She is Guan Yin, protector and compassionate saint. She is Frieda Kahlo, fierce and courageous artist. She is Medussa, beauty whose vanity orchestrated her own demise. These are some of the images used by choreographer Paris Wages to express the many facets of womanhood in her new production, Google Woman.

www://sfexaminer.com/entertainment/music/2011/5/paris-wages-google-woman-explores-feminine-mystique

Smuin Ballet Keeps the Momentum Going

Choo San Goh, the late choreographer (and a casualty of the AIDS virus) was known as one of the brightest lights in the late 20th century's ballet world. Astonishingly, his work has never been seen by San Francisco audiences - until now.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/2011/5/smuin-ballet-keeps-the-momentum-going-spring-program

Speaking with the Stars...of Dance

ODC San Francisco hosts the first choreography competition in the Bay Area:

http:///www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/music/2011/01/speaking-dance-stars

Fable and Faith: conversation with Robert Moses

Here is the Convozine interview with Robert Moses in a preview of his latest piece, Fable and Faith:

http://convozine.com/conversations/9170

Unveiling Scheherazade

Alonzo King's LINES Ballet presents a new interpretation of Scheherazade with the music of Rimsky-Korsakov interpreted by Zakir Hussein for western and Middle Eastern instruments.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/lifestyle/Unveiling-Scheherazade-104730474.html

Playing With Our Food

L. John Harris, author and illustrator of Foodoodles relishes the early day's of Berkeley's foodie revolution.

http://themonthly.com/upfront1011.html

Oh, Inverted World

Choreographer Trey McIntyre debuts his new piece for Smuin Ballet, appearing at the Palace of Fine Arts through Octobr 10th. Here's my convozine interview with him:

http://convozine.com/conversations/7370