Come join in music and dance lessons, be dazzled by performances by Oakland-based circus & dance companies, learn body percussion, take flight in BANDALOOP’s new studio & scale the rock climbing wall. Walk ups welcome!
Based on a 13th century Persian folktale, brings a timeless tale of kindness, generosity, and magic to the historic Sebastiani Theatre. Love and family can weather all odds, greed destroys and kindness is rewarded even if it's not immediate. Caring for others and our environment makes everything better, for us now and for future generations.
Join us for a lively conversation that celebrates the artistic process: the achievements and challenges of women in the arts, looking at the past, present, and future, as well as a premiere screening of a film featuring Yuan Yuan Tan. This program is co-presented by the Art Center and Danse Lumiere and supported in part by John […]
What do a gay cowboy, a slam poetry genius, a revolutionary poet, a naturalist, a couple of starry-eyed lovers, and a doomsayer have in common? They all want to experiment with the theatrical form as members of the Wednesday Club, a group of LGBTQ+ drama nerds (and their allies) who get together to test out […]
Kathy Mata Ballet is celebrating Bay Area Dance Week 2024 and will present classical and contemporary ballet pieces, performed with live accompaniment. Company members and guests will be performing many different dance styles, including musical theater, modern, lyrical, contemporary, character and much more. Come and enjoy what promises to be a fun afternoon of dance. […]
Abhinaya's Junior Dance company will be presenting unique pieces from their repertoire followed by a thematic student presentation' Gems from the Ramayana- part 1' Contact abdanceco@gmail.com for more details
GHOST__WORLD: a performance for 4 dancers is built on choreography originating in first-hand interviews with electronics and e-waste workers in South China (conducted by Liu in fall 2022). An overwhelming sense of disconnection and dim prospects are routed through references to a number of traditions, including Chinese Lion Dance, Butoh, and the synchronized dances of “frog […]
This year, RAWdance celebrates 20 years of dancing, performances, and pushing boundaries! We’ll be celebrating 20’s style, with a 1920s speakeasy theme (and a 2020s edge) for our 20th Anniversary Benefit & Celebration. Glam it up for a night two decades in the making, featuring live performance by the company, flowing drinks and hors d’oeuvres, […]
She Kills Monsters is a play about a grieving young woman who embarks on a journey into the unknown world of Dungeons and Dragons to understand the little sister she never truly knew. This production will be part of San Francisco State School of Theatre & Dance’s Spring 2024 season. Here at the School of […]
Witness Capoeira’s spellbinding ritual unfold as Mestra Cigarra shares her pathbreaking ascent through the art’s male-dominated ranks, and the stories of those who’ve inherited her legacy, through dance, film, and martial arts. See guest artists from Brazil, and the ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco Performance Company embody her lineage through Capoeira and the traditional music and dances […]
She Kills Monsters is a play about a grieving young woman who embarks on a journey into the unknown world of Dungeons and Dragons to understand the little sister she never truly knew. This production will be part of San Francisco State School of Theatre & Dance’s Spring 2024 season. Here at the School of […]
Smuin’s season finale will be headlined by the World Premiere of Tupelo Tornado from international superstar Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. This extraordinary new ballet inspired by the life and music of Elvis is her first creation for Smuin. Also on the bill is Smuin Associate Artistic Director Amy Seiwert’s Broken Open, set to a lush score from renowned cellist and composer Julia […]
Lustig LIVE! is set to ignite the stage with a thrilling fusion of classical elegance and rock 'n' roll energy! Led by the visionary direction of OBC artistic director, Graham Lustig, this dynamic performance promises an unforgettable journey through a kaleidoscope of musical brilliance. From the graceful elegance of Bach to the rebellious spirit of Elvis, Lustig […]
Freddie vs. Elvis are two abstract dances that use the music of Freddie Mercury (Queen) and Elvis Presley as backdrops to create a series of dances that are influenced by iconic imagery, pop culture and collective memory. In part one, Landini uses the isolated vocals of Freddie Mercury, to deconstruct Queen’s iconic songs into plotless […]
PERFECT.RESPONSE is fueled by a cast of 11 dynamic dancer-actors, live music by The Welcome Matt, and an integrated theatrical design. It’s something of a nontraditional musical! The work is performed in two parts, rooted in Contemporary dance forms, original music, deep collaboration, and community and audience engagement. There is something in it for everyone!
Smuin’s season finale will be headlined by the World Premiere of Tupelo Tornado from international superstar Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. This extraordinary new ballet inspired by the life and music of Elvis is her first creation for Smuin. Also on the bill is Smuin Associate Artistic Director Amy Seiwert’s Broken Open, set to a lush score from renowned cellist and composer Julia […]
Sha Sha Higby's metaphorically rich and intimate journey of elaborate multi-layered costume and projected micro puppetry is based on the symbolic plight of our skies and ourselves. Serene forests of animals and birds followed by a stylized battle of demons of fire in the forests is extinguished by the oceans. A hole opens in the […]
PERFECT.RESPONSE is fueled by a cast of 11 dynamic dancer-actors, live music by The Welcome Matt, and an integrated theatrical design. It’s something of a nontraditional musical! The work is performed in two parts, rooted in Contemporary dance forms, original music, deep collaboration, and community and audience engagement. There is something in it for everyone!
Freddie vs. Elvis are two abstract dances that use the music of Freddie Mercury (Queen) and Elvis Presley as backdrops to create a series of dances that are influenced by iconic imagery, pop culture and collective memory. In part one, Landini uses the isolated vocals of Freddie Mercury, to deconstruct Queen’s iconic songs into plotless […]
Witness Capoeira’s spellbinding ritual unfold as Mestra Cigarra shares her pathbreaking ascent through the art’s male-dominated ranks, and the stories of those who’ve inherited her legacy, through dance, film, and martial arts. See guest artists from Brazil, and the ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco Performance Company embody her lineage through Capoeira and the traditional music and dances […]
She Kills Monsters is a play about a grieving young woman who embarks on a journey into the unknown world of Dungeons and Dragons to understand the little sister she never truly knew. This production will be part of San Francisco State School of Theatre & Dance’s Spring 2024 season. Here at the School of […]
Directed and conceived by pearl ubungen, Cabaret Sandia | watermelon cabaret is where Lady Justice reveals the deepest, genuine truths - about WAR, POVERTY and COLONIALISM. Disrobing, as it were, from the gown, sword and scales of the backlogged, infuriating legal system, Lady Justice let’s loose with funky grooves, out improvisations and some beloved loved […]
Smuin’s season finale will be headlined by the World Premiere of Tupelo Tornado from international superstar Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. This extraordinary new ballet inspired by the life and music of Elvis is her first creation for Smuin. Also on the bill is Smuin Associate Artistic Director Amy Seiwert’s Broken Open, set to a lush score from renowned cellist and composer Julia […]
Lustig LIVE! is set to ignite the stage with a thrilling fusion of classical elegance and rock 'n' roll energy! Led by the visionary direction of OBC artistic director, Graham Lustig, this dynamic performance promises an unforgettable journey through a kaleidoscope of musical brilliance. From the graceful elegance of Bach to the rebellious spirit of Elvis, Lustig […]
"This is a time for dealing with reality as it is, not as you would have it be" (I Ching Online.net 2015). “But one thing is certain. If one is making something which is to be nothing, the one making must love and be patient with the material he chooses” (John Cage, Lecture on Nothing […]
