SFCD cordially invites you to join us on Sunday, April 28, and Tuesday, April 30, for some FREE events in celebration of Bay Area Dance Week. Come by on Sunday at any time between 10 AM and 8 PM to see what two of our resident companies are working on. Sharp & Fine, directed by …
UT Austin senior and Conservatory summer program alumna Courtney Mazeika brings us this week’s words to work by. When I get caught up in the whirlwind of life, this prose poem helps me to find the ground. Desiderata By: Max Ehrmann Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be … Continue reading »
Please join us for an open house on Thursday, February 28, from 2:00-3:00 PM. The fantastic Doug Letheren has been a guest teacher at the Conservatory during the month of February. He has been teaching Gaga and introducing students to the work of Sharon Eyal. On Thursday, dancers from the SFCD year-round program will show … Continue reading »
Current Conservatory student Virginia Reinert reflects on Malinda Lavelle’s Jam class, which opens each week on Monday morning. Simple wisdom: we arrive where we are because of where we have been, and we go forward from where we are. We all have things that we would rather forget. Things that we wish weren’t part of … Continue reading »
A significant part of training at the Conservatory is not just working hard but, more importantly, improving how to work so that development and breakthroughs are simply the byproducts of a self-sustaining artistic practice. At times, this meta-working process is quite heady and overwhelming. When I feel neck deep, I find wisdom in these words to … Continue reading »
“As an artist the task is not to create meaning, but to change the air so that meaning can occur.” -Todd Hido Thank you, Andrea, for finding this one! Continue reading »
Good friend and Conservatory alumna Andrea Thompson reports from her travels abroad, which started on a Birthright trip to Israel and continues this spring with a string of auditions. Here, she writes about her experience after Batsheva Dance Company’s winter Gaga intensive and the first round of auditions for the Ensemble. DAY BEFORE AUDITIONS: I … Continue reading »
In 2012, we had the great pleasure of seeing a number of recent Conservatory students and alumni join the ranks of other alumni already working with a wide variety of companies and choreographers. We’re proud of their work and delighted to see them taking on the professional realm. Josianne Fleming and Sarah Woods joined San … Continue reading »
