Events
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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 […]
Intro to Balinese dance: Tari Pendet
Gamelan Sekar Jaya
This class will be led by GSJ 2025 Guest Dance Artist, Ayu Sukmawati. Students will be introduced to the foundational movements of classical Balinese dance, with a focus on Pendet, a beautiful Balinese welcome dance in female style. While historically performed by females, this dance can be learned and performed by anyone, making the class […]
The Listening Project: In the House of Matriarchs
Dancing Earth
Dancing Earth’s Bay Area Dance Company presents THE LISTENING PROJECT: IN THE HOUSE OF MATRIARCHS Join us for a special afternoon of multi-disciplinary, immersive community offerings and emergent performance ritual--offered in the spirit of Eco Artivism, responding to, honoring, and celebrating the wisdom of matriarchs and our elder mentors. As part of a long arc […]
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 […]
Salsa By The Sea
Salsa Vida
Salsa by the Sea is a fun outdoor salsa event where dancers of all levels come together to enjoy music, sunshine, and ocean views. Join us for an afternoon of Latin rhythms, social dancing, and free salsa lessons — no partner or experience required!
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 […]
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 […]
Women’s Fall Dance Circles: 8-week series (Mondays, 4pm & 7pm options)
Temple of Dancing Wholeness
Join other authentic, juicy, wondrous women dancing in darkness and light, beauty and sisterhood! All movement is at your own pace and intensity through a spacious guided music journey. Beginner and experienced movers welcome. THESE CIRCLES ARE FOR YOU IF: You feel distress/stress and yearn to release, renew, center and ground. You crave to move […]
Salsa By The Sea
Salsa Vida
Salsa by the Sea is a fun outdoor salsa event where dancers of all levels come together to enjoy music, sunshine, and ocean views. Join us for an afternoon of Latin rhythms, social dancing, and free salsa lessons — no partner or experience required!
MOSES IN MOTION | Open Creative Technique Class
Robert Moses’ Kin
In this open, traditional, and explorative class, dancers of intermediate to advanced levels will immerse themselves in the full spectrum of Moses’ challenging, energetic decades-long dance technique and teaching. Participants will expand the creative technical process in classes that foster an environment where dancers can experiment with style, phrasing, improvisation, and performance presentation. It’s an […]
Women’s Fall Dance Circles: 8-week series (Mondays, 4pm & 7pm options)
Temple of Dancing Wholeness
Join other authentic, juicy, wondrous women dancing in darkness and light, beauty and sisterhood! All movement is at your own pace and intensity through a spacious guided music journey. Beginner and experienced movers welcome. THESE CIRCLES ARE FOR YOU IF: You feel distress/stress and yearn to release, renew, center and ground. You crave to move […]
Women’s Fall Dance Circles: 8-week series (Mondays, 4pm & 7pm options)
Temple of Dancing Wholeness
Join other authentic, juicy, wondrous women dancing in darkness and light, beauty and sisterhood! All movement is at your own pace and intensity through a spacious guided music journey. Beginner and experienced movers welcome. THESE CIRCLES ARE FOR YOU IF: You feel distress/stress and yearn to release, renew, center and ground. You crave to move […]
Bhangra & Desi Remix Class with Joti Singh
Duniya Dance and Drum Company
Join us for dance classes with Joti featuring Bhangra and Desi Remix, where 50% of proceeds support Punjab flood relief through Khalsa Aid and the Soboh family in Gaza. Bhangra is Punjab's vibrant folk dancenow enjoyed worldwide at weddings and festivals. Desi Remix blends upbeat South Asian tracks with cross-cultural rhythms. All levels welcome! Bring […]
Morning Embodiment Practices
The Berkeley Alembic
This is a time to practice attuning with ourselves. We will gently and playfully explore movement and stillness. We will practice making intuitive choices through a lens of self love. There will be many options provided. We will do a guided, full-bodied warm up, tuning the instruments of our bodies and attention. Drawing on modern/contemporary […]
FREE Cunningham Class with Bodies of Empowerment (BOE)
Bodies of Empowerment
All Levels Cunningham Technique class with Garth Grimball Wednesday, October 8 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at the Joe Goode Annex in SF In this class, students will learn fundamental back exercises of the technique and principles of movement and rhythm that are unique to Merce Cunningham's ideas and choreography. Bodies of Empowerment (BOE) is a […]
Morning Embodiment Practices
The Berkeley Alembic
This is a time to practice attuning with ourselves. We will gently and playfully explore movement and stillness. We will practice making intuitive choices through a lens of self love. There will be many options provided. We will do a guided, full-bodied warm up, tuning the instruments of our bodies and attention. Drawing on modern/contemporary […]
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 […]
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 […]
Art of Hustle ® Seminar Series: Voice & Vision
Intersection for the Arts
Are you a Bay Area creative who struggles to explain your vision? You *know* your work is valuable, but it’s a challenge to translate your vision into language that resonates with funders, audiences, and stakeholders. Art of Hustle Seminar Series: Voice and Vision, led by Anthem Salgado, will help you communicate your creative practice into […]
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 […]
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 […]
Spellbound
sjDANCEco
Please join us for our upcoming fall performance, “Spellbound,” featuring cutting edge works by company choreographers Nhan Ho, Fred Mathews and Maria Basile as well as guest choreographers Hsiang Hsiu Lin and Colin Connor. This performance will take you on an inner journey that will leave you mesmerized and delighted. This event is an array […]
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 […]
Ladies Styling and Footwork Workshop with Jewell!
Motion Arts Center
Ready to level up your style on the dance floor? Join us for a special Ladies Styling and Footwork Workshop with the fab Jewell—open to all levels and welcoming both leaders and followers! Whether you dance salsa, bachata, or both, this workshop is designed to help you move with confidence, control, and flair. 🌟Dive into body isolations, hip movement […]
When Eyes Speak presents “Saabit Qadam – Perseverance”
Noorani Dance
When Eyes Speak presents "Saabit Qadam – Perseverance" ft. Farah Yasmeen Shaikh and Noorani Dance Company along with Nikita Shah. We present the 5th iteration of When Eyes Speak, San Francisco’s First South Asian Choreography Festival, curated by Preethi Ramaprasad and Shruti Abhishek. "Saabit Qadam – Perseverance" is Farah Yasmeen Shaikh and Noorani Dance Company’s […]
