Events
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Embodying the Spirit: The body finds its way Joan Laage/Kogut Butoh Workshop
butohsf
This workshop is a process of "erasing" and "re-creating" the body through guided improvisation inspired by nature imagery and Ukiyoe prints. Training methods include moving from a supple body and mind, investigating aesthetics common to butoh. The workshop structure includes explorations of physical, "natural", and transforming bodies. The workshop draws from Joan’s training with the […]
Circus Eternal: The Hotel of No Return
Kinetic Arts Center
Checking in? Welcome - You’ll want for nothing in this historic luxury hotel. An energetic concierge, acrobatic bellhops and a premier kitchen line will expertly juggle all your needs. Relax and enjoy the dancing, tumbling, and twirling of our nimble entertainment staff. Take your coat off and stay awhile at the enchanting CIRCUS ETERNAL. Circus […]
Super Nothing
Miguel Gutierrez
What can a dance do to confront the constant grief that we experience in our lives? Super Nothing presents four dancers whose actions and choreographic relationships are analogues for how people support each other to survive. Interdependence takes multiple forms, as the performers move through representations of the past to create a blueprint for a […]
Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now (BCF) -20th Anniversary Experience
African & African American Performing Arts Coalition (AAAPAC)
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of BCF with Spirit of Sankofa: Bridging the Legacy of BCM & BCF, an exquisite archival display that depicts the narrative of two iconic SF Bay Area Festivals: Black Choreographers Moving Toward the 21st Century (BCM), founded by Dr. Halifu Osumare and presented from 1989 – 1995, and Black Choreographers Festival: […]
BCF: Here & Now – New Voices/New Works
African & African American Performing Arts Coalition (AAAPAC)
Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now - Celebrating 20 years! Presenting a dynamic BCF showcase featuring works by: Gabriele Christian, Clarissa Dyas, dominique leslyann, Sriba Kwadjovie, Aja Randall | Patricia West |Damara Vita Ganley (DAP), Justin Sharlman, natalya shoaf, Dazaun Soleyn, Tamara Williams-Xavier Performances followed directly by Artists & Audience Conversation and a Cake & […]
Clutch The Pearls
Detour
San Francisco's 3rd Best Drag Show! Hosted by Churro Nomi and Mira
Securing Support: A Beginner’s Guide to Funding Your Artistic Vision
Detour
Facilitated by Eric Garcia/Churro Nomi A 101 workshop that provides newcomers with a foundational understanding of the grant writing process. Through step-by-step guidance, participants will learn to navigate funding opportunities, decode application requirements, and gain confidence in initiating their grant writing endeavors. This introductory course offers practical insights to demystify grant writing and kickstart your […]
Relationship and Movement
Mihyun Lee
This somatic movement group therapy aims to identify the psychological implications of relationship patterns and improve one's relationships with self and others through a movement study called Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis. The facilitator incorporated movement analysis, mirroring movement, and relational dance to promote reparative experience from relational trauma. Participants explore the interconnectedness between interpersonal relationship patterns […]
Writing for Scenario with Sara Shelton Mann
Sara Shelton Mann/Mixed Bag Productions
A dance and writing class with Sara Shelton Mann. Writing for the love of it - a journal, a view, a sideways walking, portals and frames, a quadrant as a mountain climb. Exploring writing and perception as dancers, we venture into the cave of dreaming out into opens fields. We then launch our minds in […]
Una Productions: Glimpse
UNA Productions
Join us for this shared bill of works-in-process at the Joe Goode Annex in San Francisco. The evening will include new dance & drag works by brooke terry X Bobby Jonathan Kim Matt Barry Pangaea Come support these incredible artists trying out new ideas. We invite guests to stay afterwards and share their thoughts […]
Intro Series: Bachata with Monica Ascencio
ODC School
Join us for this brand-new intro series! Monica has been in our ODC & R&M community for more than a decade as a staff member and even longer as a dancer, she is excited to open the Community Engagement program series to host a social dance full of joy, exciting movement combinations, and the fundamental […]
Circus Eternal: The Hotel of No Return
Kinetic Arts Center
Checking in? Welcome - You’ll want for nothing in this historic luxury hotel. An energetic concierge, acrobatic bellhops and a premier kitchen line will expertly juggle all your needs. Relax and enjoy the dancing, tumbling, and twirling of our nimble entertainment staff. Take your coat off and stay awhile at the enchanting CIRCUS ETERNAL. Circus […]
Afro Bolivian Dance in San Francisco Carnaval
BCA Dance Company
Join us in celebration of the African Diaspora in Bolivia through Afro Bolivian styles for the San Francisco Carnaval! We are seeking dancers that are able to rehearse in on of our two locations or both. Union City on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month (1800 H St, Union City, CA 94587) and […]
Beginning Tap Dance with Sandy Vazquez
La Mezcla
Come for the shuffles, stay for the vibes. In this beginning tap class participants will learn some tap dance history, basic rudiments, and be introduced to improvisational technique. All percussive dance forms (Flamenco, Mexican folk dance, Peruvian zapateo, etc) are highly encouraged to join! Sandy Vázquez is a multidisciplinary artist born and raised in Los […]
Wedding First Dance Workshop
Motion Arts Center
We’re thrilled to invite you to our Wedding First Dance Workshop at Motion Arts Center, a celebration of movement, connection, and the sheer happiness of dancing together! Join us for a 2-hour workshop with the amazing Kim and learn beautiful, flowing steps and graceful turns in a fun and encouraging atmosphere. No prior dance experience […]
Intro to Balinese Dance w/Anak Agung Anom Putra
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
Join us for 5-week Intro to Balinese Course. More than “just a dance class”, Intro to Balinese is an opportunity to reconnect with yourself, find joy in movement and celebrate YOU! With expert guidance from Dr. Anak Agung Anom Putra, S.S.T and Ayu Sukmawati, S.H., you will learn the foundations to continue studying after course […]
Circus Eternal: The Hotel of No Return
Kinetic Arts Center
Checking in? Welcome - You’ll want for nothing in this historic luxury hotel. An energetic concierge, acrobatic bellhops and a premier kitchen line will expertly juggle all your needs. Relax and enjoy the dancing, tumbling, and twirling of our nimble entertainment staff. Take your coat off and stay awhile at the enchanting CIRCUS ETERNAL. Circus […]
Rasa Sayujya- a Mohiniyattam performance
Sreepadmam School of Dance
Sreepadmam School of Dance is delighted to invite you to Rasa Sāyūjya, a Mohiniyattam performance by Bhairavi Nedungadi and her students supported by a wonderful ensemble of musicians from the Bay Area. Kerala, southernmost state of India is a temple of art forms. Celebrated among them is the dance of the enchantress - Mohiniyattam. With its delicate […]
Circus Eternal: The Hotel of No Return
Kinetic Arts Center
Checking in? Welcome - You’ll want for nothing in this historic luxury hotel. An energetic concierge, acrobatic bellhops and a premier kitchen line will expertly juggle all your needs. Relax and enjoy the dancing, tumbling, and twirling of our nimble entertainment staff. Take your coat off and stay awhile at the enchanting CIRCUS ETERNAL. Circus […]
Circus Eternal: The Hotel of No Return
Kinetic Arts Center
Checking in? Welcome - You’ll want for nothing in this historic luxury hotel. An energetic concierge, acrobatic bellhops and a premier kitchen line will expertly juggle all your needs. Relax and enjoy the dancing, tumbling, and twirling of our nimble entertainment staff. Take your coat off and stay awhile at the enchanting CIRCUS ETERNAL. Circus […]
Writing for Scenario with Sara Shelton Mann
Sara Shelton Mann/Mixed Bag Productions
A dance and writing class with Sara Shelton Mann. Writing for the love of it - a journal, a view, a sideways walking, portals and frames, a quadrant as a mountain climb. Exploring writing and perception as dancers, we venture into the cave of dreaming out into opens fields. We then launch our minds in […]
Robert Moses’ KIN 30th Anniversary Season
Robert Moses’ Kin
Robert Moses’ KIN celebrates its 30th Anniversary Season with a world premiere program of work by Artistic Director Robert Moses and three new works created by the 2025 guest artists of RMK’s New Legacies: One Acts program. Moses delves into his signature exploration of sensuality, war, race, human rights, and individual freedoms through choreography, sound […]
Hothouse
Baye & Asa
HotHouse is a commentary on confinement and an exploration of how the COVID-19 pandemic unmasked the greater systemic failures of America. In this evening-length duet, props and clothing are suspended inside of a plastic arena. The enclosed environment serves as an adaptable canvas, transforming into a medical isolation unit, a slaughterhouse, a prison cell, a […]
Intro Series: Bachata with Monica Ascencio
ODC School
Join us for this brand-new intro series! Monica has been in our ODC & R&M community for more than a decade as a staff member and even longer as a dancer, she is excited to open the Community Engagement program series to host a social dance full of joy, exciting movement combinations, and the fundamental […]
Circus Eternal: The Hotel of No Return
Kinetic Arts Center
Checking in? Welcome - You’ll want for nothing in this historic luxury hotel. An energetic concierge, acrobatic bellhops and a premier kitchen line will expertly juggle all your needs. Relax and enjoy the dancing, tumbling, and twirling of our nimble entertainment staff. Take your coat off and stay awhile at the enchanting CIRCUS ETERNAL. Circus […]
