Lou Fancher

Lou Fancher is a San Francisco Bay Area writer. Her work has been published by WIRED.com, Diablo Magazine, Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, InDance, East Bay Express, Oakland Magazine, SF Weekly, and others.  She is a children's book author, designer and illustrator, with over 50 books in print. Also a choreographer, ballet master and teacher, she coaches professional ballet and contemporary dance companies in the U. S. and Canada.  Visit her website online at www.johnsonandfancher.com.

Articles By This Author

Lou Fancher - February 22, 2021

Choreographer Robert Moses and Denise Saunders Thompson, of the International Association of Blacks in Dance, discuss increasing Black influence and the added challenges of the pandemic.

Lou Fancher - February 8, 2021

This year’s cohorts are featured in upcoming concerts with the LA Chamber Orchestra and with young musicians from Kaufman Music Center.

Lou Fancher - February 2, 2021

The collaborative song cycle melding prison choirs, professional musicians, and cinematographers in a mashup of Fidelio, Black composers, and more streams this month.

Lou Fancher - January 25, 2021

2021’s Best of the Festival celebrates dance-film premieres from all corners of the world.

Lou Fancher - January 18, 2021

The bicoastal dance company premieres a new work Jan. 29–30.

Lou Fancher - January 4, 2021

The charismatic young trumpeter and vocalist performs for Cal Performances at Home with her quintet.

Lou Fancher - December 22, 2020

A crack team of composers, librettists, singers, and musicians develops a podcast series of five interwoven operas that defy genre.

Lou Fancher - December 14, 2020

We chat with the tireless vocalist about her television special, life during lockdown, and her illustrious career.

Lou Fancher - November 30, 2020

Music Got Me Here traces one teen’s recovery from traumatic brain injury via music therapy.

Lou Fancher - November 9, 2020

“Rise Up for Change” supports GLIDE’s life-saving work and features an all-star roster of guest artists.