by Frances Phillips | Jan 3, 2015
Choreographer Benjamin Levy collaborated with ODC Theater and composer Keeril Makan to develop Bonelines, a new piece of dance-theater about the experiences of immigrants who came to the United States seeking asylum from oppressive regimes and the experiences of the...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 14, 2014
Formed through a collaboration among composer David Worm with SoVoSo, choreographer Amelia Rudolph with Project Bandaloop, and sculptor Lawrence LaBianca, Resonate! explored how modern, urban residents perceive nature. The 24-minute piece united a capella, improvised...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 2, 2014
Musician Bernie Krause and co-composer Richard Blackford are collaborating with Alonzo King on a new ballet, choreographed by King and set to an original composition by Krause and Blackford that incorporates natural soundscapes. Born in 1938, Krause is the founder of...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 31, 2014
Bay Area writer and performance artist Paul S. Flores collaborated with Cuban rap artist Julio Cardenas, theater director Danny Hoch, and the San Francisco International Arts Festival to create an original bilingual work that dramatizes the lives of two young Latino...
by Frances Phillips | Oct 17, 2014
Christian Burns and Alex Ketley–the Foundry–created an original dance performance based on explorations and improvisations in “non-public” areas at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, such as the air intake room in the basement, underground studios, utility...