Events
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Community Gatherings
Events
Fall Hall Jam 2026
Sense Object
FALL HALL JAM 2026 This seasonal C.I. jam offers a full weekend of Contact Improvisation practice in community. Super teachers with special offers: BMC® with Cathie Caraker, Feldenkrais® with Kevin Dockery, skills deepening with Megan Lowe, and a mini Contemplative Dance Practice (CDP) intensive with special guest Damaris Webb from Portland. Plus a big Underscore, […]
ArtPärdē Presents: Four in Focus
ArtParde
ArtPärdē unveils a fresh new format: Four in Focus, a showcase of contemporary dance and music by four established Bay Area artists. Co-hosted by Bethany Mitchell and Meghna Purkayastha, this iteration breaks from ArtPärdē’s traditional setup by placing movement and sound front and center across four performances split into two acts. There will be a short intermission […]
Fall Hall Jam 2026
Sense Object
FALL HALL JAM 2026 This seasonal C.I. jam offers a full weekend of Contact Improvisation practice in community. Super teachers with special offers: BMC® with Cathie Caraker, Feldenkrais® with Kevin Dockery, skills deepening with Megan Lowe, and a mini Contemplative Dance Practice (CDP) intensive with special guest Damaris Webb from Portland. Plus a big Underscore, […]
ArtPärdē Presents: Four in Focus
ArtParde
ArtPärdē unveils a fresh new format: Four in Focus, a showcase of contemporary dance and music by four established Bay Area artists. Co-hosted by Bethany Mitchell and Meghna Purkayastha, this iteration breaks from ArtPärdē’s traditional setup by placing movement and sound front and center across four performances split into two acts. There will be a short intermission […]
Invisible Womb: Rebirth, a solo dance-theater work
Jetaun DeArman, LMFT
You may not have the words for it. Your body does. This solo dance-theater performance by psychotherapist and somatic artist Jetaun DeArman holds space for the stories women carry across a lifetime—from girlhood through menopause—that have never been given the space or choice to be seen. Some things live in the body long before they […]
Fall Hall Jam 2026
Sense Object
FALL HALL JAM 2026 This seasonal C.I. jam offers a full weekend of Contact Improvisation practice in community. Super teachers with special offers: BMC® with Cathie Caraker, Feldenkrais® with Kevin Dockery, skills deepening with Megan Lowe, and a mini Contemplative Dance Practice (CDP) intensive with special guest Damaris Webb from Portland. Plus a big Underscore, […]
Invisible Womb: Rebirth, a solo dance-theater work
Jetaun DeArman, LMFT
You may not have the words for it. Your body does. This solo dance-theater performance by psychotherapist and somatic artist Jetaun DeArman holds space for the stories women carry across a lifetime—from girlhood through menopause—that have never been given the space or choice to be seen. Some things live in the body long before they […]
“North American Dance Writers” meet & greet
pateldanceworks
Join our Google Group for North American Dance Writers, and attend the opening Zoom meet & greet on Oct 29th to chat with other dance writers in the group! The Group is for emerging, aspiring, or experienced dance writers. It is a place to connect, start conversations with other local dance writers, share resources, learn […]
Dance Thrill Fest VI
Reyes Dance
Dance Thrill Fest VI is the 6th iteration of an annual dance film festival curated by REYES Dance featuring 12 short dance films by Bay Area artists exploring themes of horror, thrill, comedy and everything in between. Churro Nomi will be hosting, treats will be passed out to enjoy during the screening and audience members […]
4th Annual Lord of the Rings Square Dance
Ashkenaz
Don your Hobbit feet, your Elf ears, a couple of longshank companions and come dance to the Lord of the Ring themed music until the eagles fly home! All dances taught by California’s premier dance callers Robin Fischer and Evie Ladin. No experience needed. Everybody is welcome! This year’s Live Music performed by Denethor’s Supper.
Water Changes Rock Closing Reception
MPOWERDANCE PROJECT
On Sunday November 15, 2026, 4pm-7pm, MpowerDance Project holds the closing reception for Water Changes Rock, ending a yearlong exhibit (2025-2026). Last chance to see watercolor works from guest artist Courtney Wynn Sheets along with her presentation on The Art History of Mementomori. New Butoh performance and Dance Films by Mary Power. This is a […]
East Bay Square Dance
BACDS
Every third Friday of the month @ the Hillside Club, Berkeley Always live stringband music and skilled dance instruction. No experience needed. Accessible, inclusive, queer friendly, FUN!
Beach Improv + Authentic Movement
Suzanne Beahrs
This class consists of two practices: Authentic Movement, moving/sensing with eyes closed while being witnessed, begun by Mary Starks Whitehouse to allow "the unconscious to express itself in movement.” Dance Improvisation, practicing movement concepts, expressing ourselves, and connecting with our senses + the elements outdoors. East Bay RSVP for location and important details. https://partiful.com/e/rFOgpQ7pYK81KO00ObFD?c=y8SBWYtP More […]
