Events
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If I Give You My Sorrows
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is presenting Flyaway Productions and Empowerment Avenue as we bring performance and visual art back to the public. These two events will run simultaneously in the Forum and in the Galley Space at YBCA. The works feature the voice and wisdom of incarcerated women. IF I GIVE YOU MY […]
Flamenco Sundays
CarOlé Flamenco’s FLAMENCO
The stage floor burns with the pulsating sounds of rhythmical footwork, song, castanets, syncopated hand clapping that define a new dimension in flamenco and Spanish dance theatre. Mx. CarOlé Flamenco, named a “Flamenco star” by Sunset Magazine, is the fifth generation flamenco & Spanish dancer in her gitano family's legacy (daughter of legend Carolina Lugo), […]
inkBoat’s “Clouds from a Crumbling Giant: The Bardo”
inkBoat
In this performance, the 10,000 things (a poetic description of everything under the sun, all possibility) take the form of 2 people meeting in the land between the living and the dead. They transform and encounter each other through various identities and phases, simultaneously as individuals and as archetypes. By turns absurd and tender, exaggerated […]
Clutch The Pearls
Detour
San Francisco's 3rd Best Drag Show! February Theme: Inanimate Objects HOSTED BY: Churro Nomi + Mira FEATURING Barracuda Deuce Lee Babooshkas Daisy Nukes Mx Obsidienne Obsurd Pangaea Polly Amerboss Translucent with DJ LA FEMME PAPI
Month For Dancer’s Health – Body Mind Method with Dr. Yana Nakhimova
ODC Theater
This introductory session offers a glimpse into the Body Mind Method, a unique, science-based approach that integrates movement and neuroplasticity to foster overall well-being. Participants will explore how movement can improve focus, memory, creativity, leadership, communication skills, and emotional balance. The class will include a combination of playful and mindful physical exercises, brain-body coordination activities, […]
Month For Dancer’s Health – Eating Well on a Budget with Melissa Ayres, MPH, RD
ODC Theater
Many dance professionals and students are faced with the challenges of simultaneously achieving artistic and athletic performance goals while making ends meet with the ever-rising costs of food. As athletes, dancers require energy-rich dietary intakes throughout the day to support high physical activity outputs. In this webinar, participants will have the opportunity to discover practical […]
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 […]
FACT/SF Winter Dance Lab
FACT/SF
Join FACT/SF for two weekends of Countertechnique led by Rosanna Tavarez and Charlie Slender-White. The first weekend (January 31 - February 2) is open to dancers new to Countertechnique and those with prior experience. The second weekend (February 7-9) is designed for dancers who have already had some experience with Countertechnique. Dancers are invited to […]
Towards Opulence, the Opera
NAKA Dance Theater
Towards Opulence is part of an ongoing act of creative resistance and imaginative reclamation. Skywatchers believe that Tenderloin residents, and other marginalized people, are truth tellers, akin to the mythical Cassandras. By breathing life into often overlooked or discredited truths, we remember our interdependence and expose the roots of power and oppression. ACCESSIBILITY Venue is […]
Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now (BCF) – 20th Anniversary Event
African & African American Performing Arts Coalition (AAAPAC)
Spirit of Sankofa: Bridging the Legacy of BCM & BCF - Throwback to the Future, moderated by Dr. Halifu Osumare, featuring choreographers: Joanna Haigood, Robert Moses, Raissa Simpson, Dazaun Soleyn. Choreographers dialogue about how the issues during the Black Choreographers Moving national dance initiative (1989-1995) have shifted, yet remain the same today, during the 20th […]
Diamond Jubilee
Cal Performances
Twyla Tharp/Diabelli (music: Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations) New Work (music: new arrangements of music from Philip Glass’ Aguas da Amazonia) Choreographer Twyla Tharp celebrates 60 years of crafting strikingly original, accessible, and uncategorizable works with a new collaboration with Philip Glass, the artists’ first partnership in nearly 40 years. Performed live by Chicago’s Grammy-winning Third Coast […]
SUR
gizeh muniz vengel
COME DANCE WITH US. We’re throwing a party. Have a drink. Throw some ass. See some art. We want to share with you our performance SUR. Featuring: YUCA FRITA gizeh muñiz vengel Samuel Melecio-Zambrano SAT 2/8/2025 Doors at 7:15pm DJ set begins 7:30pm Performance after the first set. This event is FREE Capacity is LIMITED - RSVP required […]
Month For Dancer’s Health – Concussion in Dance with Dr. Stephanie Greenspan, DPT
ODC Theater
A concussion is an injury to the brain that can have negative consequences on physical and mental health, especially if not managed appropriately. In this session we will discuss what happens to the brain when a concussion occurs, how teachers or family members can recognize signs of a concussion, and best practices for concussion management. […]
FACT/SF Winter Dance Lab
FACT/SF
Join FACT/SF for two weekends of Countertechnique led by Rosanna Tavarez and Charlie Slender-White. The first weekend (January 31 - February 2) is open to dancers new to Countertechnique and those with prior experience. The second weekend (February 7-9) is designed for dancers who have already had some experience with Countertechnique. Dancers are invited to […]
Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now (BCF) – 20th Anniversary Event
African & African American Performing Arts Coalition (AAAPAC)
Healing Intimacy - a special Performance Event at MoAD. Choreographers/collaborators Dazaun Soleyn and Algin “Align” Sterling create and perform an engaging structured movement & music improvisation in response to MoAD’s exhibit Liberatory Living: Protective Interiors and Radical Black Joy. With artists Claire Fisher-Mendez and Jordon E. Dabney. Performances at 12, 2, and 4p. Each performance iteration […]
Intro to K-POP Workshop in San Mateo
Motion Arts Center
Are you ready to unleash your inner K-Pop star? Join us for our very first Intro to K-Pop Dance Workshop at the Motion Arts Center! Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just curious about the K-Pop craze, this workshop is for YOU Workshop Level: This is an all-levels workshop, meaning no prior dance experience is necessary […]
Towards Opulence, the Opera
NAKA Dance Theater
Towards Opulence is part of an ongoing act of creative resistance and imaginative reclamation. Skywatchers believe that Tenderloin residents, and other marginalized people, are truth tellers, akin to the mythical Cassandras. By breathing life into often overlooked or discredited truths, we remember our interdependence and expose the roots of power and oppression. ACCESSIBILITY Venue is […]
Choreography Workshop—Finding your original voice with ChingChi Yu
ChingchiMoves
Choreography connects our body with our subconscious via movement. We conjure up a magical world where we move through. How to build that, to find the river that flows deep in us? This workshop connects our body and mind using choreography through guided exercises. We will work on approaches to improvisation to generate original material and challenge our […]
Diamond Jubilee
Cal Performances
Twyla Tharp/Diabelli (music: Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations) New Work (music: new arrangements of music from Philip Glass’ Aguas da Amazonia) Choreographer Twyla Tharp celebrates 60 years of crafting strikingly original, accessible, and uncategorizable works with a new collaboration with Philip Glass, the artists’ first partnership in nearly 40 years. Performed live by Chicago’s Grammy-winning Third Coast […]
Month For Dancer’s Health – Core Canister: Unlocking Spinal Decompression and Stability through Dynamic Neuromuscular Principles with Dr. Karah Charette, DPT
ODC Theater
In this workshop, we will dive into the revolutionary concepts of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stability (DNS), exploring the core not just as a set of muscles, but as a sophisticated, pressure-regulated canister that plays a critical role in spinal health and overall functional stability. This workshop is ideal for any dancer or mover experiencing chronic pain, […]
FACT/SF Winter Dance Lab
FACT/SF
Join FACT/SF for two weekends of Countertechnique led by Rosanna Tavarez and Charlie Slender-White. The first weekend (January 31 - February 2) is open to dancers new to Countertechnique and those with prior experience. The second weekend (February 7-9) is designed for dancers who have already had some experience with Countertechnique. Dancers are invited to […]
Month For Dancer’s Health – Embodying Organic Support to Balance the Spine through Movement: A Body-Mind Centering® Approach with Sonja Riket
ODC Theater
Sonja Riket, Body-Mind Centering® Teacher, will facilitate this workshop focusing on the process of perception and kinesthetic awareness and how this can be a gateway into the relationship between the body, movement, and consciousness. Explorations will take us from perception of Self and Other to awakening the felt consciousness of our tissues. When awareness of […]
Diamond Jubilee
Cal Performances
Twyla Tharp/Diabelli (music: Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations) New Work (music: new arrangements of music from Philip Glass’ Aguas da Amazonia) Choreographer Twyla Tharp celebrates 60 years of crafting strikingly original, accessible, and uncategorizable works with a new collaboration with Philip Glass, the artists’ first partnership in nearly 40 years. Performed live by Chicago’s Grammy-winning Third Coast […]
Towards Opulence, the Opera
NAKA Dance Theater
Towards Opulence is part of an ongoing act of creative resistance and imaginative reclamation. Skywatchers believe that Tenderloin residents, and other marginalized people, are truth tellers, akin to the mythical Cassandras. By breathing life into often overlooked or discredited truths, we remember our interdependence and expose the roots of power and oppression. ACCESSIBILITY Venue is […]
Flamenco Sundays
CarOlé Flamenco’s FLAMENCO
The stage floor burns with the pulsating sounds of rhythmical footwork, song, castanets, syncopated hand clapping that define a new dimension in flamenco and Spanish dance theatre. Mx. CarOlé Flamenco, named a “Flamenco star” by Sunset Magazine, is the fifth generation flamenco & Spanish dancer in her gitano family's legacy (daughter of legend Carolina Lugo), […]
