Struggling to get by in a blighted urban neighborhood can leave little time to envision the future — but that’s exactly the kind of dialogue choreographer Raissa Simpson is trying to foster. Through ...

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So busy is the local dance scene that one expects another new festival every week. The latest to come along is PushFest, the creation of Raissa Simpson, the artistic director of the urban-oriented ...

In a narrow dance studio, a young woman is being passed from one set of hands to another as she reaches worriedly. Angry words blast from the stereo. "She's being displaced as she tries to ground ...

1 A 2025 Guide To New York City’s Under-the-Radar Holiday Highlights The festival's intrigue is to mix a diverse and culturally relevant entity that is carefully curated by a professional panel made ...

PUSH Dance Company choreographer Raissa Simpson has been building a body of work largely inspired by the cultural and social history of the Bay Area. Now she turns the spotlight on Hunters Point in ...

Dance Initiative will welcome San Francisco’s PUSH Dance Company as the second 2019 Artist in Residence. PUSH will be in rehearsal all week in the Open Studio of The Launchpad located at 76 Fourth St.

State Sen. Leland Yee Arrested, UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Push Dance Co. An FBI probe erupted Wednesday with raids and the arrests of state Sen. Leland Yee and Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow ...