This brand new ballet features choreography by Brooke Wertwijn, Elise Holmes, Erin Eley, Kathryn Petak, Elizabeth Sweeney, and Nicole Khoo. Follow the story of the mermaid who gave up everything for love, as she embarks on a journey from the depths of the sea to the world above. Watch in awe as the dancers bring […]
Melissa Lewis Wong, a queer, Chinese American, dance and drag artist, is proud to announce the world premiere of 花和霧 flowers and fog, a portrait of the artist and their mother, Joy ChenYu Lewis, bridging cultures, identities and art disciplines. Several years in the making, flowers and fog explores the relationship between a parent and […]
Melissa Lewis Wong, a queer, Chinese American, dance and drag artist, is proud to announce the world premiere of 花和霧 flowers and fog, a portrait of the artist and their mother, Joy ChenYu Lewis, bridging cultures, identities and art disciplines. Several years in the making, flowers and fog explores the relationship between a parent and […]
The Mary Sano Studio proudly presents the 27th Annual Dionysian Festival, a celebration of dance and music which coincides with Isadora Duncan’s birthday. This year, several talented artists and friends of the studio are returning to present their work; celebrating the mother of modern dance, who was born in San Francisco on May 26, 1877. […]
This brand new ballet features choreography by Brooke Wertwijn, Elise Holmes, Erin Eley, Kathryn Petak, Elizabeth Sweeney, and Nicole Khoo. Follow the story of the mermaid who gave up everything for love, as she embarks on a journey from the depths of the sea to the world above. Watch in awe as the dancers bring […]
Just a Shadow, by Megan Lowe Dances, is a performance journey in service to artists who have lost loved ones prematurely. With a title inspired by a poem Artistic Director Megan Lowe’s mother wrote shortly before she died, the project stems from Megan’s desire to process the loss of her mother and sister through art, and […]
Skywatchers’ upcoming presentation of Towards Opulence, the Opera is an extravagant celebration of dance, song, and spoken word. This premiere performance weaves together the stories of belonging, resilience, and hope that all too often go untold. Towards Opulence invites us to conjure and claim our most audacious and glorious selves and step into a future […]
Soul of the City transcends traditional performance boundaries, offering an audience-participatory exploration of San Francisco’s multifaceted history and identity. The audience follows a storyteller who embarks on a journey to find the soul of San Francisco, weaving a narrative through the city’s diverse cultural landscapes, including Chinatown, Japantown, and The Fillmore. The production showcases a […]
Just a Shadow, by Megan Lowe Dances, is a performance journey in service to artists who have lost loved ones prematurely. With a title inspired by a poem Artistic Director Megan Lowe’s mother wrote shortly before she died, the project stems from Megan’s desire to process the loss of her mother and sister through art, and […]
Skywatchers’ upcoming presentation of Towards Opulence, the Opera is an extravagant celebration of dance, song, and spoken word. This premiere performance weaves together the stories of belonging, resilience, and hope that all too often go untold. Towards Opulence invites us to conjure and claim our most audacious and glorious selves and step into a future […]
Get ready to be blown away by the power of queer and trans dance performances from around the world at 2nd annual Queer Dance Film Festival! This groundbreaking event, both online and in-person in Oakland, CA, will showcase the incredible talent of LGBTQ+ dancers from all over the world. Co-presented by Bay Area LGBTQ+ Organizations: Ballet22, […]
Soul of the City transcends traditional performance boundaries, offering an audience-participatory exploration of San Francisco’s multifaceted history and identity. The audience follows a storyteller who embarks on a journey to find the soul of San Francisco, weaving a narrative through the city’s diverse cultural landscapes, including Chinatown, Japantown, and The Fillmore. The production showcases a […]
Skywatchers’ upcoming presentation of Towards Opulence, the Opera is an extravagant celebration of dance, song, and spoken word. This premiere performance weaves together the stories of belonging, resilience, and hope that all too often go untold. Towards Opulence invites us to conjure and claim our most audacious and glorious selves and step into a future […]
Just a Shadow, by Megan Lowe Dances, is a performance journey in service to artists who have lost loved ones prematurely. With a title inspired by a poem Artistic Director Megan Lowe’s mother wrote shortly before she died, the project stems from Megan’s desire to process the loss of her mother and sister through art, and […]
San Francisco Dance Film Festival honors four Bay Area choreographers – Ellen Bromberg, Joe Goode, Margaret Jenkins, and Brenda Way – and the filmmakers with whom they created historic dance films for national public television in 1989 and 1991. Join us for a true “time capsule from the past” screening as we flashback to a […]
CounterPulse’s 2024 Edge program presents auiga by gizeh muñiz vengel in collaboration with Ernesto Peart, sounds by gg torres and Savia~Sap Flow by Diana Lara in collaboration with Gabriel Vallecillo Márquez and Isadora Paz Taboada. ARC Edge is an incubation residency and commissioning program for contemporary choreographers whose work is deeply curious about the intersection […]
This piece is a dance poem that invites us to daydream together. As we intend to create a new way of being with each other, we call ourselves into the vital presence of the world and into deep and attentive presence with one another We rest and stay quiet to listen Speaking in movement and […]
Just a Shadow, by Megan Lowe Dances, is a performance journey in service to artists who have lost loved ones prematurely. With a title inspired by a poem Artistic Director Megan Lowe’s mother wrote shortly before she died, the project stems from Megan’s desire to process the loss of her mother and sister through art, and […]
The MFA in Dance proudly presents Discovery, the 2024 MFA in Dance thesis performances. We are proud to present works by Nefertiti Altan, Carrie Wapole, Krista Langford, Imani Teague, Elena Rezai and Isabelle Armstrong. Nefertiti's work is a "humble offering of death and rebirth rites for the millions of indigenous people—especially Palestinians in this moment— killed […]
CubaCaribe – now in its 21st year – announced its 18th Annual Festival of Dance & Music featuring two weeks of world premieres, performances, master classes, and celebrations at venues in San Francisco. Weekend One: Mixed Program at Museum of the African Diaspora Seven local dance companies will create original choreography rooted in the Caribbean […]
CounterPulse’s 2024 Edge program presents auiga by gizeh muñiz vengel in collaboration with Ernesto Peart, sounds by gg torres and Savia~Sap Flow by Diana Lara in collaboration with Gabriel Vallecillo Márquez and Isadora Paz Taboada. ARC Edge is an incubation residency and commissioning program for contemporary choreographers whose work is deeply curious about the intersection […]
This piece is a dance poem that invites us to daydream together. As we intend to create a new way of being with each other, we call ourselves into the vital presence of the world and into deep and attentive presence with one another We rest and stay quiet to listen Speaking in movement and […]
Oceánica Ballet soars in a showcase of dances with themes of flight and retro Americana. Flying Colors features works by Oceánica Ballet Artistic Co-Directors Edgar Lepe and Robert Lowman. In a new work set to Gerswhin’s “3 Preludes,” Lowman takes inspiration from the physics of flight. Lowman’s “Lark Ascending” juxtaposes moments of isolation and community […]
CounterPulse’s 2024 Edge program presents auiga by gizeh muñiz vengel in collaboration with Ernesto Peart, sounds by gg torres and Savia~Sap Flow by Diana Lara in collaboration with Gabriel Vallecillo Márquez and Isadora Paz Taboada. ARC Edge is an incubation residency and commissioning program for contemporary choreographers whose work is deeply curious about the intersection […]
This piece is a dance poem that invites us to daydream together. As we intend to create a new way of being with each other, we call ourselves into the vital presence of the world and into deep and attentive presence with one another We rest and stay quiet to listen Speaking in movement and […]
