What Men Want

Naomi and I went to see a dance performance this evening of Scott Wells and Dancers as part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival. The title of this sold out show was What Men Want and our grand conclusion was "each other."

The pieces ranged from delicately choreographed to agressive homoerotic wrestling. Very San Francisco in terms of pushing the gender boundaries. There is something so wonderful about the male form in dance. Often I find modern dance difficult to watch with the tendancy to use a jagged dance vocabulary. With this work I was enthralled by the fluidity of movement.

Dancing on the Railing

More of the Scott Wells & Dancers. They were jumping, lunging and smashing into the concrete as we watched in amazement. This piece was performed along the Embarcadero Marina and close to the end a boat pulled up to the "set" and its passengers watched in amazement. In this photo the guy on the left is a dancers. Front row seats take on a whole new meaning.

Trolley Dancer

Now its fifth year, the San Francisco Trolley Dances features California-based dance organizations performing along the Trolley Route. This time the route was the Muni T-Third Line which took us out by AT&T Ballpark, University of California San Francisco and Bayview Hunters' Point.

The day was absolutely perfect for enjoying dance. Here is member of the Scott Wells and Dancers.

My co-workers Katy and Jessica display their good cheer for the arts. Both are dancers.