Diavolo
If you’re looking for the most sophisticated, artful contemporary dance out there, Diavolo is not where you’ll find it.
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A Dance of Hope
One choreographer’s response to the Holocaust.
Jacques Heim Brings L.A.-Based Diavolo to Santa Barbara
When it comes to contemporary dance choreographers, Jacques Heim is an anomaly; he’s not a dancer.
Mourning, presented by Eiko and Koma
Last week, Santa Barbara got an unusual double dose of modern dance: Eiko and Koma through UCSB Arts & Lectures one night, and Parsons Dance at the Lobero the next.
Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular
The problem with this show wasn’t a lack of talent on the part of the performers but the painfully inauthentic setting in which their performances were delivered.
David Parsons Defends Accessibility
For most modern dance artists, accessibility is a dirty word.
Voices: An Informal Evening of New and Revived Dances
Santa Barbara Dance Theatre, the professional modern dance company in residence at UCSB, debuted “Unplugged” last year as a forum for the company’s dancers to show their own choreography.
Avant-Garde Dance Duo Eiko and Koma Visit
Few dance styles have inspired as much confusion and outrage as Butoh, the avant-garde theatrical art form created in postwar Japan by dance artists Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno.
Aurelia’s Oratorio
Children are the true magicians in our midst: They can transform a sandbox into a bed of hot lava, use an empty bucket to serve high tea, or describe in chilling detail the monster that crept out from under the bed last night.
BASSH, presented by the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance.
In one little syllable, the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance captures the explosive energy of social dance in Santa Barbara.