Smuin kicks off the holiday season with the first-ever virtual edition of its ever-popular The Christmas Ballet program. Featuring the best of both worlds—breathtaking classical ballet as well as festive contemporary numbers—this season’s thrilling presentation of the longtime holiday tradition will take place online, with time-honored favorites and new surprises, set to holiday tunes and incorporating ballet, tap, jazz, and swing. Each night will include a variety of live streamed performances by different “pods” of Smuin artists dancing classic Christmas Ballet works, plus premieres from…

Enjoy a spectacular evening of dance performed by Ballet22 from the comfort of your home! The program will include the re-envisioned Sugar Plum Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker, Juntos a neo-classical work by Cincinnati Ballet Soloist Joshua Stayton and a world premiere by Artistic Director of Boca Tuya, Omar Román de Jesús. Founded in 2020 by Roberto Vega Ortiz, Ballet22 exists to push the boundaries of what is possible in ballet. The company focuses on producing and presenting works, ranging…

We invite you to the next installment of our new Virtual Open House series this fall, a new Annex platform for digital performance; an informal & conversational exchange between participants and artists. Streamed live on TWITCH.tv! Tune in to watch the Live Stream: Twitch.tv/joegoodeANNEX Artist Lineup: Anandha Ray (she/her) Andreina Maldoando (she/her) Jeffrey Yip (he/him) Sarah Bush (she/they) of Sarah Bush Dance Tiff Tonel (they/them) Live tips during event for artists directly via VENMO/etc. ***please note, audiences will need to…

Smuin kicks off the holiday season with the first-ever virtual edition of its ever-popular The Christmas Ballet program. Featuring the best of both worlds—breathtaking classical ballet as well as festive contemporary numbers—this season’s thrilling presentation of the longtime holiday tradition will take place online, with time-honored favorites and new surprises, set to holiday tunes and incorporating ballet, tap, jazz, and swing. Each night will include a variety of live streamed performances by different “pods” of Smuin artists dancing classic Christmas Ballet works, plus premieres from…

Zaccho Dance Theatre premieres the first ever San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival Video Project. In this innovative and collaborative video project, Zaccho Dance Theatre brings together 16 international aerial artists to tell a collective narrative during this time of uncertainty and social chaos.  Taking place on mountain tops, old forts, bridges, and in gardens, this work reveals an intimate perspective of the world we are navigating. The San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival Video Project will premiere online for free on…

4pm PST 7pm EST The Limón Dance Company returns to Kaatsbaan for a four week residency that culminates with a free virtual performance featuring a new work by choreographer Chafin Seymour and two of Limón's masterpieces, The Moor’s Pavane (1949) and There is a Time (1956). Suite Donuts (2020) by Chafin Seymour is co-commissioned by the American Dance Festival with support from the Doris Duke/SHS Foundations Award for New Works.

Smuin kicks off the holiday season with the first-ever virtual edition of its ever-popular The Christmas Ballet program. Featuring the best of both worlds—breathtaking classical ballet as well as festive contemporary numbers—this season’s thrilling presentation of the longtime holiday tradition will take place online, with time-honored favorites and new surprises, set to holiday tunes and incorporating ballet, tap, jazz, and swing. Each night will include a variety of live streamed performances by different “pods” of Smuin artists dancing classic Christmas Ballet works, plus premieres from…

Enjoy a spectacular evening of dance performed by Ballet22 from the comfort of your home! The program will include the re-envisioned Sugar Plum Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker, Juntos a neo-classical work by Cincinnati Ballet Soloist Joshua Stayton and a world premiere by Artistic Director of Boca Tuya, Omar Román de Jesús. Founded in 2020 by Roberto Vega Ortiz, Ballet22 exists to push the boundaries of what is possible in ballet. The company focuses on producing and presenting works, ranging…

FLASHBACK TO THE FUTURE IN CELEBRATION OF COUNTERPULSE’S SATURN RETURN! As we near our 30th birthday let’s circle around our circumference of risk-taking performance. Join host Dazié Grego-Sykes and CounterPulse for an exclusive extravaganza of performance and time-traveled footage. We’ll turn and return three decades of art with DJ sets from Club Chai and a special artist lineup from the archives to the future. Linearity is a myth and time is irrelevant, so throw that a$$ in a circle and party with CounterPulse!…

ZiRu Dance announces the Third Annual Silicon Valley Dance Festival, entitled Renewal, presented via livestream December 19-20 and continuing on demand through January 3. Renewal is a year-long project of ZiRu Dance consisting of two festivals -- December 2020 and March 2021 -- workshop classes, and international cultural exchange focused on positive growth, healing, and equity while helping to dispel xenophobia and feelings of isolation as a result of Covid-19.  The December 19 virtual Mainstage festival program features two world premieres…

A livestream performance featuring a collection of original dance, music, and film collaborations, Available Light showcases dancers from BBT's Youth Division, Studio Company, and Adult Open Division, with guest artists from Post:ballet. In photography and cinematography, the term "available light" refers to any naturally occurring light source, such as the sun or moon. BBT's Available Light program captures the spirit of finding the light which is constantly available to all of us. With works by: Maurya Kerr Robert Dekkers Keon Saghari…

Smuin kicks off the holiday season with the first-ever virtual edition of its ever-popular The Christmas Ballet program. Featuring the best of both worlds—breathtaking classical ballet as well as festive contemporary numbers—this season’s thrilling presentation of the longtime holiday tradition will take place online, with time-honored favorites and new surprises, set to holiday tunes and incorporating ballet, tap, jazz, and swing. Each night will include a variety of live streamed performances by different “pods” of Smuin artists dancing classic Christmas Ballet works, plus premieres from…

Smuin kicks off the holiday season with the first-ever virtual edition of its ever-popular The Christmas Ballet program. Featuring the best of both worlds—breathtaking classical ballet as well as festive contemporary numbers—this season’s thrilling presentation of the longtime holiday tradition will take place online, with time-honored favorites and new surprises, set to holiday tunes and incorporating ballet, tap, jazz, and swing. Each night will include a variety of live streamed performances by different “pods” of Smuin artists dancing classic Christmas Ballet works, plus premieres from…

Smuin kicks off the holiday season with the first-ever virtual edition of its ever-popular The Christmas Ballet program. Featuring the best of both worlds—breathtaking classical ballet as well as festive contemporary numbers—this season’s thrilling presentation of the longtime holiday tradition will take place online, with time-honored favorites and new surprises, set to holiday tunes and incorporating ballet, tap, jazz, and swing. Each night will include a variety of live streamed performances by different “pods” of Smuin artists dancing classic Christmas Ballet works, plus premieres from…

ZiRu Dance announces the Third Annual Silicon Valley Dance Festival, entitled Renewal, presented via livestream December 19-20 and continuing on demand through January 3. Renewal is a year-long project of ZiRu Dance consisting of two festivals -- December 2020 and March 2021 -- workshop classes, and international cultural exchange focused on positive growth, healing, and equity while helping to dispel xenophobia and feelings of isolation as a result of Covid-19.  The December 19 virtual Mainstage festival program features two world premieres…

For over thirty years, Sally Streets and Robbie Nichols' production of The Nutcracker inspired dancers, families, and audiences with its message of generosity and love. Generations of dancers have been a part of this production, and countless memories have been made over the years. Please join the BBT community in celebrating this beloved production of The Nutcracker with a watch party, featuring footage from years of BBT dancers, and a remote celebration

Enjoy a spectacular evening of dance performed by Ballet22 from the comfort of your home! The program will include the re-envisioned Sugar Plum Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker, Juntos a neo-classical work by Cincinnati Ballet Soloist Joshua Stayton and a world premiere by Artistic Director of Boca Tuya, Omar Román de Jesús. Founded in 2020 by Roberto Vega Ortiz, Ballet22 exists to push the boundaries of what is possible in ballet. The company focuses on producing and presenting works, ranging…

As our 10th season comes to a close, we are inviting you to expand your interaction with MashUp's work and see what might unravel. Revisit three iconic MashUp productions — complete with recent interviews with four of our incredible company dancers! — this holiday season. Sunday, December 20th at 5pm PST UNRAVEL, Highways Performance Space (2019) and interview with company dancer Stephanie Heckert Sunday, December 27th at 5pm PST Expansiveness: Changing perspective, A + D Museum (2018) : and interview…

Smuin kicks off the holiday season with the first-ever virtual edition of its ever-popular The Christmas Ballet program. Featuring the best of both worlds—breathtaking classical ballet as well as festive contemporary numbers—this season’s thrilling presentation of the longtime holiday tradition will take place online, with time-honored favorites and new surprises, set to holiday tunes and incorporating ballet, tap, jazz, and swing. Each night will include a variety of live streamed performances by different “pods” of Smuin artists dancing classic Christmas Ballet works, plus premieres from…

Smuin kicks off the holiday season with the first-ever virtual edition of its ever-popular The Christmas Ballet program. Featuring the best of both worlds—breathtaking classical ballet as well as festive contemporary numbers—this season’s thrilling presentation of the longtime holiday tradition will take place online, with time-honored favorites and new surprises, set to holiday tunes and incorporating ballet, tap, jazz, and swing. Each night will include a variety of live streamed performances by different “pods” of Smuin artists dancing classic Christmas Ballet works, plus premieres from…

Smuin kicks off the holiday season with the first-ever virtual edition of its ever-popular The Christmas Ballet program. Featuring the best of both worlds—breathtaking classical ballet as well as festive contemporary numbers—this season’s thrilling presentation of the longtime holiday tradition will take place online, with time-honored favorites and new surprises, set to holiday tunes and incorporating ballet, tap, jazz, and swing. Each night will include a variety of live streamed performances by different “pods” of Smuin artists dancing classic Christmas Ballet works, plus premieres from…

As our 10th season comes to a close, we are inviting you to expand your interaction with MashUp's work and see what might unravel. Revisit three iconic MashUp productions — complete with recent interviews with four of our incredible company dancers! — this holiday season. Sunday, December 20th at 5pm PST UNRAVEL, Highways Performance Space (2019) and interview with company dancer Stephanie Heckert Sunday, December 27th at 5pm PST Expansiveness: Changing perspective, A + D Museum (2018) : and interview…

Available to view online Now - Wed, Jan 6. Breathing at the Boundaries has been at the center of our activism these last few months. This new performance – with the MJDC dancers isolated and in touch, present and remote – is a response to this fragile moment in time. It also offers a chance for a sneak peak of the international collaborators for our next work Global Moves, as they share their responses to prompts about the various pandemics affecting them,…