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Theatre Flamenco San Francisco’s El Rincón Series
Theatre Flamenco de San Francisco
Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco presents its Fall 2025 El Rincón Flamenco Series. Experience the passion, rhythm, and soul of flamenco up close, in an intimate space where artists and audience come together in true flamenco spirit. An authentic tablao flamenco (small, intimate venue that hosts live flamenco performances), El Rincón features local and international […]
Finding My Dha
Monsoon Dance Company
Finding My ‘Dha’ traces the convergence of two themes: an inquiry into and deconstruction of ‘Dha’, a rhythmic element rooted in Kathak dance and music and Karishma’s narratives of liminality. Moving between kathak and contemporary dance, this work maps her multicultural identity, shifting between memories of cultural pasts and her lived experience in the Western […]
Masterclass by Anupama Bhagwat
Stanford Live
Anupama Bhagwat will be conducting a masterclass on “Riyaz to Upaj” on Sunday, September 21st at 9 AM in Palo Alto, California. In this session, she will be taking you through the journey from disciplined practice to creative improvisation, while sharing valuable insights and techniques she has been fortunate to learn from her Gurus. Click […]
SHOUT IN THE DARK: A Guide to Hope & Good Grief
Deborah Slater Dance Theater
Hope is a bet that the future is better than the past. And hope is cruel because it’s a bet we could lose.” Text excerpt from SHOUT by Olivia Bratko SHOUT features DSDT dancers Emma Andre, Colin Frederick, William Brewton Fowler Jr., Anna Greenberg Gold, & Nol Simonse. SHOUT is a meditation on survival, difficult […]
Finding My Dha
Monsoon Dance Company
Finding My ‘Dha’ traces the convergence of two themes: an inquiry into and deconstruction of ‘Dha’, a rhythmic element rooted in Kathak dance and music and Karishma’s narratives of liminality. Moving between kathak and contemporary dance, this work maps her multicultural identity, shifting between memories of cultural pasts and her lived experience in the Western […]
Alonzo King LINES Ballet: “Deep River”
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Deep River, Alonzo King’s acclaimed masterwork, fuses dance with Black spirituals and Jewish liturgical music in a powerful reflection on love, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit. Named one of Pointe Magazine’s standout performances of 2024, Deep River has been praised for its beauty, emotional depth, and spiritual force. With soaring vocals by […]
Reggaetón Performance Workshop (Intermediate level dance)
Rae Studios
This workshop will explore how the three movement influences behind reggaetón - dancehall, salsa, and hip hop - came together to build this dance form. Participants will learn a fun 'mashup' routine that showcases each of these influences. The 1st half of the workshop will be dedicated to building choreography; the 2nd half will focus […]
Strike & Release
Bridge Live Arts
Strike & Release reimagines waacking, a street dance stemming from underground Los Angeles queer clubs in the 1970s, by placing it in a longer-form theater context to highlight the storytelling elements of this dance. As a series of interconnected vignettes punctuated by full cast pieces, Strike & Release examines how waacking can be a conduit […]
DANCE HOUSE
CounterPulse
DANCE HOUSE is the club experience of your dreams where movement becomes a form of resistance, care, and collective liberation. Created by a community of 4 black queer drag/dance artists, DANCE HOUSE fuses modern dance, drag, aerial movement, and nightlife spectacle to celebrate radical self-expression and joy.
CARMEN – An Original Flamenco Ballet by Angela Arteritano
Angela Arteritano
A powerful flamenco adaptation of Bizet’s Carmen, reimagined by Angela Arteritano. This original production fuses classical music with the raw intensity of flamenco dance and rhythm, breathing new life into the timeless story of love, freedom, and fate. Featuring a dynamic intergenerational cast and immersive visuals, Carmen is both a celebration of cultural heritage and […]
DANCE HOUSE
CounterPulse
DANCE HOUSE is the club experience of your dreams where movement becomes a form of resistance, care, and collective liberation. Created by a community of 4 black queer drag/dance artists, DANCE HOUSE fuses modern dance, drag, aerial movement, and nightlife spectacle to celebrate radical self-expression and joy.
SHOUT IN THE DARK: A Guide to Hope & Good Grief
Deborah Slater Dance Theater
Hope is a bet that the future is better than the past. And hope is cruel because it’s a bet we could lose.” Text excerpt from SHOUT by Olivia Bratko SHOUT features DSDT dancers Emma Andre, Colin Frederick, William Brewton Fowler Jr., Anna Greenberg Gold, & Nol Simonse. SHOUT is a meditation on survival, difficult […]
DANCE HOUSE
CounterPulse
DANCE HOUSE is the club experience of your dreams where movement becomes a form of resistance, care, and collective liberation. Created by a community of 4 black queer drag/dance artists, DANCE HOUSE fuses modern dance, drag, aerial movement, and nightlife spectacle to celebrate radical self-expression and joy.
CARMEN – An Original Flamenco Ballet by Angela Arteritano
Angela Arteritano
A powerful flamenco adaptation of Bizet’s Carmen, reimagined by Angela Arteritano. This original production fuses classical music with the raw intensity of flamenco dance and rhythm, breathing new life into the timeless story of love, freedom, and fate. Featuring a dynamic intergenerational cast and immersive visuals, Carmen is both a celebration of cultural heritage and […]
DANCE HOUSE
CounterPulse
DANCE HOUSE is the club experience of your dreams where movement becomes a form of resistance, care, and collective liberation. Created by a community of 4 black queer drag/dance artists, DANCE HOUSE fuses modern dance, drag, aerial movement, and nightlife spectacle to celebrate radical self-expression and joy.
SHOUT IN THE DARK: A Guide to Hope & Good Grief
Deborah Slater Dance Theater
Hope is a bet that the future is better than the past. And hope is cruel because it’s a bet we could lose.” Text excerpt from SHOUT by Olivia Bratko SHOUT features DSDT dancers Emma Andre, Colin Frederick, William Brewton Fowler Jr., Anna Greenberg Gold, & Nol Simonse. SHOUT is a meditation on survival, difficult […]
SHOUT IN THE DARK: A Guide to Hope & Good Grief
Deborah Slater Dance Theater
Hope is a bet that the future is better than the past. And hope is cruel because it’s a bet we could lose.” Text excerpt from SHOUT by Olivia Bratko SHOUT features DSDT dancers Emma Andre, Colin Frederick, William Brewton Fowler Jr., Anna Greenberg Gold, & Nol Simonse. SHOUT is a meditation on survival, difficult […]
Reggaetón Performance Workshop (Intermediate level dance)
Rae Studios
This workshop will explore how the three movement influences behind reggaetón - dancehall, salsa, and hip hop - came together to build this dance form. Participants will learn a fun 'mashup' routine that showcases each of these influences. The 1st half of the workshop will be dedicated to building choreography; the 2nd half will focus […]
DOWN ON THE CORNER
Flyaway Productions
Flyaway Productions is proud to announce the world premiere of DOWN ON THE CORNER, presented near the site of the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot. Directed by Flyaway Artistic Director Jo Kreiter in partnership with the TurkxTaylor Initiative (TxT), Down on the Corner features a cast of queer, transgender, and female performers, commissioned music by singer and songwriter Melanie DeMore, and a film by Leila Weefur. Including live […]
SHOUT IN THE DARK: A Guide to Hope & Good Grief
Deborah Slater Dance Theater
Hope is a bet that the future is better than the past. And hope is cruel because it’s a bet we could lose.” Text excerpt from SHOUT by Olivia Bratko SHOUT features DSDT dancers Emma Andre, Colin Frederick, William Brewton Fowler Jr., Anna Greenberg Gold, & Nol Simonse. SHOUT is a meditation on survival, difficult […]
Pearl Street Dance Collective Performance: Rule of Thirds
Pearl Street Dance Collective
All good things come in 3's Pearl Street Dance Collective presents an evening of three distinctive trios—each work exploring the creative potential of the number 3. Featuring new works by San Francisco choreographer Hadassah Perry, Saint Louis artist Monica Zesch, and an exciting new collaborative piece performed by Pearl Street Dance Collective artists Bella Soo-Hoo, […]
Davalos Dance 30th Anniversary Concert
ODC Theater
The Davalos Dance Company celebrates 30 years of dancemaking that address rematriation, land sovereignty, colorism, immigration, LGBTQ+ justice, and race. Chicana Choreographer CatherineMarie Davalos uses dance theater to explore and entangle an exchange of Modern Dance with Baile Folklorico and Indigenous movement practices making dances that question heteronormativity, challenge patriarchy, address the ongoing impact of […]
Endure
Alyssa Mitchel
Alyssa Mitchel presents the premiere of Endure, a multimedia dance production featuring a cast of six dancers along with graphic designs and animations by Zach Litoff. The work explores the physical and mental grit required to take on any marathon-like challenge. Through the stories of six marathon runners, the piece celebrates running while paying tribute […]
Performance Artist Mary Armentrout Presents “grappling with/haunted by what america+utopia might =”
The Milk Bar
The debut of grappling with/haunted by what america+utopia might = will sit somewhere between a gathering and a performance and sees the return of Armentrout’s performative alter-ego known to many simply as “the lady in the black dress” in a dreamy timelapse world that blends the 2d with the 3d in order to grapple with history and […]
DOWN ON THE CORNER
Flyaway Productions
Flyaway Productions is proud to announce the world premiere of DOWN ON THE CORNER, presented near the site of the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot. Directed by Flyaway Artistic Director Jo Kreiter in partnership with the TurkxTaylor Initiative (TxT), Down on the Corner features a cast of queer, transgender, and female performers, commissioned music by singer and songwriter Melanie DeMore, and a film by Leila Weefur. Including live […]
