Velveteen Rabbit has been a favorite for the San Francisco-based ODC Dance company for a very long time. With some connection to that community, it is a difficu

Velveteen Rabbit has been a favorite for the San Francisco-based ODC Dance company for a very long time. With some connection to that community, it is a difficult road to stable adulthood from the mix of talented, ambitious, flawed, selfish and occasionally fallen alumnae in that crowd. There is no explaining the emotional intensity of hearts on fire, nor the enduring charms of simple childhood play deep within.