I am so excited to produce The San Jose Movement Festival
San Jose Dance Theatre and I are excited to partner with the City of San Jose’s Abierto program and Filco Events to bring you the First Annual San Jose Movement Festival, part of the Sunday in the Park with Arts program.
Held at St. James Park in downtown San Jose on Sunday, October 3rd, 2021, this event will feature dance companies from San Jose and around the Bay Area. From 2pm - 5pm bring your picnic blanket and see exquisite movement from over 30 very talented professional dancers.
Intro.
It has been a long 18 months for the world. A year where everything changed and our lives were turned upside down. A year where many of us sat down, reassessed, created new goals and now are beginning to work towards new dreams. Me being me, sitting back and riding out the pandemic was never going to happen. As the people around me know and have now experienced, no pandemic was going to get in my way. I went into the crisis wanting to change, grow and build. Now, I can look back and evaluate my achievements over the last two years and make a plan for the future. One that is on a new pathway or maybe an old pathway rediscovered.
Against All Odds San Jose Dance Theatre Thrives Through The COVID Crisis
Eighteen months ago the challenges facing San Jose Dance Theatre and the dance industry as a whole seemed insurmountable. The pandemic had hit and the organization faced one of the biggest hurdles in its 57 years of history. At the beginning no one knew how long we would shelter in place. Being in one of the most restrictive counties in the country we faced no dance classes, no performances and, most concerning of all, significantly reduced income. Eighteen months down the track we reflect on the challenges, the success, and the changes we made to emerge stronger and ready to tackle the coming years.