Article: Bay Area Dance Series. (Laney College Theatre, Oakland, California)

The best thing about the 1994 Bay Area Dance Series was that it happened. Last year's season almost didn't make it to the end because of a funding shortage. But help came from the city of Oakland and Laney College; the latter's handsome theater has been home to the series since its inception, and the ninth season rolled off the boards right on schedule.

While it was gratifying to see that BADS was not one more victim of omnipresent cutbacks, it was disappointing to see how conservative its programming was. Much of the work had been presented elsewhere in the Bay Area, and few choreographers chose to tackle the implications of this year's title, "Hometown." ...

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