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 […]

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 […]

An interdisciplinary performance experience designed to meet the challenges of our times with vibrant creativity and adaptability. Parable of Belonging is based on the books Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler and Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown. The Wandering Ensemble (Dandelion Dancetheater and CSU East Bay) is collaborating with artists, community members, […]

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 […]

An interdisciplinary performance experience designed to meet the challenges of our times with vibrant creativity and adaptability. Parable of Belonging is based on the books Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler and Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown. The Wandering Ensemble (Dandelion Dancetheater and CSU East Bay) is collaborating with artists, community members, […]

Ici N'Est Pas La Paroisse (This Is Not The Parish) is a personal research into the artists' African identity, their roots, spiritual values, and their divine creators. Some of their questions lie at the origin of this desire to recreate a new dance, among the dances they underwent "initiatic" practices and posed several questions. Who […]

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?  

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 […]

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.”

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 […]

Daunted by the news of the world? Come relieve your heart and mind as Nina gets up on stage and through movement-infused storytelling conveys the personal, political and social events that have transpired over the past 24 hours with striking insight and her always unpredictable rendition of life on planet earth. Audiences report they have […]

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 […]

The Mother of Pearl Pageant 2026 reaches its final round. Six Bay Area drag artists compete for the crown in a live drag competition produced by Clutch The Pearls and Detour Productions, hosted by Churro Nomi. Contestants face off in three categories: Talent/Performance, Live Q&A, and a six-person lip-sync battle. By the end of the […]