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  • Nikitha Sreekant and Kalakshetra Reshma Rajeev in “Nada-Jyoti” & Pooja Ganesh and Eve Salonen in “Tatkar y Taconeo : Steps of two worlds”

    San Francisco International Arts Festival

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    Theatre of Yugen at NOHspace 2840 Mariposa St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Nada-Jyoti, the eternal interplay between sound and light, Shiva and Shakti, and consciousness and energy. From the infinite stillness of Shiva arises Ādi Nāda, the primordial vibration that breathes life into the cosmos, where rhythm and sound give form to existence before dissolving back into silence. “Tatkaar y Taconeo – Steps of Two worlds” blends […]

    $30
    Double Happiness

    Double Happiness

    Oakland Ballet Company

    Event Category:
    Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St #290, Oakland, CA, United States +1 more

    Featuring 2 world premieres by Wei Wang and Phil Chan, Double Happiness is a fun-filled program designed to bring a smile to your face. A company premiere of Elaine Kudo’s fast-paced Opposites Distract, plus a revival of Phil Chan’s elegant duet, Amber Waves, rounds out this joyful program. Oakland Asian Cultural Center Thursday, March 26 […]

    $35 – $500

    inkBoat in “Clouds from a Crumbling Giant: our wild shining days”

    San Francisco International Arts Festival

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    Z Space 499 Alabama St #450, San Francisco, United States

    Clouds from a Crumbling Giant: our wild shining days, breathes in the spaces of time between human incarnations. Broken yet boundless bodies enter the waiting room of the afterlife. As they re-enact their corporeal memories, consciousness folds in upon itself. 496 moons rise and fall. The band plays “Hazy Shade of Winter.”

    $30

    Clouds from a Crumbling Giant: our wild shining days

    inkBoat

    Event Category:
    Z Space 499 Alabama St #450, San Francisco, United States

    Clouds from a Crumbling Giant: our wild shining days, breathes in the spaces of time between human incarnations. Broken yet boundless bodies enter the waiting room of the afterlife. As they re-enact their corporeal memories, consciousness folds in upon itself. 496 moons rise and fall. The band plays “Hazy Shade of Winter.” EARLY BIRD TICKETS […]

    $30
    Mufutau Yusuf in “Impasse”

    Mufutau Yusuf in “Impasse”

    San Francisco International Arts Festival

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    Dance Mission Theater 3316 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    A powerful, driving, high-speed performance with a set and props that reference African immigration, and confronting the biased narratives etched onto Black bodies throughout history. By challenging the historical racial projections of blackness – its crudeness, threat, sexuality, rage and immorality – the performance unveils its power, grace, sensuality, tenderness, intelligence and love. Impasse goes beyond […]

    $30

    Cuban Movement Fundamentals with Diana Aburto Vega

    La Mezcla

    Event Category:
    Brava Theater Center 2781 24th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    This donation-based class taught by dancer, choreographer, and teacher Diana Aburto Vega focuses on the foundational mechanics of Cuban movement, emphasizing grounded posture, isolation, coordination, and rhythmic precision. Through guided exercises and progressions, dancers will develop a deeper understanding of how the spine, pelvis, and feet work together to create fluid, dynamic movement. Open to […]

    Free – $20
    Cirque Kikasse in “SANTÉ!”

    Cirque Kikasse in “SANTÉ!”

    San Francisco International Arts Festival

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    Cesar Chavez Elementary School Playground 2616 Folsom St, San Francisco, United States

    Is a high-energy circus show where world class acrobatics, breathtaking balances and contagious energy collide — all aboard an extraordinary truck. The troupe prepares their rooftop terrace for service through a series of playful transformations, from arranging furniture that becomes a balancing tower 35 feet off the ground, to the deliberately inefficient cleaning of the […]

    $30
    Mariana Valencia: Jacklean (Jacklean)

    Mariana Valencia: Jacklean (Jacklean)

    ODC Theater

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    ODC Theater 3153 17th St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Savor the thrill of the unexpected in Jacklean (Jacklean). Governed by play and collaborative improvisation, New York powerhouse choreographer and dancer Mariana Valencia’s improvised gestures are prompted by transmissions from Jazmin Romero’s vocal and instrumental repertoire of cumbia, punk, jazz, and electronic music. Can an everlasting process frame a final performance?  

    Free – $100

    6 week intro Drumming series: Brazilian Rhythms

    ODC School

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    ODC Dance Commons 351 Shotwell St., San Francisco, United States

    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.

    $6 – $135
    Double Happiness

    Double Happiness

    Oakland Ballet Company

    Event Category:
    Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St #290, Oakland, CA, United States +1 more

    Featuring 2 world premieres by Wei Wang and Phil Chan, Double Happiness is a fun-filled program designed to bring a smile to your face. A company premiere of Elaine Kudo’s fast-paced Opposites Distract, plus a revival of Phil Chan’s elegant duet, Amber Waves, rounds out this joyful program. Oakland Asian Cultural Center Thursday, March 26 […]

    $35 – $500

    People’s Circus Theatre in “The Unfinished Work of Camille Claudel”

    San Francisco International Arts Festival

    Event Category:
    Dance Mission Theater 3316 24th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Camille Claudel was an Impressionist sculptor in France at the turn of the century. She defied expectations of women at the time by creating dynamic pieces that shocked the art establishment. Single-handedly, Camille manipulated marble into artworks that tenderly exposed the full range of her subjects’ humanity. She was a visionary, but Claudel’s genius came […]

    $50

    inkBoat in “Clouds from a Crumbling Giant: our wild shining days”

    San Francisco International Arts Festival

    Event Category:
    Z Space 499 Alabama St #450, San Francisco, United States

    Clouds from a Crumbling Giant: our wild shining days, breathes in the spaces of time between human incarnations. Broken yet boundless bodies enter the waiting room of the afterlife. As they re-enact their corporeal memories, consciousness folds in upon itself. 496 moons rise and fall. The band plays “Hazy Shade of Winter.”

    $30

    Clouds from a Crumbling Giant: our wild shining days

    inkBoat

    Event Category:
    Z Space 499 Alabama St #450, San Francisco, United States

    Clouds from a Crumbling Giant: our wild shining days, breathes in the spaces of time between human incarnations. Broken yet boundless bodies enter the waiting room of the afterlife. As they re-enact their corporeal memories, consciousness folds in upon itself. 496 moons rise and fall. The band plays “Hazy Shade of Winter.” EARLY BIRD TICKETS […]

    $30
    Bolivia In San Francisco Carnaval

    Bolivia In San Francisco Carnaval

    BCA Dance Company

    Event Category:
    Casa De Carnaval 683 Florida St, San Francisco, United States +1 more

    We are looking for dedicated dancers that want to be part of the San Francisco Carnaval on May 24th with us! This year we are dancing Afro-Boliviano to celebrate Black roots in Bolivia! We are rehearsing on Saturdays/Sundays 9-11am. We have two locations (you only need to attend one): Union City (1st and 3rd Saturdays […]

    $65 – $110
    inkBoat Workshop

    inkBoat Workshop

    inkBoat

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    Z Space 499 Alabama St #450, San Francisco, United States

    Teachers: Mari Osanai (Noguchi Taiso), Cass Tunick (Action Theater), Elke Luyten (Corporeal Mime), Dana Iova-Koga (Body Weather), Jubilith Moore (Noh Theater), Shinichi Iova-Koga (Butoh Dance). These six teachers present contrasting yet mutually supportive techniques and traditions at play through the creation process of performance works by inkBoat. Please join this rare gathering of artists in […]

    $111

    Nikitha Sreekant and Kalakshetra Reshma Rajeev in “Nada-Jyoti” & Pooja Ganesh and Eve Salonen in “Tatkar y Taconeo : Steps of two worlds”

    San Francisco International Arts Festival

    Event Category:
    Theatre of Yugen at NOHspace 2840 Mariposa St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    Nada-Jyoti, the eternal interplay between sound and light, Shiva and Shakti, and consciousness and energy. From the infinite stillness of Shiva arises Ādi Nāda, the primordial vibration that breathes life into the cosmos, where rhythm and sound give form to existence before dissolving back into silence. “Tatkaar y Taconeo – Steps of Two worlds” blends […]

    $30