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Events
Fall Hall Jam 2026
Sense Object
FALL HALL JAM 2026 This seasonal C.I. jam offers a full weekend of Contact Improvisation practice in community. Super teachers with special offers: BMC® with Cathie Caraker, Feldenkrais® with Kevin Dockery, skills deepening with Megan Lowe, and a mini Contemplative Dance Practice (CDP) intensive with special guest Damaris Webb from Portland. Plus a big Underscore, […]
BTS K-Pop Halloween Workshop with Chloe in San Mateo!
Motion Arts Center
BTS ARMY & FANS...this one is for YOU! Come learn BTS's hit song "Blood, Sweat and Tears" this Halloween! Join Chloe for a fun 2-hour All Levels Workshop in downtown San Mateo, open to teens 12+ and adults. *No dance experience needed—just bring your energy and love for K-Pop and get ready for a spooky […]
JA Collective Rep with Lani Yamanaka
SFDanceworks
This class will start with a 30-minute full body warm up before moving into sections from ‘Impact III’ by JA Collective. Expect fast-paced choreography built on body percussion and intricate physical manipulation. Participants will be expected to pick up choreography quickly. Modification and individual interpretation are welcome.
Halloween “Thriller” Dance All Levels Workshop!
Motion Arts Center
Join us for our exciting “Thriller Dance Workshop” Saturday October 24th 5pm-7:30pm at the Motion Arts Center located in the heart of downtown San Mateo! You’ll learn the iconic choreography to Michael Jackson’s classic hit, led by our amazing instructor Max, just in time for Halloween!🎃 This fun, spooky workshop is open to all skill […]
ArtPärdē Presents: Four in Focus
ArtParde
ArtPärdē unveils a fresh new format: Four in Focus, a showcase of contemporary dance and music by four established Bay Area artists. Co-hosted by Bethany Mitchell and Meghna Purkayastha, this iteration breaks from ArtPärdē’s traditional setup by placing movement and sound front and center across four performances split into two acts. There will be a short intermission […]
Women’s Day of the Dead/Samhain Dance Ceremony
Temple of Dancing Wholeness
A multidimensional time honoring beloved dead, celebrating the harvest and Celtic New Year Samhain, when the veil between worlds is considered to be thinnest. A potent time to play with the dance of light and dark in your life. Explore through intention, imagination, and free-form ecstatic dance to catalyze, energize and ground your body, being, […]
Invisible Atlas
Ranko Ogura Dance
Ranko Ogura Dance presents Invisible Atlas, an immersive performance blending Butoh and contemporary dance with immersive installation, poetry, theater, and live Shakuhachi flute and Taiko drumming. From Japan—a nation shaped by Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Fukushima—comes a powerful message of prayer and truth. Rooted in the memories of disaster, and lived history of radiation, where do we […]
TASTE
Kristin Damrow & Company
Dance, served differently. Moving through a series of distinct encounters, TASTE brings the dance up close and plays between what you crave, what you reject, and what you can’t get enough of. OCT 22–24 @ 7:30 PM OCT 25 @ 5 PM SPACE 124 at Project Artaud, San Francisco Tickets: kristindamrow.com/taste Concept + Design Kristin […]
Invisible Womb: Rebirth, a solo dance-theater work
Jetaun DeArman, LMFT
You may not have the words for it. Your body does. This solo dance-theater performance by psychotherapist and somatic artist Jetaun DeArman holds space for the stories women carry across a lifetime—from girlhood through menopause—that have never been given the space or choice to be seen. Some things live in the body long before they […]
THE UNKNOWN: a devised dance theater ritual
Kat Brault Dance
a devised dance theater ritual starring BIRTH, DEATH, THE SUN, WATER, MEMORY, HEART, SIN, JEST, CHAOS, & THE UNKNOWN conceived & directed by Kat Brault - DEATH devised in collaboration with ash m. cruz - MEMORY dd lynch - CHAOS Dey Knighton - THE SUN Gabby Wei - JEST lu price - BIRTH monique jonath […]
The Fall Show
Shotgun Players
Shotgun Players Presents THE FALL SHOW CREATED BY Erika Chong Shuch & CHARLES MEE You never know where love will find you, or when. Sam and Eddie are in the autumn of their lives and finding out that love doesn’t get easier with age. In a surreal story that’s full of big hearted fun, tender […]
Fall Hall Jam 2026
Sense Object
FALL HALL JAM 2026 This seasonal C.I. jam offers a full weekend of Contact Improvisation practice in community. Super teachers with special offers: BMC® with Cathie Caraker, Feldenkrais® with Kevin Dockery, skills deepening with Megan Lowe, and a mini Contemplative Dance Practice (CDP) intensive with special guest Damaris Webb from Portland. Plus a big Underscore, […]
Flamenco Master Workshops — The CarOlé Technique
CarOlé Flamenco’s Compañía FSDT
Flamenco Master Workshops The CarOlé Technique with Ms. CarOlé Flamenco Sundays 1:00–2:00 PM LINES Dance Center, 26 7th Street, San Francisco, CA Come dance with us, this is a Level 1–2 class, please wear comfortable clothes you can sweat in. Pre-registration required. Register here: caroleflamenco.com LEGACY 1894 – 1955 – 1995 – PRESENT Survivance • […]
The Fall Show
Shotgun Players
Shotgun Players Presents THE FALL SHOW CREATED BY Erika Chong Shuch & CHARLES MEE You never know where love will find you, or when. Sam and Eddie are in the autumn of their lives and finding out that love doesn’t get easier with age. In a surreal story that’s full of big hearted fun, tender […]
Invisible Womb: Rebirth, a solo dance-theater work
Jetaun DeArman, LMFT
You may not have the words for it. Your body does. This solo dance-theater performance by psychotherapist and somatic artist Jetaun DeArman holds space for the stories women carry across a lifetime—from girlhood through menopause—that have never been given the space or choice to be seen. Some things live in the body long before they […]
Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno – Dia de Los Muertos
Livermore Valley Arts
Día de los Muertos with Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Carlos Moreno returns to The Bankhead for another unforgettable, sold-out performance! This world-renowned dance company brings the energy and passion of traditional Mexican folk dance to life, honoring ancestors in a vibrant and uplifting celebration. Don’t miss your chance to immerse yourself in the rich culture […]
Dances Under the Crescent Moon
ANAR DANA San Francisco Bay Area
Join us for the final recitals of the ANAR DANA West Coast Project. Helene Eriksen, Director The company will present - Dabke dance from Palestine - Rebetiko from 1930s Greece - Zeybek from western Turkey - Bashkir dances from Ural-Volga region of Russia - Kereshme dance from pre-revolutionary urban Iran - Tanovar dance from Uzbekistan […]
TASTE
Kristin Damrow & Company
Dance, served differently. Moving through a series of distinct encounters, TASTE brings the dance up close and plays between what you crave, what you reject, and what you can’t get enough of. OCT 22–24 @ 7:30 PM OCT 25 @ 5 PM SPACE 124 at Project Artaud, San Francisco Tickets: kristindamrow.com/taste Concept + Design Kristin […]
Fall 2026 Fieldwork Workshop
Mary Armentrout Dance Theater
art grows here... Fieldwork is an effective and supportive process-based method of giving feedback on new work and is open to all artists working in live performance: dance, theater, music, film/video, new genres. Fieldwork is an eight workshop, with weekly meetings, and an informal showing at the end. Co-facilitated by Mary Armentrout and Lenora Lee, […]
Invisible Atlas
Ranko Ogura Dance
Ranko Ogura Dance presents Invisible Atlas, an immersive performance blending Butoh and contemporary dance with immersive installation, poetry, theater, and live Shakuhachi flute and Taiko drumming. From Japan—a nation shaped by Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Fukushima—comes a powerful message of prayer and truth. Rooted in the memories of disaster, and lived history of radiation, where do we […]
Invisible Atlas
Ranko Ogura Dance
Ranko Ogura Dance presents Invisible Atlas, an immersive performance blending Butoh and contemporary dance with immersive installation, poetry, theater, and live Shakuhachi flute and Taiko drumming. From Japan—a nation shaped by Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Fukushima—comes a powerful message of prayer and truth. Rooted in the memories of disaster, and lived history of radiation, where do we […]
Women’s BodyMystik Fall Dance Circles
Temple of Dancing Wholeness
Choose a Monday Circle: 4-6:15pm or 7-9:15pm 8-week series: 10/5 - 11/23 Join our community of authentic, wondrous women dancing, stretching, moving, and making art alongside spaciously guided freeform musical journey! Everything at your own pace/interpretation. THESE CIRCLES ARE FOR YOU IF: You yearn to discharge, release, renew, center and ground. You crave to move […]
Bay Area Immersive Theater Makers Gathering: Performer Perspectives
Detour
Join Detour for a community conversation focused on the performer’s perspective in immersive, site-specific, and audience-interactive performance. Bay Area performers will discuss devising and building roles, working closely with audiences, improvisation, audience interaction, boundaries, and unpredictability, followed by an audience discussion. Moderated by Alex Locust / Glamputee and Eric Garcia / Churro Nomi, with panelists […]
Bhangra Fundamentals Dance Class
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 […]
Women’s BodyMystik Fall Dance Circles
Temple of Dancing Wholeness
Choose a Monday Circle: 4-6:15pm or 7-9:15pm 8-week series: 10/5 - 11/23 Join our community of authentic, wondrous women dancing, stretching, moving, and making art alongside spaciously guided freeform musical journey! Everything at your own pace/interpretation. THESE CIRCLES ARE FOR YOU IF: You yearn to discharge, release, renew, center and ground. You crave to move […]
