Wow! What a rush these first couple months of 2017 have been! January On the eve of the Women’s March on Washington, Natalia Zukerman invited me to perform at the Sisterhood In Song concert. I danced to Anne Heaton’s poignant “Maybe It’s Peace” with Mona Tavakoli on cajon. (This song continues to be one I … Continue reading MARCH in celebration of women – Sisterhood in Song, at Sea, and in the Streets
I am fired up. I have been sad. I feel the remnant weights of loss. I have felt small and quiet. And, I am fired up. I am excited to create.
Maybe every time period feels like it’s the one most desperately in need of art, but it does seem urgent and important now. Continue reading The Year Ahead – Ready to Work
In a year of so much loss, there is still so much to be grateful for. The company had an incredible year and I had the opportunity for exciting artistic collaborations.
I’m grateful to be an artist surrounded by passionate community, to have the opportunity to explore subjects and emotions through creative process. Continue reading Resilience & Gratitude
Congratulations to Sarah and the This Land cast and collaborators for receiving a Dance Europe Critic’s Choice nomination for Best Premiere! Check out the October issue of Dance Europe magazine! Continue reading Critic’s Choice – Dance Europe Magazine 2016
Thank you Marissa Katarina Bergmann for these beautiful shots of “Reach”, performed July 2016 in the Summer Performance Festival (SPF9) at ODC Theater. SBDP is grateful for our Artist Residency at SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts. Pictured: Nina Wu, Chelseamarie Hill, and Nicole Casado Photographs by Marissa Katarina Bergmann – Return to Photos Watch This … Continue reading Photos: “Reach” at SPF9 – ODC Theater
Sarah was interviewed on KALW’s Open Air show this week. Hear about SBDP’s upcoming performance this weekend in the Summer Performance Festival (SPF) at ODC Theater in San Francisco. Listen to the interview here. Then come see the performance this weekend: July 9-10, Saturday 7pm & Sunday 2pm. SBDP’s “Reach” in the Summer Performance Festival, … Continue reading KALW Radio 2016 – Interview on Open Air show
This Land Oakland, Bringing the Outside In.
Photos by Lisa Harding. Lighting Design, Alejandro Acosta. Continue reading Photos from This Land show at Laney Theater
Dance production to take a journey through Oakland By Mary Ellen Hunt Published 4:48 pm, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Photo: Lisa Harding Sarah Bush Dance Project presents This Land: Oakland. A paean to the beauty landscapes of Oakland is at the heart of “This Land: Oakland,” a new dance theater work that the Sarah Bush … Continue reading SF Chronicle – “Dance production to take a journey through Oakland”
Thank you to all our fans and followers who have been with us on our outdoor This Land Oakland adventure, now it’s time for the second half of the artistic experiment – How can we provide the audience with a similarly inspirational sensory experience of the outside world INSIDE the theater? Come witness the completion … Continue reading “Bringing the Outside In” – May 22 #ThisLand #Oakland
Our performance of “Reach” was featured in a video on KQED Arts. Watch video here. Video: Members of Sarah Bush Dance Project Commune with Oakland’s Landscape By Kelly Whalen and Chloe Veltman April 14, 2016 Text by Chloe Veltman and Video by Kelly Whalen Sarah Bush is wild about Oakland. The choreographer created This Land: … Continue reading KQED Arts video feature – This Land Oakland
