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Writing & Choreographic Lab (FREE Workshop!)
Jen Gerry
Weaving together different modes of creating, this practice plays with spontaneous ideas and proposed realities that we can shape and mold individually and collectively through writing and dance. We will respond to writing prompts (informal journal style) and engage in exercises that connect language and text with the body, and with the choreographic process. There […]
CounterPulse Presents ARC Edge 2025
CounterPulse
CounterPulse’s 2025 ARC Edge program presents “Trashflower” by Rose and Zoe Huey and “On the Floor” by Maria Silk. ARC Edge is an incubation residency and commissioning program for contemporary choreographers whose work is deeply curious about the intersection of art practice and social change.
As You Are
Shruti Abhishek Dance
As You Are is an intimate, dance-theatre work that invites the audience to show up in their unfiltered selves. Through movement, music, and voice, we create a space for honesty, mess & contradictions of our everyday lives. Collaborators: Nadhi Thekkek, Preethi Ramaprasad, Rasika Kumar, Shruti Abhishek, Sindhu Natarajan & Sri Thina Subramaniam. Directed by: Vaibhav […]
Grass, Gravel, & the Space Between Trees: Unfolding, Merging, Marking Time
Jennifer Perfilio Movement Works
Grass, Gravel, & the Space Between Trees: Unfolding, Merging, Marking Time is is a free, public, site-responsive movement installation or “dancescape,” unfolding over three adjacent areas of Golden Gate Park's Music Concourse, and presented by JPMW, in collaboration with SF Rec & Park. The work explores the possibilities of cumulative, ongoing, and sustainable art practices, […]
Chillonga: a chill mixed-music Milonga
Golden City Dance Collective
3:30PM - 6:30PM: social dancing with DJ Chi Co-hosted by Chi with Golden City Dance Collective, join us for a monthly Milonga Dance Party on 2nd Saturdays! At Chillonga, we are committed to foster a relaxing, inclusive, emotionally and physically safe environment, in which everyone feels valued and respected. All are welcome to lead, follow, […]
Grass, Gravel, & the Space Between Trees: Unfolding, Merging, Marking Time
Jennifer Perfilio Movement Works
Grass, Gravel, & the Space Between Trees: Unfolding, Merging, Marking Time is is a free, public, site-responsive movement installation or “dancescape,” unfolding over three adjacent areas of Golden Gate Park's Music Concourse, and presented by JPMW, in collaboration with SF Rec & Park. The work explores the possibilities of cumulative, ongoing, and sustainable art practices, […]
ANANTA – THE LEGEND LIVES ON
Samudra Dance Creations
Samudra Dance Creations and Jyotsna Vaidee present ‘Ananta - The Legend Lives On’ an Indian classical dance ensemble production in honor of a great Legend and pioneer in the field of dance; Padma Bhushan Guru, Prof. CV Chandrashekar. This work reimagines his legendary compositions for a contemporary ensemble. Over 20 professional dancers and a brilliant […]
Grass, Gravel, & the Space Between Trees: Unfolding, Merging, Marking Time
Jennifer Perfilio Movement Works
Grass, Gravel, & the Space Between Trees: Unfolding, Merging, Marking Time is is a free, public, site-responsive movement installation or “dancescape,” unfolding over three adjacent areas of Golden Gate Park's Music Concourse, and presented by JPMW, in collaboration with SF Rec & Park. The work explores the possibilities of cumulative, ongoing, and sustainable art practices, […]
EIGHT/MOVES Season 2
EIGHT/MOVES
EIGHT/MOVES, founded by Artistic Director Mia J. Chong, comes to ODC Theater Sept 12–14 with Season 2, expanding its mission to challenge artistic norms, amplify marginalized voices, and explore urgent social issues through collaborative, genre-defying work. The program features Chong’s world premiere Wasteland, a meditation on pollution and cultural decay; THE END, a duet by […]
Mucho Machismo y Pocos Machos with Rogelio Lopez & Dancers
Rogelio Lopez & Dancers
Mucho Machismo y Pocos Machos is a dance theater work that tells the story of a Queer Mexican folklorico dancer on a journey toward self-love in the context of a romantic relationship with a closeted fellow dancer. The work is structured like a traditional romantic dramedy—boy meets boy, boy falls in love with boy, boy […]
The Axe: a long line of broken white people
Alley Wilde
“Europeans slaughtered their healers and then exported their trauma” - Lyla June writing about the witch burnings Centered around the sacred tree of life Yggdrasil, this performance moves from the fairies to the folk to the fascists building a counter-narrative that combats both the horrors of white pride and the inaction of white guilt Working […]
Edging Sessions
Derek DiMartini
“Edging Sessions” unravels the taut tension between desire, repression, and consumption, channeling the raw volatility of queer experience. Disrupting hetero-linear time, the piece reclaims the body as a sensuous force of resistance, intimacy, and transformation.
Groundwork Festival: Cohort A
CounterPulse
A mini-festival within the CounterPules Festival, Groundworks features four new, emerging works raw but ready for an adventurous audience. Groundwork Festival is a new artist initiative from CounterPulse, where CounterPulse offers co-production services at a highly reduced rate to support the development of new works from emerging artists in response to changes in the funding […]
Hawaiian Culture Day
Halau o Keikiali’i
Hālau o Keikiali`i, led by Kumu Hula Kawika Alfiche announces Hawaiian Culture Day at Harvey Milk Center, 50 Scott St in San Francisco! Join us for a fun and relaxing day of Hula, `Ukulele & Lei Making for ages 8 and over. Enjoy the beautiful movements of Hula, strum an `Ukulele, or make a Lei […]
Pagapir Workshop with Mayari E (Parangal)
Pangalay Circle
On 9/14 with Mayari from @parangaldance teaching Pagapir! Excited for this opportunity to expand more on this dance, the movements, and small details that come with doing Pagapir. Come hang out with and learn!
As You Are
Shruti Abhishek Dance
As You Are is an intimate, dance-theatre work that invites the audience to show up in their unfiltered selves. Through movement, music, and voice, we create a space for honesty, mess & contradictions of our everyday lives. Collaborators: Nadhi Thekkek, Preethi Ramaprasad, Rasika Kumar, Shruti Abhishek, Sindhu Natarajan & Sri Thina Subramaniam. Directed by: Vaibhav […]
EIGHT/MOVES Season 2
EIGHT/MOVES
EIGHT/MOVES, founded by Artistic Director Mia J. Chong, comes to ODC Theater Sept 12–14 with Season 2, expanding its mission to challenge artistic norms, amplify marginalized voices, and explore urgent social issues through collaborative, genre-defying work. The program features Chong’s world premiere Wasteland, a meditation on pollution and cultural decay; THE END, a duet by […]
Kathy Mata Presents Fall Showcase
Kathy Mata Ballet
About Us We provide a dedicated, safe, and nurturing environment for non- professional dancers of all backgrounds and ages, and collaborate with guest artists to produce performances for local charities, free of charge or by donation, at senior centers and other community organizations. Our mission Kathy Mata Ballet provides talented adult dancers with the opportunity […]
Sanctuary Spaces Workshop & Dialogue
CounterPulse
Sanctuary Spaces is an art-action network led by MovingGround + invited participants. This event begins with a workshop investigating creating safe spaces for humans. Participants will move through several locations and interactive, site-responsive experiments including: an opening group warm-up and community building score, movement, visual art+design based improvisations, an interactive poetry+visual art experience focused on cultivating […]
Mucho Machismo y Pocos Machos with Rogelio Lopez & Dancers
Rogelio Lopez & Dancers
Mucho Machismo y Pocos Machos is a dance theater work that tells the story of a Queer Mexican folklorico dancer on a journey toward self-love in the context of a romantic relationship with a closeted fellow dancer. The work is structured like a traditional romantic dramedy—boy meets boy, boy falls in love with boy, boy […]
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 […]
25 Years Gravity Birthday Gala
Jess Curtis/Gravity
Gravity’s 25th anniversary gala will be a celebration of its legacy of experimental and accessible body-based art in the Bay Area and around the world. The event, which falls on the late Jess Curtis’ birthday, will feature performances by Maria Silk, Abby Crain, Sara Shelton Mann, Keith Hennessey, Fauxnique, Clarissa Dyas, and DJ Mama Celeste. […]
Dance Break at Yerba Buena Lane
RAWdance
RAWdance activates San Francisco's Yerba Buena Lane with performances by some of the Bay's most innovative contemporary dance-makers, an endorphin-filled community dance party, and a much needed jolt of positivity. This one-day, lunchtime event on Wednesday, September 17 from 12-4pm features local artists Una Productions, Karla Quintero, seymour::dancecollective, and DJ LA FEMME PAPI, alongside RAWdance.
Alonzo King LINES Ballet: “Deep River”
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Deep River, Alonzo King’s acclaimed masterwork, fuses dance with Black spirituals and Jewish liturgical music in a powerful reflection on love, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit. Named one of Pointe Magazine’s standout performances of 2024, Deep River has been praised for its beauty, emotional depth, and spiritual force. With soaring vocals by […]
Groundwork Festival: Cohort A
CounterPulse
A mini-festival within the CounterPules Festival, Groundworks features four new, emerging works raw but ready for an adventurous audience. Groundwork Festival is a new artist initiative from CounterPulse, where CounterPulse offers co-production services at a highly reduced rate to support the development of new works from emerging artists in response to changes in the funding […]
