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Conflict Resolution Within the Context of Dance: Resource Guide By Jill Randall Throughout the past 4 years, professionally and personally, I have wanted to learn more about conflict resolution. This also relates to the ideas of mediation, transformative justice, and repair.  What does this look like within an arts organization? A dance company? A project-based…

Rose Huey (left) and Jennifer Twilley Jerum (right). Photo by Hillary Goidell. The Spaces Between: A Preview with the Collaborators From Editor Jill Randall: This week I got to catch up with the 7 collaborators for The Spaces Between with Nina Haft & Company (SF Bay Area). You can experience one of the upcoming performances…

Nancy Karp In December 2022, I had the opportunity to sit down with Bay Area choreographer Nancy Karp on Zoom. This fall Nancy celebrated a huge milestone – 40 years of Nancy Karp + Dancers. ——- Jill Randall (JR): Congrats on this major milestone! I hope you have been savoring it since the performance. Nancy…

Seated: Andrew Merrell. Standing dancers, left to right: Bahareh Ebrahimzadeh, Rogelio Lopez, and Tara McArthur.   Dreaming/Preparing/Dancing: One Day Until Drifter with Keith Johnson/Dancers By Jill Randall Today I share Part 2 of my virtual interview with choreographer Keith Johnson and his collaborators. Check out Drifter Friday and Saturday night at the Joe Goode Annex…

Rogelio Lopez, Andrew Merrell, and Bahareh Ebrahimzadeh Dreaming/Preparing/Dancing: Two Days Until Drifter with Keith Johnson/Dancers By Jill Randall Keith Johnson/Dancers comes to the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time this coming weekend with its production, Drifter, and a cast of eight. Drifter will be onstage at the Joe Goode Annex in San Francisco.…

Left to right: Valerie Gutwirth, JJ Hansen, and Tammy Chang. Photo by Dean Bosche. Water in the Kettle: Five Questions with Evie Ladin By Jill Randall The other day I got to catch up with Bay Area artist Evie Ladin on Zoom about her upcoming evening length work with her group MoToR/dance, Water in the…

Jill Randall. Photo by Tony Nguyen Photography. The 2022 Recap: 10 Posts and Projects on the Blog and BeyondBy Jill Randall Thank you for another great year on the blog and for your support and engagement. Looking back at the posts from the year, I wanted to recap and highlight some of the projects and…

Photo by Steve Disenhof   Contingency plans that support dancers’ mental and physical health By Emily Hansel   While dancing in a recent performance, I experienced a somewhat minor, recurring injury mid-show. I was in minor discomfort for the rest of the show. I finished the performance without much modification of the choreography and returned…

Matt Han, Rogelio Lopez, and Kevin Gaytan. Photo by Ryan Kwok.   This week we caught up with SF Bay Area artist Rogelio Lopez about his latest evening length work, Entre Despierto y Dormido (Between Awake and Asleep). Rogelio shares about the inspiration, the journey, and why you should check it out this week at…