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May 2022
Emily Hansel: Four by Four
Choreographed by Emily Hansel and co-created by dancers Alex Carrington, Mia J. Chong, Shareen DeRyan, and Chelsea Reichert, Four by Four is a messy attempt at refusing productivity. Since beginning work in November 2021, the artists have been practicing the radical act of not knowing. They’ve been fighting their capitalist tendencies, taking their time, embracing messiness, and prioritizing adaptability. Four by Four, featuring original music composed by Sophia Cotraccia and Bed Juodvalkis and lighting design by Thomas Bowersox, is a contemporary dance that…
Find out more »Emily Hansel: Four by Four
Choreographed by Emily Hansel and co-created by dancers Alex Carrington, Mia J. Chong, Shareen DeRyan, and Chelsea Reichert, Four by Four is a messy attempt at refusing productivity. Since beginning work in November 2021, the artists have been practicing the radical act of not knowing. They’ve been fighting their capitalist tendencies, taking their time, embracing messiness, and prioritizing adaptability. Four by Four, featuring original music composed by Sophia Cotraccia and Bed Juodvalkis and lighting design by Thomas Bowersox, is a contemporary dance that…
Find out more »Smuin presents…”Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin”
Smuin Contemporary Ballet wraps up its 28th season with the vibrant program, Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin, featuring four diverse ballets from established dancemakers and rising choreographic voices, with performances in San Francisco, Mountain View, and Carmel. Audiences will be delighted by the return of acclaimed dancemaker Val Caniparoli’s playful Confessions, an inventive work that weaves a captivating narrative set to a compelling soundtrack by American contemporary classical composer Nico Muhly and Faroese singer/songwriter Teitur. Also on the bill is Amy Seiwert’s Renaissance,…
Find out more »Smuin presents…”Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin”
Smuin Contemporary Ballet wraps up its 28th season with the vibrant program, Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin, featuring four diverse ballets from established dancemakers and rising choreographic voices, with performances in San Francisco, Mountain View, and Carmel. Audiences will be delighted by the return of acclaimed dancemaker Val Caniparoli’s playful Confessions, an inventive work that weaves a captivating narrative set to a compelling soundtrack by American contemporary classical composer Nico Muhly and Faroese singer/songwriter Teitur. Also on the bill is Amy Seiwert’s Renaissance,…
Find out more »Amy Seiwert’s Imagery: SKETCH: REWIND
For one week only, Amy Seiwert's Imagery, a contemporary ballet company, offers on-demand access to the SKETCH 5 favorite: Starting Over at the End. In 2015, choreographers Amy Seiwert (Imagery) and KT Nelson (ODC) stirred things up by collaborating on a ballet with the Imagery dancers. They merged their styles while retaining their individual voices, negotiating and compromising to produce a piece, set to Schubert lieder, that pushes the dancers to blazing moments of high dexterity. Tickets are pay what…
Find out more »Smuin presents…”Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin”
Smuin Contemporary Ballet wraps up its 28th season with the vibrant program, Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin, featuring four diverse ballets from established dancemakers and rising choreographic voices, with performances in San Francisco, Mountain View, and Carmel. Audiences will be delighted by the return of acclaimed dancemaker Val Caniparoli’s playful Confessions, an inventive work that weaves a captivating narrative set to a compelling soundtrack by American contemporary classical composer Nico Muhly and Faroese singer/songwriter Teitur. Also on the bill is Amy Seiwert’s Renaissance,…
Find out more »Smuin presents…”Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin”
Smuin Contemporary Ballet wraps up its 28th season with the vibrant program, Dance Series 2: P.S. Forever Smuin, featuring four diverse ballets from established dancemakers and rising choreographic voices, with performances in San Francisco, Mountain View, and Carmel. Audiences will be delighted by the return of acclaimed dancemaker Val Caniparoli’s playful Confessions, an inventive work that weaves a captivating narrative set to a compelling soundtrack by American contemporary classical composer Nico Muhly and Faroese singer/songwriter Teitur. Also on the bill is Amy Seiwert’s Renaissance,…
Find out more »Emily Hansel: Four by Four
Choreographed by Emily Hansel and co-created by dancers Alex Carrington, Mia J. Chong, Shareen DeRyan, and Chelsea Reichert, Four by Four is a messy attempt at refusing productivity. Since beginning work in November 2021, the artists have been practicing the radical act of not knowing. They’ve been fighting their capitalist tendencies, taking their time, embracing messiness, and prioritizing adaptability. Four by Four, featuring original music composed by Sophia Cotraccia and Bed Juodvalkis and lighting design by Thomas Bowersox, is a contemporary dance that…
Find out more »Funsch Dance: Death Pod and kid subjunctive
Nol Simonse and Christy Funsch wold love your feedback! They invite you to in-progress performances of their new works: Nol's "Death Pod" (Saturday), created with performer Jim Cave, is based around the questions: “why are we obsessed with death? Why are we fearful of death? What does dying mean to us?” and “how do we want to handle our own death?” Christy's "kid subjunctive" (Sunday) is a new group work that embodies collective futurism. Framed as a physical adventure of accountability,…
Find out more »Funsch Dance: Death Pod and kid subjunctive
Nol Simonse and Christy Funsch wold love your feedback! They invite you to in-progress performances of their new works: Nol's "Death Pod" (Saturday), created with performer Jim Cave, is based around the questions: “why are we obsessed with death? Why are we fearful of death? What does dying mean to us?” and “how do we want to handle our own death?” Christy's "kid subjunctive" (Sunday) is a new group work that embodies collective futurism. Framed as a physical adventure of accountability,…
Find out more »June 2022
Megan Lowe Dances: Piece of Peace
Megan Lowe Dances presents Piece of Peace, a dance theater work that explores mixed-race Asian American Pacific Islander experiences, with an artistic team composed of folks who identify in this way. Through thoughtful text, soulful song, and dynamic dancing, we will gather pieces of fractured selves in support of wholeness and connection. Performing will be jose e. abad, Melissa Lewis Wong, and Megan Lowe. Presented by the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center as part of the 25th annual United States of Asian America Festival and ODC's State…
Find out more »GET FREE WEEKENDER
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 3rd, 2022 – Embodiment Project and Dance Mission Theater present GET FREE Weekender. GET FREE is a *free* Hip Hop Dance Festival rooted in the artistry of free-styling, battling, and healing through community practices. At the core of GET FREE is Hip Hop theater, battle culture, experimentation, and love for our Bay Area street dance community. Attendees will be able to experience a performance showcase, experimental battle, workshops, and cyphers featuring fierce dance artists that push…
Find out more »FRAMEWORK an immersive dance experience.
Kristin Damrow & Company presents FRAMEWORK. Experience the design of the skeletal structure through immersive dance, sound, and visual art.
Find out more »Shifting Boundaries: Conversations with Kathak
“Shifting Boundaries” focuses on expanding the roots of Kathak in a contemporary context. This work has its genesis from the mind-body debates that emerged in the practice of Kathak concepts. It features new works choreographed by Karishma Sharma exploring different processes and aesthetics to discover a new personal language.
Find out more »San Jose Dance Theatre: Sleeping Beauty
With one prick of her finger, she will sleep for 100 years and awake to true love’s first kiss. San Jose Dance Theatre brings the story of Sleeping Beauty to life. The beautiful Princess Aurora is cursed by the evil Carabosse to prick her finger on her 16th birthday and die. Luckily, the powerful Lilac Fairy intervenes and places the kingdom into a one hundred year slumber saving young Aurora. One of ballet’s most cherished and favorite stories! Don’t miss…
Find out more »San Jose Dance Theatre: Sleeping Beauty
With one prick of her finger, she will sleep for 100 years and awake to true love’s first kiss. San Jose Dance Theatre brings the story of Sleeping Beauty to life. The beautiful Princess Aurora is cursed by the evil Carabosse to prick her finger on her 16th birthday and die. Luckily, the powerful Lilac Fairy intervenes and places the kingdom into a one hundred year slumber saving young Aurora. One of ballet’s most cherished and favorite stories! Don’t miss…
Find out more »GET FREE WEEKENDER
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 3rd, 2022 – Embodiment Project and Dance Mission Theater present GET FREE Weekender. GET FREE is a *free* Hip Hop Dance Festival rooted in the artistry of free-styling, battling, and healing through community practices. At the core of GET FREE is Hip Hop theater, battle culture, experimentation, and love for our Bay Area street dance community. Attendees will be able to experience a performance showcase, experimental battle, workshops, and cyphers featuring fierce dance artists that push…
Find out more »FRAMEWORK an immersive dance experience.
Kristin Damrow & Company presents FRAMEWORK. Experience the design of the skeletal structure through immersive dance, sound, and visual art.
Find out more »Shifting Boundaries: Conversations with Kathak
“Shifting Boundaries” focuses on expanding the roots of Kathak in a contemporary context. This work has its genesis from the mind-body debates that emerged in the practice of Kathak concepts. It features new works choreographed by Karishma Sharma exploring different processes and aesthetics to discover a new personal language.
Find out more »San Jose Dance Theatre: Sleeping Beauty
With one prick of her finger, she will sleep for 100 years and awake to true love’s first kiss. San Jose Dance Theatre brings the story of Sleeping Beauty to life. The beautiful Princess Aurora is cursed by the evil Carabosse to prick her finger on her 16th birthday and die. Luckily, the powerful Lilac Fairy intervenes and places the kingdom into a one hundred year slumber saving young Aurora. One of ballet’s most cherished and favorite stories! Don’t miss…
Find out more »DANCE MONKS: Fire in the Mountain
Fire in the Mountain is a live performance dedicated to Eric Koziol, a beloved San Francisco- based filmmaker who passed away this past year. Working in collaboration with DANCE MONKS for one year, Eric created his last film which explored the intimacy of working with the camera as another dancer. In this experimental sharing, the mythic characters of the film come to life in a live performance ritual that moves through the thresholds of the seen and unseen. (Photo courtesy…
Find out more »CubaCaribe: She Who is Queen/Ada Ara
CubaCaribe announced its 16th Annual Festival of Dance & Music featuring a world premiere work choreographed and directed by Susana Arenas Pedroso and performed by Arenas Dance Company, entitled She Who is Queen/Ada Ara, focusing on the complex role of women in society and especially the role of Cuban women. Inspired by the tale in which Ochún, the youngest of the Yoruba deities and goddess of female sexuality and sensuality, takes away the crown of King Changó, god of male…
Find out more »CubaCaribe: She Who is Queen/Ada Ara
CubaCaribe announced its 16th Annual Festival of Dance & Music featuring a world premiere work choreographed and directed by Susana Arenas Pedroso and performed by Arenas Dance Company, entitled She Who is Queen/Ada Ara, focusing on the complex role of women in society and especially the role of Cuban women. Inspired by the tale in which Ochún, the youngest of the Yoruba deities and goddess of female sexuality and sensuality, takes away the crown of King Changó, god of male…
Find out more »CubaCaribe: She Who is Queen/Ada Ara
CubaCaribe announced its 16th Annual Festival of Dance & Music featuring a world premiere work choreographed and directed by Susana Arenas Pedroso and performed by Arenas Dance Company, entitled She Who is Queen/Ada Ara, focusing on the complex role of women in society and especially the role of Cuban women. Inspired by the tale in which Ochún, the youngest of the Yoruba deities and goddess of female sexuality and sensuality, takes away the crown of King Changó, god of male…
Find out more »Margaret Jenkins Dance Company: Global Moves
Margaret Jenkins Dance Company (MJDC) celebrates its 50th Anniversary Season with the World Premiere of the major international project, Global Moves, created in collaboration with and featuring guest performers from Cross Move Lab of China and the United States, Kolben Dance Company of Israel, and Tanusree Shankar Dance Company from India. Global Moves is a timely investigation exploring how the globe moves and how we move – conceptually, virtually, and in reality. Performances will travel inside and outside the newly…
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