“Tanya Chianese and ka·nei·see | collective are important players in the emerging contemporary dance scene.”
- Heather Desaulniers, Critical Dance
"...busting into the Bay Area dance scene, garnering immediate critical acclaim, and selling out every seat…"
- Sarah Burke, East Bay Express
ka·nei·see | collective is a San Francisco Bay Area contemporary dance company directed by Tanya Chianese.
Named after the phonetic combination of “can I see?” and Tanya’s Italian last name, the company creates vitalizing and accessible contemporary dance that promotes finding humor, appreciation, compassion, awareness, and most importantly perspective in our modern existence.
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Since its inception in 2014, ka·nei·see | collective has received two audience choice awards (ODC/Dance, Luna Dance Institute), five tours (Seattle, WA [x2]; Aspen, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO), five residencies (including ODC/Dance's Sandbox Series and Shawl-Anderson Dance Center), twelve festival invitations (including local SF International Arts Fest, RAWdance's Concept Series and West Wave Dance Festival), ten critic's choice/picks (Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher, SF/Arts, SF Chronicle), and four commissions (including San Francisco State University and JUNTOS collective). ka·nei·see | collective has been featured and reviewed in over 31 media outlets (please see PRESS credits), and has received funding over the years from the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, CA$H Grant, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Lighting Artists in Dance (a program of Dancers' Group), FACT/SF Co-Production Grant, and generous individual donors.
"Accessible and provocative, as well as unafraid to meld innovation with time-honored dance conventions," (San Francisco Chronicle).
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See Artistic Director Tanya Chianese's Bio Here
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