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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 Biblical tale of Sarah, Hagar and Abraham, with its personal pathos and divine intervention, is a foundational part of the Jewish story told in Genesis. It’s also the inspiration […]

Barbara Quick is the author of the novel "What Disappears."
Posted inBooks

‘What Disappears’: Jewish twins separated as kids reunite in Bay Area author’s latest novel

Joan Gelfand by Joan Gelfand March 20, 2023March 22, 2023
Brothers Esteban Hernández (left; photo/Erik Tomasson) and Isaac (right; photo/Stephen Texeira) are both appearing in "The Nutcracker" in San Francisco this year.
Posted inCulture

Raised in large Mexican Jewish family, these brothers are dancing together in S.F. Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’

by Stav Ziv November 23, 2022November 25, 2022
A Taiwanese dance teacher practices Israeli folk dance in Yilan, Taiwan. (Photo/JTA-Jordyn Haime)
Posted inCulture

Folk dance is a national pastime in Taiwan. Israeli songs are a big part of the tradition.

by Jordyn Haime and JTA July 5, 2022
Corey Brady and Tristan Ching Hartmann rehearse "Global Moves," the 50th anniversary performance of Margaret Jenkins Dance Company at Presidio Theatre, June 16-19, 2022. (Photo/Kegan Marling)
Posted inCulture

Margaret Jenkins looks back on 50 years of pioneering modern dance

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene June 1, 2022June 8, 2022
Dancers rehearse choreographer Alyssa Mitchel’s “Here. Now.” outside the Exploratorium in San Francisco. (Photo/Kyle Adler)
Posted inCultured

Ready, set, play! Bay Area in-person performances mark a step back to normal.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 26, 2021October 28, 2021
Megan Lowe in “Meet Us Quickly With Your Mercy.” (Photo/RJ Muna)
Posted inCulture

After setbacks, aerial dance on mass incarceration to premiere in S.F.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten October 5, 2021
“Being an artist for me is allowing yourself to be open to unexpected outcomes, about removing the armor from your movement and yourself," said Anna Halprin. (Photo/Drew Himmelstein)
Posted inObituaries

How Marin’s Anna Halprin challenged stereotypes and biases through dance

by Janice Ross and Forward May 27, 2021May 28, 2021
Retired ballet dancer Debra Rose at her Gyrotonic studio.
Posted inCulture

Q&A: A former ballet dancer who isn’t done moving

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 31, 2021March 31, 2021
seen from above, a woman strikes a dancer-like pose outside her house
Posted inCulture

Pandemic isolation fosters creativity for busy dancer and choreographer

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 4, 2020September 14, 2020

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