Events
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Events
The Joffrey Ballet Midsummer Night’s Dream
Cal Performances
The Joffrey Ballet continues its association with Cal Performances with a signature work, Alexander Ekman’s celebration of the traditional Scandinavian summer solstice festival. A trip to a surreal realm of earthly and supernatural delights, Midsummer Night’s Dream features a musical score by composer Mikael Karlsson to be performed live by Swedish indie rock sensation Anna von Hausswolff […]
Kathy Mata Ballet Presents Spring Showcase 2026
Kathy Mata Ballet
Come join us for our spring Showcase featuring a medley of classical ballet, musical theater, character, contemporary and more for you to enjoy. We have limited seating so we encourage online to enjoy this wonderful event. Reservations are required please contact Kathy email:[email protected] or cell 415 756 0591 See you at the show!
Fauxnique: How Do I Look?
ODC Theater
How Do I Look? - the most vain, mundane and loaded question. Fauxnique, the drag queen guise of multi-faceted artist Monique Jenkinson, wields her unique combination of precise physicality, irreverent humor and gutsy vulnerability, to dig past glossy platitudes and flattering exaggerations into the hot mess of perception, subjectivity, identity and taste.
Beginner AND Intermediate Reggaetón Performance Workshop
Rae Studios
This 8-week workshop is designed to refine dancers’ skill in reggaetón while building a fun performance piece to premiere at the S.F. Palace of Fine Arts Theater on 5/31. The piece will be built with sections for both beginner AND intermediate dancers, as well as unison sections for all. During this workshop dancers will deepen […]
Bhangra Fundamentals
Vina Verman
This class focuses on the FUN in fundamentals! Designed for all levels, all ages—no prior experience needed—you’ll build confidence in the basic footwork, arm movements, and body rhythms that make up Bhangra. More than just a dance class, this is a welcoming, judgment-free space to try something new, immerse yourself in Punjabi culture, and connect […]
Grant Writing Workshop with Eric Garcia
Detour
A 101 workshop (virtual) 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 journey towards securing support […]
FREE Rhythm & Motion Fusion classes Wednesdays at Yerba Buena Gardens
Rhythm and Motion Dance Program
Rhythm & Motion and Yerba Buena Gardens Festival invite you to join us for FREE Rhythm & Motion Fusion classes at the beautiful Yerba Buena Gardens. For over 40 years, Rhythm & Motion has provided the joy, intensity and skill of dance to the public in welcoming atmospheres through its classes, events and community-minded programming. […]
RAWdance Spring Benefit 2026
RAWdance
Join us to celebrate and support RAWdance! This year’s Spring Benefit party is going downtown chic at 111 Minna Gallery & Event Space. The evening promises an exceptional night of food, drink, and community, with DJ La Femme Papi and a live performance by RAWdance. All proceeds directly support RAWdance’s artists and programming. Cocktails, small […]
The Prix | 2026 SF Dance Film Festival
Dance Film SF
Dance Film SF, in partnership with Prix de Lausanne and San Francisco Ballet School, is proud to present a special screening of The Prix, a feature-length documentary offering rare, behind-the-scenes access to the prestigious Prix de Lausanne. The event will feature opening remarks by Prix de Lausanne President, Olivier Glauser. Following the screening, stay for an engaging Q&A […]
GUSH Dance Festival 2026
Joe Goode Performance Group
As we celebrate our 40th year, JGPG is proud to announce the GUSH Dance Festival 2026. For this fourth iteration of the festival, Joe Goode gathers long-time artistic collaborators whose creative relationships span more than three decades. The festival features a reimagining of Joe Goode and Liz Burritt in Doris in a Dust Bowl (1987), along […]
FACT/SF: The Waves
ODC Theater
Get swept up in The Waves, an expansive, intimate, surreal, and impressionistic contemporary dance about sound waves, light waves, brain waves, and intersubjectivity. The piece considers how individuals experience and craft their own sense of reality. The Waves is conceived and directed by Charlie Slender-White, and utilizes Virginia Woolf’s novel of the same name as […]
6 week intro Drumming series: Brazilian Rhythms
ODC School
Step into the rhythms of Bahia at ODC! This series introduces Afro, Samba Reggae, and Vassi (6/8)—three essential rhythms that express the heart, culture, and ancestral roots of Bahia. instruments, including surdos, repiques, caixa, tamborim, and agogô. Stay for our social 8:30 pm-9:00 pm, free snacks and drinks.
GUSH Dance Festival 2026
Joe Goode Performance Group
As we celebrate our 40th year, JGPG is proud to announce the GUSH Dance Festival 2026. For this fourth iteration of the festival, Joe Goode gathers long-time artistic collaborators whose creative relationships span more than three decades. The festival features a reimagining of Joe Goode and Liz Burritt in Doris in a Dust Bowl (1987), along […]
Sean Dorsey Dance’s 22nd Annual Home Season: We Choose Each Other
Sean Dorsey Dance
Sean Dorsey Dance’s “We Choose Each Other” is a powerful evening of dances created as a balm for this moment in America. Sean Dorsey Dance will perform the world premiere of several new dances and restage pieces from the company’s 20-year award-winning repertoire … treating audiences to the company’s signature fusion of full-throttle dance, luscious […]
Zaccho Dance Theatre Presents: Return to Forever
Zaccho Dance Theatre
Return to Forever centers music from a 1975 playlist as a bridge that is personal, intimate, and deeply embodied. The playlist was created by then DJ and now Artistic Director, Joanna Haigood, who grew up listening to her father’s record collection. This work is influenced by music from her younger years and the personal discoveries […]
Make Your First Dance Unforgettable! – Wedding Dance Workshop 💍
Motion Arts Center
Are you (or someone you know) planning a wedding and want to feel confident on the dance floor? Join us at Motion Arts Center’s Wedding Dance Workshop on Saturday April 25th 12pm - 2pm in downtown San Mateo! This 2-hour, fun and inspiring workshop is designed for couples of all levels — no dance experience needed! […]
