fruit Dance Company. Photo by Ben McKeown, courtesy of the American Dance Festival. Searching for a Perspective in DIM3NSIONS By Garth Grimball The New York-based Passion Fruit Dance Company performed DIM3NSIONS, a “multimedia journey…exploring perception shifts and critical conversations,” at Meredith College as part of the American Dance Festival on June 14-15. The exploration…
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