• September 18, 2016

    SPEAK: On Being Ally and Aesthetic Warrior

    By Published On: September 18th, 2016

    Recent article written by ETS director, Krista DeNio, for Dancers' Group's In Dance in reflection of the work happening in Stand Ground: October 13-15, 20-22 @ CounterPulse   http://dancersgroup.org/2016/09/speak-being-ally-aesthetic-warrior-krista-denio/

  • September 7, 2016

    Toolbox: Resources for Artists Engaged in Community Building

    By Published On: September 7th, 2016

      As a practicing artist, I do a lot of research to support my projects. Here are some resources I have found, that support the independent, self-organized work of artists and small groups that play a critical and significant role within the San Francisco Bay Area communities. None of these require a fiscal agent or

  • September 7, 2016

    Re-Assembly Instructions Not Included

    By Published On: September 7th, 2016

    Stephanie Bastos is my new hero. Like me, she has a physical disability, and I found myself drawn into her piece. Moreover, I felt as though Stephanie was talking to me. Her story is compelling, and she is as engaging onstage as she is in everyday life. If pressed for an answer, most people would

  • September 7, 2016

    A Letter to Myself From Home

    By Published On: September 7th, 2016

    I regularly see Zoë at CounterPulse. I was going to gush about Zoë's wide range of skill sets, how insanely capable she is, but that's true of everyone at CounterPulse. But having never seen Zoë perform before, never having seen what kind of work she makes, I was pretty curious. Like Stephanie, Zoë is a

  • August 29, 2016

    From the Personal to the Universal: a Journey

    By Published On: August 29th, 2016

    Shawty what? How they do it where you from? How they do it where you from? That's how they do it where we from That how they do it where they from Shawty what? How they do it where you from? How they do it where you from? That's how they do it where we

  • August 26, 2016

    Rainbow Logic

    By Published On: August 26th, 2016

    Seth and Remy - Photo by Adam Paulson By Seth Eisen In 2006 after Remy Charlip had a stroke I was given the task of packing and moving all of his artwork and personal items to storage and to help facilitate the creation of a list of every item in the collection- a

  • August 25, 2016

    FACT/SF Collaborator Liane Burns, on the JuMP Program

    By Published On: August 25th, 2016

    (Photo by Devlin Shand) As we gear up for our performances this weekend, I am able to reflect on how amazing the JuMP Program truly is. Having participated as a dancer for the first two seasons, and as both dancer and co-choreographer in the third, I feel I can now speak to how important JuMP

  • August 24, 2016

    First Person Experience – GirlFly

    By Published On: August 24th, 2016

    First Person Experience - GIRLFLY 7/22/16 Even though I have a years’ long history of seeing shows, and performing in a variety of public venues, I can be a bit a bit of a wall flower, at times (Confession: I have been sidelined due to an injury, and GirlFly is the first live show I

  • August 23, 2016

    JuMP 2016 Choreographer Katerina Wong, on her work with FACT/SF

    By Published On: August 23rd, 2016

      (Photo by Devlin Shand) Staring straight into the face of our show week for JuMP 2016, I’m happy to take a moment to organize my thoughts, ground myself, and reflect on the unique experience of being the 2016 JuMP Choreographer. FACT/SF’s JuMP Program has opened up so many doors for me. It has allowed

  • August 19, 2016

    Slender-White on Dancing at Home and Abroad

    By Published On: August 19th, 2016

    (Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti) As you all well know by now, community lies at the heart of all we do at FACT/SF. Together, our artists and advocates, fans and friends, make our work and make our work possible. And, though the Bay Area is home, our impact reaches far beyond our region - across the

  • August 11, 2016

    TOOL BOX: resources for artists engaged in community building.

    By Published On: August 11th, 2016

    As an independent artist, I do a lot of research to support my own work. Here are some resources I have found, that support the independent, self-organized work of artists and small groups that play a critical and significant role within the San Francisco Bay Area communities. None of these require a fiscal agent or

  • July 7, 2016

    Trust

    By Published On: July 7th, 2016

    Do I trust what I see? Do I trust myself? Am I perfect? Am I disabled or mislabeled? VULNERABILITY/ STRENGTH poem by Valerie Burton STRONG Resilience is better than strength Vulnerability is the portal to liberation and enlightenment STOP and notice the fear in the body. STOP and PAUSE Notes on vulnerability and resiliency as