David E. Moreno E-RYT500, YACEP, SFT, is an internationally recognized yoga instructor who came to yoga after dancing professionally in a variety of modern dance companies and light opera productions. He also trained in experimental dance including the early phases of Steve Paxton's contact improv, the environmental happenings of Anna Halprin, and the deep inner dance of Continuum with Emilie Conrad. His commentaries on yoga have been featured in an assortment of yoga journals and magazines, and he is the producer of yoga DVDs and eBooks. www.moryoga.com
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Writes in: Dance, Etc, Features, Film, Music, and Theater.
DanceSan Francisco,
On an empty smoked-filled stage, Jacob O’Connell’s solo began the fifteen-part “Autobiography.” His movements were reptilian and articulate, his développé effortless, quickly dissolving into something gritty, as Lucy Carter’s stark white lighting washed down like a heavy mist. He danced ...
DanceBerkeley,
Company Wang Ramirez leaped across Berkeley Saturday evening with their in-the-buzz style of dance and livewire troupe. Its choreographers, Honji Wang and Sébastien Ramirez have risen to prominence for their unique approach to dance theater and because ...
DanceSan Francisco,
Netta Yerushalmy made a stunning San Francisco debut with an abridged version of her "Paramodernities." This sophisticated six-part series will have its world premiere at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival this August. Three of these parts were presented for ...
MusicSan Francisco,
Philip Glass @ 80ish
When “Music With Changing Parts” premiered in New York in1970 it was at once revolutionary, persistent, repetitive, annoying, hypnotic, challenging, and otherworldly. People walked out while others were completely mesmerized. The future had arrived and ...
DanceSan Francisco,
“Closer” (2009)
“Hearts & Arrows” Film (2014)
“Sarabande” (2009)
Benjamin Milliepied's, L.A. Dance Project not only made its San Francisco debut this week, but also launched the Bay Area's new Pivot performance series that promises "innovative, creativity and ...
DanceSan Francisco,
“Capitalism excels at innovation but fails at maintenance.”
There is something queer about “Sink”, a political purge in heels, a ritualized communal healing, a street-smart shamanic journey. Something remarkable about how its vague threads, three distinct segments, loosely ...
DanceSan Francisco,
The year 2017 has been a record one for San Franciscan choreographers and dancers celebrating landmark anniversaries. While some of these anniversary performances can be over- indulgent, others remain true to the creative talent driving their sustained careers. However, few ...
DanceSan Francisco,
“In ballet they call it a mistake. In modern we call it improvised.” Brian Brooks
“Some of a Thousand Words” ends where it began. This creative hour-long performance concludes with a segment started five years ago when ...
DanceBerkeley,
Choreographer Justin Peck’s minimalistic “In Creases” started off this weekend’s Joffrey Ballet performance at Zellerbach Hall with a piano work by Philip Glass, “Four Movements For Two Pianos.” With two pianos facing each other mirror-like, the black pianos dressed ...
DanceSan Francisco,
“The swirling winds, the fire, and the saved…” Michael Palmer
A Mars-red sun stares at San Franciscans from a sky full of soot. Just miles away from the city another culture is going up in flames. The apocalyptic grey ...
