DAVID HERRERA PERFORMANCE COMPANY
Celebrating 17 years of innovative, thought-provoking dance;
Promoting Latinx Voices via modern American Movement
2007 -2024
Best Modern Dance Company, Runner-up 2024, "Bestie" Bay Area Reporter
Best Dance Company, Runner-up 2022 by "Best of the Bay"
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Sip & Chat: Meet David Herrera
LXNdance Podcast
Hosted by Mari Vas & Marcus Valentin
June 2023
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Stories and Insights: Meet David Herrera
CanvasRebel
Conversations with Entrepreneurs, Artists & Creatives
April 11, 2024
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Review: David Herrera Performance Company, ÓRALE!
by Jen Norris
Jen Norris Dance Reviews
September 11, 2023
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David Herrera Interviewed by iHeartRadio about ÓRALE!
by Tinka Floyd-Blackmon
Featured on STAR 101.3FM, The Breeze 98.1FM, WILD 94.9FM, and 80s+ KOSF 103.7FM.
September 4, 2023
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"Órale! Highlights Diversity of Latin Culture"
"Live! In The Bay" KRON Channel 4 interview
by Olivia Horton
David Herrera is interviewed on live television about all things ÓRALE! and dance
August 28, 2023
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​ÓRALE! by David Herrera Performance Company
LatinBayArea
August 2023
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David Herrera Performance Company Ignites Language in "The Tip of My Tongue"
by Garth Grimball
Life as Modern Dancer
March 30, 2022
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(Dance) Field of Dreams by David Herrera
In "Collective Matters on Dance and Other Body Modifications" by Dancing Around Race
In Dance, a publication of Dancers' Group
January 13, 2022
As Omicron surged, local arts venues were left to fend for themselves
by Marke B.
48Hills.org
Why did organizations have to make their own decision to close or stay open, with no specific guidance from the city (San Francisco)?
January 11, 2022
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"Liberate Your Choreographic Practice"
by Hope Mohr
Dance Magazine
David Herrera was featured , "What tools or tactic are you using in the studio to liberate your choreographic practice?"
Read Hope Mohr's article and his answer on pages 74-75.
January 2022
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Heartistry Podcast: Danzacuentos
Farah Yasmeen Shaikh in conversation with David Herrera, Karla Quintero, Mario Ismael Espinoza (Co-curators)
A conversation with the creators of Danzacuentos a series holding space for artists that self-identify as Latinx, Hispanic, and/or Indigenous to drive their own narrative, while showcasing the spectrum of experiences of movement artists from Latin America or who form part of the US Latin American diaspora.
September 7, 2021
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with Joceyln Reyes (Reyes Dance)
In Dance, a publication of Dancers' Group
Conversation on being a Latinx artists and leveraging community to address inequitable practices in the dance field.
January 19, 2021
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by Farah Yasmeen Shaikh
Discussion on being a POC professional dance artist and the road getting there.
December 22, 2020
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Compassionate Labor Deserves Intentional Rest
My Life As a Modern Dancer
Perspectives from 6 members of Dancing Around Race in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Writings on overdue cultural equity shift happening in the modern & contemporary dance field.
July 19, 2020
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UCSC Theater Arts Alumni Interview
by Saksham Kumar
UCSC Theater Arts Instagram
An open discussion about equity in the arts, "making it", and advice for emerging artists.
July 8, 2020
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Race, Aesthetics, and Working in Community: From "Dancing Around Race" to "LatinXtensions"
A Conversation between David Herrera, Lead Artist 2019-2020 Community Engagement Residency,
and HMD Artistic Director Hope Mohr.
October 29, 2019
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DHPCo's discusses "Queridxs Mios: My Loved 1(s)" and its participation in PUSHfest.
"Audience Award Winner" 2019
David Herrera Performance Company explores the power of empathy -- loss
by Marke B.
48Hills.org
"Resurrection of Everyday"
After the death of his father, the choreographer-collaborator's new 'Resurrection of Everyday People' became something more personal and immersive.
March 27, 2019
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'It's about surviving turmoil': Latinx dance troupe explores racial trauma
by Jose Fermoso
The Guardian (U.S).
Feature about DHPCo. participation in the Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers
November 9, 2018
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‘The Least of Them’ examines race, politics through dance
by Mary Ellen Hunt
San Francisco Chronicle /SF Gate
"The Least of Them"
May 10, 2016
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Building Dance on the Latino Experience
by Liz Brent
Stance on Dance
Interview with David Herrera , "The Least of Them"
May 9, 2016
Risk, Experimentation, and Drinks at Z Space
Missiona Local
"TOUCH"
March 31, 2015
Separation Becomes Communal in "TOUCH"
48 Hills.org
"TOUCH"
March 31, 2015
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Helping the Homeless Through the Arts: Community Housing Partnership in Action
by Irene Hsiao
SF Weekly
Highlights David Herrera & DHPCo's community outreach practices
April 9, 2014
'The Stranger (Part1)': Poor Amongst the Rich
by Nirmala Nataraj
San Francisco Chronicle/ SF Gate
"the Stranger (Part 1)" SF premiere
April 17, 2013
by Scott Rappaport
UCSC Newscenter
Commissioned Guest Company for UC Santa Cruz's Theater Arts Dept.
Spring Dance Concert
May 2013
by Jenny Simeone
Santa Cruz Good Times
"Slumber"
April 24, 2012
5 Questions with Choreographer David Herrera
by Geri Jeter
California Literary Review
"American Layercake"
March 10, 2011
by Wanda Sabir
(Listen from 40min-60min)
Interview for "American Layercake"
March 4, 2011
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Backstage with the 2011 GWC Professional Inviational Artist:
Feature Profile David Herrera Performance Company
Nannette Brody Dance Theater
Feature as guest performers for NBDT professional perfomance at Orange County Community College
January 2011
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Dancers and Video Evoke Emotions of Immigration
Mission Local
"Origins of Fligh/Origines de Vuelo: An Immigration Story"
November 2009
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Hispanic Dancers Make Their Voices Heard
by Rita Felciano
Write Up for "A Modern World: Latino Perspectives" festival presented by DHPCo.
February 10, 2009
Other:
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by Irene Hsiao
SF Weekly
Stance on Dance
March 28, 2013
Santa Cruz Sentinnel
April 2012
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Backstage with the 2011 GWC Professional Inviational Artist:
Feature Profile David Herrera Performance Company
Nannette Brody Dance Theater
Invited guests during NBDT concert at Orange County Community College
January 2011
Editor's Notes by Greg Archer
Santa Cruz Good Times
April 25, 2012
