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Stages of Grief: Crip Hearts on Fire
Sins Invalid
Disabled people never die, we become the soil, air, and trees. We bleed, we resist, we grieve our world as it burns. We knew no one would come to save us, so we save each other every day, one tear at a time, one hand at a time – heart to heart. Stages of Grief: […]
QDF Class Series: scribbles and wiggles: drawing as embodied practice with Zoe and Rose Huey
Queering Dance Festival
This class offers a curious and playful space to research drawing as embodied practice through improv, beginning with a guided warm-up and then solo and partner witnessing studies that involve mark-making and dancing. This workshop is open to anyone and everyone - no movement or drawing experience necessary. KN95 masks or better are required for […]
Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets’ 16th season
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF
Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets is a unique 50-minute version of the Nutcracker specifically designed for families with young children. Since its inception in 2008, Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets has become an annual holiday tradition for many Bay Area families.
Reindeer Games
People’s Circus Theatre
Back by popular demand for an encore year, Reindeer Games is a new must-see holiday tradition featuring People’s Circus Theatre's unique blend of world-class circus, dance, live music, and storytelling. Santa’s Reindeer anxiously await Christmas Eve when they get to fly Santa’s sleigh. How will they pass the time? Playing Reindeer Games, of course! Peek […]
The Original San José Nutcracker
San Jose Dance Theatre
Prepare to be whisked away by The Original San Jose Nutcracker, an enchanting ballet production that has delighted families for over 59 years. San Jose Dance Theatre is honored to be accompanied by The Cambrian Symphony. See more than just the performance with the Nutcracker VIP Experience. In addition to the best seats in the […]
Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets’ 16th season
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF
Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets is a unique 50-minute version of the Nutcracker specifically designed for families with young children. Since its inception in 2008, Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets has become an annual holiday tradition for many Bay Area families.
ARC Performing Diaspora 2024
CounterPulse
From the ancestral breezes and passageways of the Philippines to the oral traditions of the mountains of Lebanon, the 2024 CounterPulse ARC Performing Diaspora program presents Sa Ating Ninuno (To Our Ancestors) by Kim Requesto and Border / Line خط التماس by Jess Seeman and Halim Madi. This year’s Performing Diaspora performances invite the audience […]
Physical Alchemy with Ja’Moon Jones
ODC School
Unlock the power of physical storytelling in this dynamic workshop for movers and movement enthusiasts alike, blending acting and performance techniques to help you confidently express your stories through movement, emotion, and embodiment. Open to all levels and movement backgrounds—some experience encouraged. Full 6-week workshop: $150 $30 Drop-In
Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets’ 16th season
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF
Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets is a unique 50-minute version of the Nutcracker specifically designed for families with young children. Since its inception in 2008, Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets has become an annual holiday tradition for many Bay Area families.
The Original San José Nutcracker
San Jose Dance Theatre
Prepare to be whisked away by The Original San Jose Nutcracker, an enchanting ballet production that has delighted families for over 59 years. San Jose Dance Theatre is honored to be accompanied by The Cambrian Symphony. See more than just the performance with the Nutcracker VIP Experience. In addition to the best seats in the […]
Creative Arts 2024
Ultimate Alliance Dance Company
A Night of Strong, Powerful and Inspirational Dance Performances We have a great line up of guest to help us kick off this event which will showcase Amazing works from our Bay Area talent.
The Nutcracker Nightmare Fantasy
Flux Vertical Theatre
Back by popular demand, Flux Vertical Theatre's sensational reimagining of this beloved holiday tale returns to the stage, blending the elegance of the traditional Nutcracker with a provocative, daring edge. This is a holiday celebration like no other—sexy, bold, and unforgettable. This isn’t your typical Nutcracker—it’s a fantasy brought to life. The question is: are […]
Little Central America
Rising Rhythm SF
A live performance that explores the history of the “Little Central Americas” in the United States founded by refugees largely from the civil wars of the 1980s. The performance brings together poetry, live music and testimonials recreating the era when the conflicts in Guatemala and El Salvador displaced over one million people and gave rise […]
Emergence: Vertical Dance Arising from the BANDALOOP Ecosystem
BANDALOOP
Join us for an evening of vertical dance featuring established and emerging Bay Area artists. Stemming from the estuary of artistic research come six dynamic, tender, and evocative works in progress. EMERGENCE features work and performances from Faith Elder, Rose Huey, Suzanne Gallo, Megan Lowe, Rachel Maxwell, Annalise Ritter, Olivia Sander, and Roel Seeber. Try vertical dance yourself! Arrive at the […]
Dorrance Dance
Cal Performances
Tap dance meets jazz rhythms in Dorrance Dance’s production of this holiday classic. Danced to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s jazz interpretation of the classic Tchaikovsky score, The Nutcracker Suite boogies, slides, struts, and dives through the magical story of a young girl and her fantastical Christmas adventure. Along with collaborators Hannah Heller and Josette […]
Stages of Grief: Crip Hearts on Fire
Sins Invalid
Disabled people never die, we become the soil, air, and trees. We bleed, we resist, we grieve our world as it burns. We knew no one would come to save us, so we save each other every day, one tear at a time, one hand at a time – heart to heart. Stages of Grief: […]
from dust we came
Olallie + co
Join us for an evening-length showing of ongoing dance research. from dust we came blends choreography and improvisation to journey through the arc of evolution; from geologic landscapes to pulsing molds, to hungry creatures, and back to dust again. We will enter into a sci-fi interpretation of our not so distant past, both otherworldly and […]
Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets’ 16th season
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF
Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets is a unique 50-minute version of the Nutcracker specifically designed for families with young children. Since its inception in 2008, Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets has become an annual holiday tradition for many Bay Area families.
Spanish Contemporary Dance Masterclass with Mx. CarOlé Flamenco
CarOlé Flamenco's contemporary dance classes have elements of Spanish classical, ballet, folk, Graham, Limón. They help dancers of all levels build on the specific technique, rhythm and foundation, learn original choreography.
Flamenco Masterclasses with Mx. CarOlé Flamenco
CarOlé Flamenco’s FLAMENCO
Drawing from the traditional as a foundation, we embody the essentials of technique, rhythm, history; because it is an important base. Then things can be experimented with, if desired.
Flamenco Masterclass with Mx. CarOlé Flamenco
This class is geared towards dancers of all levels that are new to flamenco and also for those that have some familiarity with the dance form. Mx. Flamenco conducts the class in a way that helps the two levels progress, with both group and individual attention. There will be a short choreography taught at the […]
Free Fry Body Music Jam
Crosspulse
Open to all - By Donation - Keith Terry and Friends lead a structured improvisation using nothing but your human instrument. Modeled after a long-running community Body Music Jam in Sao Paulo, Brazil called Fritura Livre - translates as Free - your musical self - and Fry - what using the full range of hands […]
The Original San José Nutcracker
San Jose Dance Theatre
Prepare to be whisked away by The Original San Jose Nutcracker, an enchanting ballet production that has delighted families for over 59 years. San Jose Dance Theatre is honored to be accompanied by The Cambrian Symphony. See more than just the performance with the Nutcracker VIP Experience. In addition to the best seats in the […]
Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets’ 16th season
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF
Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets is a unique 50-minute version of the Nutcracker specifically designed for families with young children. Since its inception in 2008, Mark Foehringer’s Nutcracker Sweets has become an annual holiday tradition for many Bay Area families.
Reindeer Games
People’s Circus Theatre
Back by popular demand for an encore year, Reindeer Games is a new must-see holiday tradition featuring People’s Circus Theatre's unique blend of world-class circus, dance, live music, and storytelling. Santa’s Reindeer anxiously await Christmas Eve when they get to fly Santa’s sleigh. How will they pass the time? Playing Reindeer Games, of course! Peek […]
感謝感喜 Full of Thanks/Full of Laughter: a Chinese Dance Showcase
Bay Area Independent Chinese Dancers
Bay Area Independent Chinese Dancers’ (BAICD) first annual fundraiser: 感謝/感喜 Full of Thanks/Full of Laughter. BAICD prides itself on being a space for both self expression and community building. Our unique structure allows us to provide resources like filming resources, paid performance opportunities, and expertise to independent dancers and students of Chinese dance. Join us to learn […]
Dorrance Dance
Cal Performances
Tap dance meets jazz rhythms in Dorrance Dance’s production of this holiday classic. Danced to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s jazz interpretation of the classic Tchaikovsky score, The Nutcracker Suite boogies, slides, struts, and dives through the magical story of a young girl and her fantastical Christmas adventure. Along with collaborators Hannah Heller and Josette […]
