My most significant artistic influences are…because…   As a child, I used to get sent to the principal’s office for belting opera in the middle of class. In the past few years, I have obsessively watched youtube clips of contestants on… Read more

When Judy asked me if I would introduce tonight’s honorees, Joan Jonas and Yvonne Rainer, I didn’t hesitate for a minute. Both of them are long-time friends. I’ve written about the work of both. I teach my students about their… Read more

Bid on art & support Danspace Project! Our silent auction features works by Joana Avillez, Paul Chan, Joan Jonas, Babette Mangolte, Ryan McNamara & Jen Rosenblit, Peter Moore, Yvonne Rainer, Xaviera Simmons, and Pat Steir.​ Browse the auction and bid here!… Read more

What web of connections do new generations of artists trace? Who are their influences? Since 2012 we have explored artistic constellations and lineages by asking each artist to share a significant artistic influence.   “I don’t actually think about influences… Read more

by Svetlana Kitto   With some missing brainpower, one still thinks. Some missing physical power, one does dance. — Eiko, introducing Program 6   I remember my grandmother, Bella. She was always smiling or crying. Before the war in Latvia,… Read more

Part 8 “not that theories are not beautiful, but that they are feeble” C.D. Wright     Installation St. Marks Church (March 15) D is for Dance Discipline Devotion Says Merce Through Valda An art process is not necessarily a… Read more

by Paul Chan WHAT DOES IT mean to change? No one steps in the same river twice, Heraclitus wrote. The world is unimaginably different now from what it was in 500 b.c. For instance, many rivers today are so polluted… Read more

by Eiko Otake   ANNA HALPRIN No description is necessary for this amazing dance artist. She opened her studio and home to us anytime we were in the Bay Area. I sincerely feel that her work and teaching at her… Read more

[October 2015] In January 2015, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) hosted a public conversation between Eiko and Trajal Harrell, moderated by Sam Miller, as a part of Trajal’s two-year Annenberg Research Commission Residency. Trajal’s residency included an exploration of… Read more