DS&D CALENDAR

Join Artistic Director Donna Sternberg for a free community dance class open to all ages and experience levels!

Whether you’re brand-new to dance or have previous experience, this lively class is an opportunity to get your body moving, wake up your mind, and enjoy the joy of movement in a welcoming environment.

We’ll begin with a body warm-up before moving through the space to upbeat world music.

No previous dance experience is needed. Come ready to move and have fun!

Since 1988, the Fresno Art Museum's Council of 100 has each year honored a woman

artist over the age of 60 who has spent thirty years or more in the studio, has created a unique and prestigious body of work, and lives 100 miles outside of Fresno with a solo exhibition.

For the first time in the 37-year history of the Council of 100, their Selection Committee has chosen a Modern dancer/choreographer, Donna Sternberg from Santa Monica, California, as the 2026 honoree. A performance-based artist could be challenging for an art museum where exhibitions of two- and three-dimensional art are the norm. The solution to this potential predicament was to create a photographic retrospective of Sternberg's career, featuring static images of herself and her company's performances between 1970 and 2025. In addition to the photographic images, videos of her performances will be looped on a monitor for continuous viewing in the Contemporary Gallery. Her exhibition, titled Dancing Through Time: Donna Sternberg, A Retrospective, runs from August 1, 2026 through January 10, 2027.

Click here to read the LA Chronicle feature article on Donna

Donna Sternberg & Dancers brings an evening of contemporary dance to the Warkentine Culture & Arts Center on the campus of Fresno Pacific University. This special performance celebrates Donna Sternberg's recognition as the Fresno Art Museum's Council of 100 Distinguished Woman Artist for 2026, an honor recognizing over five decades of groundbreaking work at the intersection of dance, science, and human experience. 

Donna Sternberg & Dancers is not currently holding audition but we're always looking to connect with passionate, skilled performers interested in joining our creative community.

Our work is physically demanding, emotionally resonant, and rooted in discovery. Ideal candidates are technically strong, comfortable with improvisation, and excited by collaboration across disciplines.

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