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Dance

Allen King
Posted inThe J. Interview

Israeli folk dancing changed his life. He’s chosen to spread the joy.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

Allen King loves to dance. The Bay Area native has been leading Israeli folk dancing across the region for decades, and, at 73, has no plans to stop.  Both as […]

Circa circus performs “Humans 2.0.” (Yaya Stempler)
Posted inOn Stage

Two Jewish circuses bring modern acrobatics — and trained cats

Yael Bright by Yael Bright October 20, 2025October 21, 2025
The Paris Opera Ballet performs “Red Carpet,” a contemporary ballet by Israeli choreographer Hofesh Schecter that will have its U.S. premiere at UC Berkeley’s Cal Performances, Oct. 2-4. (Julien Benhamou/Paris Opera Ballet)
Posted inDance

Star Israeli choreographer rolls out ‘Red Carpet’ in Berkeley

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 22, 2025September 22, 2025
dancers entangled
Posted inDance

Jewish choreographers tap into resilience in two S.F. premieres

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 18, 2025September 19, 2025
Anti Israel demonstrators
Posted inBay Area

Lawsuit alleges UC Berkeley denied dance scholar a job because she is Israeli

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 20, 2025August 19, 2025
Sasha Velour in "The Big Reveal Live Show!" (Greg Endries)
Posted inOn Stage

Jewish drag superstar ready to sashay into Bay Area for her ‘Big Reveal’

Sue Barnett 2025 by Sue Barnett May 21, 2025June 6, 2025
Three men, one very young and two very old, light candles in front of a packed auditorium
Posted inHolidays

Bay Area events for Yom HaShoah and Israel Memorial Day

by J. Staff April 14, 2025April 21, 2025
Dancers in rehearsal for Marika Brussel's "Slant of the Earth." (Courtesy)
Posted inDance

New ballet on Peninsula reinvents Genesis as a love quadrangle

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 8, 2025April 14, 2025
The Flying Karamazov Brothers, a Santa Cruz-based circus troupe that attained unusually wide pop culture recognition, is performing its 50th anniversary show at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto on April 26, 2025. (Courtesy)
Posted inOn Stage

50 years later, Flying Karamazov Brothers return to Bay Area, where it all started

by Dan Pine March 31, 2025April 3, 2025
six people perform a chaotic modern dance on stage
Posted inDance

Israel’s famed Batsheva Dance Company bringing its lithe athleticism back to Bay Area

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 10, 2025February 11, 2025

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