Klanghaus: Prose and Confluence: A Soft Cowboy Musical

San Francisco Playhouse 450 Post St, San Francisco, 94102, United States

Prose and Confluence is a soft cowboy musical, featuring an original score and script, that playfully explores themes of loss, mourning, and understanding. Telling the tale of a grieving river hermit and his homunculus like creation, The WaterBoy, Prose and Confluence is a surreal performance and existential experiment utilizing theatrical scenes, projections, soundscapes, live music, essay, and visual […]

$25

Risa Jaroslow & Dancers: Unstill Life

Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, OAKLAND, CA, United States

Five celebrated artists from across different mediums – dance, music, theater, visual art – are collaborating for the first time to create Unstill Life, an evening-length work. What was initially an intimate duet for Jaroslow and Shick has grown into a vibrant quintet. The five come together as equal partners in the making and performing of this […]

$25 – $35
Event Series La Mezcla: Ghostly Labor

La Mezcla: Ghostly Labor

Hammer Theatre Center 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose, CA, United States

Ghostly Labor, by Vanessa Sanchez and La Mezcla delves into the rich history of labor in the US-Mexico borderlands, combining the art forms of Tap Dance, Mexican Zapateado, Son Jarocho and AfroCaribbean movement. Through a captivating fusion of polyrhythmic movement and an original score, the production examines the legacy of systemic labor exploitation and celebrates the resilience […]

$10 – $35

Risa Jaroslow & Dancers: Unstill Life

Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, OAKLAND, CA, United States

Five celebrated artists from across different mediums – dance, music, theater, visual art – are collaborating for the first time to create Unstill Life, an evening-length work. What was initially an intimate duet for Jaroslow and Shick has grown into a vibrant quintet. The five come together as equal partners in the making and performing of this […]

$25 – $35

Kinetic Art Center: Beware! A Monstrous Circus

Kinetic Arts Center 785 7th St, Oakland, CA, United States

In a castle reclaimed by nature and its beasts, the Great Hall transforms into a stage for a tale of fangs, horns and scales. Watch as the cast of creatures previously doomed to the shadows cavort together in a creepy crescendo of captivating climbs, catches and cartwheels.  This is BEWARE! A Monstrous Circus. Kinetic Arts […]

Free – $45
Event Series La Mezcla: Ghostly Labor

La Mezcla: Ghostly Labor

Hammer Theatre Center 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose, CA, United States

Ghostly Labor, by Vanessa Sanchez and La Mezcla delves into the rich history of labor in the US-Mexico borderlands, combining the art forms of Tap Dance, Mexican Zapateado, Son Jarocho and AfroCaribbean movement. Through a captivating fusion of polyrhythmic movement and an original score, the production examines the legacy of systemic labor exploitation and celebrates the resilience […]

$10 – $35

Bridge Live Arts: Experiments in Motion

Project Artaud's Space 124 401 Alabama Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

A live performance that features new works by choreographers Rebecca Fitton, Cherie Hill, and Hope Mohr. Since 2023, the artists have collaboratively developed Dancing Distributed Leadership, a project that explores shared leadership through choreography, performance, and community engagement. Now, the artists share their inquiries and discoveries through a performative lens with three distinct dance premieres.

$10 – $50

Kinetic Art Center: Beware! A Monstrous Circus

Kinetic Arts Center 785 7th St, Oakland, CA, United States

In a castle reclaimed by nature and its beasts, the Great Hall transforms into a stage for a tale of fangs, horns and scales. Watch as the cast of creatures previously doomed to the shadows cavort together in a creepy crescendo of captivating climbs, catches and cartwheels.  This is BEWARE! A Monstrous Circus. Kinetic Arts […]

Free – $45

PUSH Dance Company: HART Showcase

Bayview Opera House 4705 3rd St, San Francisco, CA, United States

The Hip Hop Artist Residency and Training (HART) program is a 4-month residency that provides training and performance opportunities to Black SF/Bay Area resident artists with aspirations to build a career in Hip Hop and performing arts addressing racial and social justice. The program culminates in a HART showcase of the artists original works as […]

Free

Risa Jaroslow & Dancers: Unstill Life

Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, OAKLAND, CA, United States

Five celebrated artists from across different mediums – dance, music, theater, visual art – are collaborating for the first time to create Unstill Life, an evening-length work. What was initially an intimate duet for Jaroslow and Shick has grown into a vibrant quintet. The five come together as equal partners in the making and performing of this […]

$25 – $35

Kinetic Art Center: Beware! A Monstrous Circus

Kinetic Arts Center 785 7th St, Oakland, CA, United States

In a castle reclaimed by nature and its beasts, the Great Hall transforms into a stage for a tale of fangs, horns and scales. Watch as the cast of creatures previously doomed to the shadows cavort together in a creepy crescendo of captivating climbs, catches and cartwheels.  This is BEWARE! A Monstrous Circus. Kinetic Arts […]

Free – $45

Bridge Live Arts: Experiments in Motion

Project Artaud's Space 124 401 Alabama Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

A live performance that features new works by choreographers Rebecca Fitton, Cherie Hill, and Hope Mohr. Since 2023, the artists have collaboratively developed Dancing Distributed Leadership, a project that explores shared leadership through choreography, performance, and community engagement. Now, the artists share their inquiries and discoveries through a performative lens with three distinct dance premieres.

$10 – $50

Bridge Live Arts: Experiments in Motion

Project Artaud's Space 124 401 Alabama Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

A live performance that features new works by choreographers Rebecca Fitton, Cherie Hill, and Hope Mohr. Since 2023, the artists have collaboratively developed Dancing Distributed Leadership, a project that explores shared leadership through choreography, performance, and community engagement. Now, the artists share their inquiries and discoveries through a performative lens with three distinct dance premieres.

$10 – $50

Risa Jaroslow & Dancers: Unstill Life

Dresher Ensemble Studio 2201 Poplar Street, OAKLAND, CA, United States

Five celebrated artists from across different mediums – dance, music, theater, visual art – are collaborating for the first time to create Unstill Life, an evening-length work. What was initially an intimate duet for Jaroslow and Shick has grown into a vibrant quintet. The five come together as equal partners in the making and performing of this […]

$25 – $35

Kinetic Art Center: Beware! A Monstrous Circus

Kinetic Arts Center 785 7th St, Oakland, CA, United States

In a castle reclaimed by nature and its beasts, the Great Hall transforms into a stage for a tale of fangs, horns and scales. Watch as the cast of creatures previously doomed to the shadows cavort together in a creepy crescendo of captivating climbs, catches and cartwheels.  This is BEWARE! A Monstrous Circus. Kinetic Arts […]

Free – $45

Isadora Duncan Awards: Celebration of Bay Area Dance

ODC Theater 3153 17th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Get ready to mix and mingle with the stars of the dance world at our first face-to-face bash since 2019. Come join the fun, meet the talented nominees, and witness the grand reveal of the 2022-2023 winners. A big shout out to ODC/Dance for hosting us at the fabulous ODC Theater. Dress to impress, but […]

Free – $40

ODC/Dance: Dance Downtown 2024

Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA 700 Howard Street (at Third), San Francisco, CA, United States

Two bracing programs feature world premieres and major reprises by ODC's Founding Artistic Director Brenda Way, Associate Choreographer Kimi Okada, ODC Fellow KT Nelson and guest choreographer Sonya Delwaide. Both Program A and Program B conclude with Nelson's exhilarating Dead Reckoning, set to a commissioned score by composer and cellist Joan Jeanrenaud. Springing from the […]

$30 – $250

ODC/Dance: Dance Downtown 2024

Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA 700 Howard Street (at Third), San Francisco, CA, United States

Two bracing programs feature world premieres and major reprises by ODC's Founding Artistic Director Brenda Way, Associate Choreographer Kimi Okada, ODC Fellow KT Nelson and guest choreographer Sonya Delwaide. Both Program A and Program B conclude with Nelson's exhilarating Dead Reckoning, set to a commissioned score by composer and cellist Joan Jeanrenaud. Springing from the […]

$30 – $250

The Queering Dance Festival: FROLIC!

CounterPulse 80 Turk St, San Francisco, CA, United States

QDF is thrilled to present FROLIC! as a 2024 Co-Production with CounterPulse, comrades in presenting radical and experimental work in the Bay. This year’s festival features eight artists across two exciting programs. From exploring dyke heartbreak through Afrobeat poetry, to drag embodiment of queer Xicanx cowboys, FROLIC! artists bring fearless depth, joyful experimentation, and mythic […]

Free – $40

Natasha Carlitz Dance Ensemble: Gallery

Cubberley Theater 4120 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA, United States

NCDE presents an evening of modern dance based on five centuries of paintings and sculpture. From poignant to hilarious, the dances take their inspiration from artwork ranging from a sixteenth-century study of female musicians to a Matisse collage, the abstract precision of Mondrian, and Op Art, with stops along the way for impressionism and midcentury […]

$15 – $45

The Queering Dance Festival: FROLIC!

CounterPulse 80 Turk St, San Francisco, CA, United States

QDF is thrilled to present FROLIC! as a 2024 Co-Production with CounterPulse, comrades in presenting radical and experimental work in the Bay. This year’s festival features eight artists across two exciting programs. From exploring dyke heartbreak through Afrobeat poetry, to drag embodiment of queer Xicanx cowboys, FROLIC! artists bring fearless depth, joyful experimentation, and mythic […]

Free – $40
Event Series ODC/Dance: Dance Downtown 2024

ODC/Dance: Dance Downtown 2024

Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA 700 Howard Street (at Third), San Francisco, CA, United States

Two bracing programs feature world premieres and major reprises by ODC's Founding Artistic Director Brenda Way, Associate Choreographer Kimi Okada, ODC Fellow KT Nelson and guest choreographer Sonya Delwaide. Both Program A and Program B conclude with Nelson's exhilarating Dead Reckoning, set to a commissioned score by composer and cellist Joan Jeanrenaud. Springing from the […]

$30 – $250

The Queering Dance Festival: FROLIC!

CounterPulse 80 Turk St, San Francisco, CA, United States

QDF is thrilled to present FROLIC! as a 2024 Co-Production with CounterPulse, comrades in presenting radical and experimental work in the Bay. This year’s festival features eight artists across two exciting programs. From exploring dyke heartbreak through Afrobeat poetry, to drag embodiment of queer Xicanx cowboys, FROLIC! artists bring fearless depth, joyful experimentation, and mythic […]

Free – $40

Natasha Carlitz Dance Ensemble: Gallery

Cubberley Theater 4120 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA, United States

NCDE presents an evening of modern dance based on five centuries of paintings and sculpture. From poignant to hilarious, the dances take their inspiration from artwork ranging from a sixteenth-century study of female musicians to a Matisse collage, the abstract precision of Mondrian, and Op Art, with stops along the way for impressionism and midcentury […]

$15 – $45

ODC/Dance: Dance Downtown 2024

Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA 700 Howard Street (at Third), San Francisco, CA, United States

Two bracing programs feature world premieres and major reprises by ODC's Founding Artistic Director Brenda Way, Associate Choreographer Kimi Okada, ODC Fellow KT Nelson and guest choreographer Sonya Delwaide. Both Program A and Program B conclude with Nelson's exhilarating Dead Reckoning, set to a commissioned score by composer and cellist Joan Jeanrenaud. Springing from the […]

$30 – $250