Life as a Modern Dancer

Category: Review/Response

  • somewhere in between – Bhumi B Patel

    Rogelio Lopez. Photo by Ryan Kwok. Rogelio Lopez & Dancers: Entre Despierto y Dormido (Between Awake and Asleep) somewhere in between By Bhumi B Patel What I know is that when I go to see Rogelio Lopez’s work, I’m in for a wonderful kaleidoscope of moments of joy, multi-dimensional interrogation, and gorgeous movement. What I…

  • Lasos – REYES Dance

    Maya Mohsin (left) and Brooke Terry (right) in "Lasos." Photo by Robbie Sweeny.   Lasos – REYES Dance By Melissa Hudson Bell 10/10/22 Two dancers, dressed in garishly loud primary-colored childlike dresses with over-large pockets stand facing each other downstage. Beads of sweat are visible on each, from almost forty minutes of vigorous jumping, running,…

  • In Full Sunlight: Jennifer Perfilio Movement Works in “Small Dances”

    Styles Alexander, Phoenicia Pettyjohn, and Emily Hansel. Photo by Hillary Goidell. In Full Sunlight: Jennifer Perfilio Movement Works in “Small Dances” Saturday, September 3, 20222pmGreat Meadow, San Francisco Botanical Garden (Golden Gate Park) By Jill Randall Editor's note: Please find here the writing/response to the performance as well as a 13 minute audiofile of the…

  • FACT/SF’s Summer Dance Festival Dances Through Genre

    FACT/SF’s Summer Dance Festival Dances Through Genre By Garth Grimball Editor’s Note: For some dance events, securing a dance writer/reviewer can be a difficult task due to timing and availability. But the questions still can linger: How can artists receive feedback and impressions? How are works of art documented in writing for audiences, artists, and…

  • FACT/SF & DISCO RIOT Dance On Making

    DISCO RIOT. Photo by Robbie Sweeny.   FACT/SF & DISCO RIOT Dance On Making By Garth Grimball FACT/SF and DISCO RIOT, based in San Diego, presented two works at ODC Theater on August 5-7, closing out FACT/SF’s two week Summer Dance Festival. Bay Area audiences were given the opportunity to see this SoCal company thanks…

  • “One. One & One” Equals All – By Garth Grimball

    “One. One & One” Equals All By Garth Grimball Vertigo Dance Company, based in Israel, concluded this year’s American Dance Festival with a performance of “One. One & One” (2017) at the Reynolds Theater on Duke University campus. The dance opens with a solo. Yarden Oz drips and extends her body while Etai Peri pours…

  • In “FRAMEWORK,” Kristin Damrow & Co Explore The Body Inside And Out

    Dancers Brandon Graham,  Anna Greenberg Gold, Sawako Ogo, Sam Grayson, and Allegra Bautista. Photo by Hillary Goidell.   In “FRAMEWORK,” Kristin Damrow & Co Explore The Body Inside And Out By Garth Grimball Kristin Damrow knows how to produce live art. Since “Eames” premiered in 2018 in San Francisco, Kristin Damrow & Company has been…

  • “Four by Four” by Emily Hansel: Reflections on Product as Process

    Mia J. Chong, Chelsea Reichert, and Alex Carrington (left to right). Photo by Steve Disenhof Photography.   “Four by Four” by Emily Hansel: Reflections on Product as Process By Molly Rose-Williams A few weeks ago, I went to a friend’s art opening. It was held in the front room of a large Victorian with lofty…

  • Review/Response: “One Body, Five Dances, Six Perspectives II” with Peiling Kao Dances

    Peiling Kao Dances: One Body, Five Dances, Six Perspectives II May 6th & 8th, 2022  University of Hawai’i, Mānoa Earle Ernst Lab Theater, Honolulu, HI Reviewed by Christopher Blasdel Peiling Kao’s dance concert—One Body, Five dances, Six Perspectives II—consisted of a series of short, commissioned dance vignettes from five guest choreographers. Each of the guest…

  • Review/Response: “Talking Circle” with Risa Jaroslow & Dancers

    From left: Erin Yen, Sharon Dalke, and Chelsea Reichert in Talking Circle. Photo by Robbie Sweeny. Risa Jaroslow & Dancers Talking Circle May 12, 2022 CounterPulse By Sima Belmar One of my favorite things about dance class is the time spent on the sidelines watching others dance. I suppose the main reason why we take…