Life as a Modern Dancer

Category: Review/Response

  • Writing on Dance: A Response to Katie Faulkner’s Divining (ODC Theater, February 15, 2019)

    The Oxford English Dictionary defines divining as an intuitive, sage-like form of discovery or a power for seeing the future. It often refers to the practices that people rely on to navigate the unknown. In her notes, choreographer Katie Faulkner references these definitions, suggesting that within them “the body becomes a conduit for felt or…

  • CriticalMasses: 8x8x8 (January 24, 2019)

    For the second year in a row, Paufve Dance invited 8 people to write and respond to its annual 8x8x8 performance. The event on January 24, 2019 at The Uptown in Oakland, CA was its 13th iteration. These 8 writers include audience members as well as performers in the show. Dazaun Soleyn and Hien Huynh.…

  • Reflections on Kristin Damrow’s “Impact”

    Shareen DeRyan, center, with ensemble in Kristin Damrow's Impact. Photo by Robbie Sweeny. Reflections on Kristin Damrow’s “Impact” By Molly Rose-Williams I was aware of my size the minute I entered the space. Three enormous cement blocks hung over a vast stage, surrounded on three sides by rows of seats. In the cavernous Yerba Buena…

  • Review/response: We came, We saw, They conquered

    We came, We saw, They conquered By Todd Courage The world premiere of Social Movement, a new collaborative work crafted by Molly Rose-Williams & Co., unfolded at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley on November 17th. The evening was a strange triptych of sorts: three distinct parts, only two of which were directed by Rose-Williams, claimed…

  • A Reflection on “Small Boobs” by Nora Sharp

    Nora Sharp. Photo by Naomi Ishisaka, courtesy of On the Boards. A Reflection on “Small Boobs” by Nora Sharp By Molly Rose-Williams It’s dark in the theater. The image of a warmly lit donut shop swims through my mind. The glow, the smell, the sweet, yeasty air as I step inside from the cold alley.…