Events
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2025 FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL of transgender and queer performance
Fresh Meat Productions
The wildly-popular FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL is back with edgy, exquisite, extraordinary dance, theater and live music … and a cornucopia of regional and world premieres! These award-winning artists offer gorgeous, loving, bold, beautiful artistry brimming with innovation, resilience and joy. KN95 masks will be provided and required. ASL Interpretation will be provided at all performances. […]
PORCH summer festival
KH Fresh Festival
PORCH at it’s most fundamental, is a three week immersive occasion of coming together and studying dancing, making, performance, collectivity, and living closely with the land in the stunningly beautiful East German countryside,1.5 hours from Berlin. It is 5-6 hours of studio practice daily with an eclectic and skilled international cohort of teachers and students, […]
Navojyoti: Guru Shradha Emerging Dancers
Guru Shradha
The journey of classical dance cultivates remarkable growth, transforming aspiring children into radiant and charming Odissi dancers. Guru Shradha's teen group, on the cusp of college, will demonstrate their grace and passion, a testament to their shared artistic journey. Performers are Tiana Salvi, Anika Pallapothu, Araika Ramchandran, Aanya Chakraborty, and Shreen Mahanty.
Filipino Folk Dance
MPWRD Artists Collective
Join MPWRD Collective for vibrant Filipino Folk Dance classes that celebrate culture, community, and movement. Explore traditional dances like Tinikling, Pandanggo sa Ilaw, and more, while learning the history and meaning behind each step. Whether you're a beginner or experienced dancer, these classes offer an inclusive space to connect with Filipino heritage, build confidence, and […]
AXIS Summer Intensive
AXIS Dance Company
Disabled, non-disabled, and neurodiverse dancers and educators from around the world are invited to AXIS Dance Company's 5-day intensive to engage, share, and learn from one another and the AXIS artists. Through curriculum in improvisation, choreography and teaching fundamentals, participants have the opportunity to completely immerse themselves into the language and embodiment of integrated dance: Please note […]
AXIS Summer Intensive
AXIS Dance Company
Disabled, non-disabled, and neurodiverse dancers and educators from around the world are invited to AXIS Dance Company's 5-day intensive to engage, share, and learn from one another and the AXIS artists. Through curriculum in improvisation, choreography and teaching fundamentals, participants have the opportunity to completely immerse themselves into the language and embodiment of integrated dance: Please note […]
AXIS Summer Intensive
AXIS Dance Company
Disabled, non-disabled, and neurodiverse dancers and educators from around the world are invited to AXIS Dance Company's 5-day intensive to engage, share, and learn from one another and the AXIS artists. Through curriculum in improvisation, choreography and teaching fundamentals, participants have the opportunity to completely immerse themselves into the language and embodiment of integrated dance: Please note […]
AXIS Summer Intensive
AXIS Dance Company
Disabled, non-disabled, and neurodiverse dancers and educators from around the world are invited to AXIS Dance Company's 5-day intensive to engage, share, and learn from one another and the AXIS artists. Through curriculum in improvisation, choreography and teaching fundamentals, participants have the opportunity to completely immerse themselves into the language and embodiment of integrated dance: Please note […]
Latin Night Social Dance Party
Motion Arts Center
Join us for our monthly Latin Night Dance Party filled with Salsa, Bachata, and Cumbia music at the Motion Arts Center in San Mateo! Get ready for an unforgettable night of dancing and fun on the dance floor. Come, bring your friends, and let’s make an incredible night! Thursday Schedule (Last Thursday of every month): 7pm Bachata […]
AXIS Summer Intensive
AXIS Dance Company
Disabled, non-disabled, and neurodiverse dancers and educators from around the world are invited to AXIS Dance Company's 5-day intensive to engage, share, and learn from one another and the AXIS artists. Through curriculum in improvisation, choreography and teaching fundamentals, participants have the opportunity to completely immerse themselves into the language and embodiment of integrated dance: Please note […]
The Spectrum of Tension: Movement for Theatricality
Detour
Facilitated by Kacie Boblitt How do we awaken the body as a vessel for storytelling? This movement-based devising workshop explores Lecoq’s States of Tension as a tool for physical storytelling, character development, and ensemble creation. Through guided improvisation, sensory activation, and dynamic play, we’ll move between ease and extremity, discovering how shifts in tension shape […]
AXIS Summer Intensive
AXIS Dance Company
Disabled, non-disabled, and neurodiverse dancers and educators from around the world are invited to AXIS Dance Company's 5-day intensive to engage, share, and learn from one another and the AXIS artists. Through curriculum in improvisation, choreography and teaching fundamentals, participants have the opportunity to completely immerse themselves into the language and embodiment of integrated dance: Please note […]
Borrowed Immersive Performance Experience – Oakland
Conni McKenzie
Borrowed is a site-specific dance and immersive experience reflecting on the ties between environmental exploitation and the displacement of Black communities. A sequel to its Morongo Basin premiere, this version parallels climate crisis with the gentrification and erasure of Black San Franciscans. Two distinct versions feature overlapping choreography and themes. Through movement, sound, and dialogue, […]
Borrowed Immersive Performance Experience – Oakland
Conni McKenzie
Borrowed is a site-specific dance and immersive experience reflecting on the ties between environmental exploitation and the displacement of Black communities. A sequel to its Morongo Basin premiere, this version parallels climate crisis with the gentrification and erasure of Black San Franciscans. Two distinct versions feature overlapping choreography and themes. Through movement, sound, and dialogue, […]
Filipino Folk Dance
MPWRD Artists Collective
Join MPWRD Collective for vibrant Filipino Folk Dance classes that celebrate culture, community, and movement. Explore traditional dances like Tinikling, Pandanggo sa Ilaw, and more, while learning the history and meaning behind each step. Whether you're a beginner or experienced dancer, these classes offer an inclusive space to connect with Filipino heritage, build confidence, and […]
Filipino Folk Dance
MPWRD Artists Collective
Join MPWRD Collective for vibrant Filipino Folk Dance classes that celebrate culture, community, and movement. Explore traditional dances like Tinikling, Pandanggo sa Ilaw, and more, while learning the history and meaning behind each step. Whether you're a beginner or experienced dancer, these classes offer an inclusive space to connect with Filipino heritage, build confidence, and […]
Apply Now for Summer Institute 2025-26!
Luna Dance & Creativity
Are you a dance teaching artist poised to take your curriculum to the next level of creativity and inquiry? Or a seasoned classroom practitioner ready to infuse dance into your curriculum? Are you hungry for a collegial community that will help you invest in your practice? Apply to Luna's Summer Institute (SI)! No cost for […]
Application Extended: Luna Summer Institute 2025-26
Luna Dance & Creativity
We are extending the deadline to apply for Summer Institute 2025-26! Summer Institute is a year-long comprehensive and hybrid experience. It includes a week of intensive, in-person workshops, follow-up Zoom and in-person sessions, mentorship & coaching, and peer support, all focused on the art of teaching dance. Workshop Intensive: 7/7-11, 2025 Midyear Meeting: 1/17-18, 2026 Final Meeting: 5/23, 2026 […]
Re:generate
Berkeley Ballet Theater
Refine your skills, revitalize your imagination, and renew your passion for movement with the next generation of choreographers at a new week-long intensive, July 7–11 at BBT. Designed to connect professional dancers and choreographers to explore what’s next in dance, it features five Bay Area artists: Babatunji, Robin Dekkers, Colin Frederick, Ja'Moon Jones, and Moscelyne […]
Clutch The Pearls
Detour
San Francisco’s 3rd Best Drag Show! Hosted by Churro Nomi and Mira
Application Extended: Luna Summer Institute 2025-26
Luna Dance & Creativity
We are extending the deadline to apply for Summer Institute 2025-26! Summer Institute is a year-long comprehensive and hybrid experience. It includes a week of intensive, in-person workshops, follow-up Zoom and in-person sessions, mentorship & coaching, and peer support, all focused on the art of teaching dance. Workshop Intensive: 7/7-11, 2025 Midyear Meeting: 1/17-18, 2026 Final Meeting: 5/23, 2026 […]
Re:generate
Berkeley Ballet Theater
Refine your skills, revitalize your imagination, and renew your passion for movement with the next generation of choreographers at a new week-long intensive, July 7–11 at BBT. Designed to connect professional dancers and choreographers to explore what’s next in dance, it features five Bay Area artists: Babatunji, Robin Dekkers, Colin Frederick, Ja'Moon Jones, and Moscelyne […]
Application Extended: Luna Summer Institute 2025-26
Luna Dance & Creativity
We are extending the deadline to apply for Summer Institute 2025-26! Summer Institute is a year-long comprehensive and hybrid experience. It includes a week of intensive, in-person workshops, follow-up Zoom and in-person sessions, mentorship & coaching, and peer support, all focused on the art of teaching dance. Workshop Intensive: 7/7-11, 2025 Midyear Meeting: 1/17-18, 2026 Final Meeting: 5/23, 2026 […]
Re:generate
Berkeley Ballet Theater
Refine your skills, revitalize your imagination, and renew your passion for movement with the next generation of choreographers at a new week-long intensive, July 7–11 at BBT. Designed to connect professional dancers and choreographers to explore what’s next in dance, it features five Bay Area artists: Babatunji, Robin Dekkers, Colin Frederick, Ja'Moon Jones, and Moscelyne […]
Application Extended: Luna Summer Institute 2025-26
Luna Dance & Creativity
We are extending the deadline to apply for Summer Institute 2025-26! Summer Institute is a year-long comprehensive and hybrid experience. It includes a week of intensive, in-person workshops, follow-up Zoom and in-person sessions, mentorship & coaching, and peer support, all focused on the art of teaching dance. Workshop Intensive: 7/7-11, 2025 Midyear Meeting: 1/17-18, 2026 Final Meeting: 5/23, 2026 […]
