Bay Area Hip Hop Legend, Corey Action returns to the stage with his dance Company New Style Motherlode’s annual Love Show after 3 years. It's been a long time since NSM has performed on stage. With all the world has seen, it's time to bring some love & joy back to view. Over 30 dancers and special guests will grace the stage.

Premiered inside the vast sanctuary of Nob Hill’s Grace Cathedral in 2018, KT Nelson’s Path of Miracles guides the audience through a story inspired by Spain’s famous pilgrimage trail, the Camino de Santiago. Nelson works from Joby Talbot’s sometimes stirring, sometimes comforting, ultimately exuberant choral score, sung live by the topnotch vocal ensemble Volti. Returning to the site of its creation, the dance is a contemplative journey filled with moments of vulnerability, surrender and celebration.

Swan Lake Suite features highlights from Act 1, White Swan and Black Swan Pas de Deux, First Act Pas de trois, czardas, variations and grande finale featuring the entire company, accompanied by the legendary score by Tchaikovsky. Also included in the program is the thrilling Tarantella by George Balanchine and set to the Grande Tarantelle by Louis Moreau Gottschalk; a command performance of the glorious Sur Le Fil by Penny Saunders; and a world premiere Existing in Parallel by company…

Music. Performances. Vendors. Drinks. Food. + more! MC’d by beloved Bay Area personality DCisChillin (KMEL, Sobre Mesa), this multigenre, multifaceted talent showcase represents everything that is unique about the Bay Area’s creative culture. With performances intertwined in between DJ sets by Bay Area veteran DJs Druskee, Mark Maidan + William Stokes, DAMsf is the place to get inspired while supporting local artists.

Come see the culmination of this residency’s second round of artists! The HART Showcase will feature 6 amazing Black Bay Area artists showcasing original and new works in the mediums of dance, music and visual art works. The program also includes a music video debut and a sound healing experience for the performers and audience members. HART is a collaborative partnership between @zacchosf and @pushdance and funded by the City of San Francisco’s Dream Keeper Initiative @dreamkeepersf, the SF Office of…

Swan Lake Suite features highlights from Act 1, White Swan and Black Swan Pas de Deux, First Act Pas de trois, czardas, variations and grande finale featuring the entire company, accompanied by the legendary score by Tchaikovsky. Also included in the program is the thrilling Tarantella by George Balanchine and set to the Grande Tarantelle by Louis Moreau Gottschalk; a command performance of the glorious Sur Le Fil by Penny Saunders; and a world premiere Existing in Parallel by company…

Premiered inside the vast sanctuary of Nob Hill’s Grace Cathedral in 2018, KT Nelson’s Path of Miracles guides the audience through a story inspired by Spain’s famous pilgrimage trail, the Camino de Santiago. Nelson works from Joby Talbot’s sometimes stirring, sometimes comforting, ultimately exuberant choral score, sung live by the topnotch vocal ensemble Volti. Returning to the site of its creation, the dance is a contemplative journey filled with moments of vulnerability, surrender and celebration.

Come see the culmination of this residency’s second round of artists! The HART Showcase will feature 6 amazing Black Bay Area artists showcasing original and new works in the mediums of dance, music and visual art works. The program also includes a music video debut and a sound healing experience for the performers and audience members. HART is a collaborative partnership between @zacchosf and @pushdance and funded by the City of San Francisco’s Dream Keeper Initiative @dreamkeepersf, the SF Office of…

Abraham’s contemporary dance company A.I.M (for Abraham in Motion) makes its Kanbar Hall debut with a new mixed repertory program featuring the world premiere of Motor Rover, a piece developed during the pandemic, among five provocative works. Galvanized by Black culture and history and drawing inspiration from a multitude of sources and movement styles – what Abraham calls ‘postmodern gumbo’ – the work entwines a sensual vocabulary with a strong emphasis on music, text, video, and visual art, and reflects…

A unique two-night performing arts festival celebrating the spirit of Yemanjá: the Yoruban deity/orixá that represents the ancient, essential, and beautiful nature of water. Inspired by the original Festa de Yemanjá celebrated in Bahia, Brazil, and the resilience of African spiritual practices across the americas, the Yemanjá Arts Festival brings together master artists and young faces from across the Bay Area, Brazil and Cuba. Diverse interpreters of traditional and modern art forms from the African diaspora that pay homage to…

The 74th annual international Festival of the Oaks features a morning international folk dance workshop, a hot lunch, exhibition dance performance, and a program of afternoon recreational dances. Includes a pre-owned folk dance costume sale in the dance hall. Fun for all ages! No partner needed. Dance ethnographer, scholar, and choreographer Farima Berenji will teach a short workshop of Iranian folk dances followed by a performance by her Simorgh Dance Collective. Lenore Watson will call contras, Following lunch there will…

Join us for the Queering Dance Festival's annual Queer Valentine's Day, an all-ages, outdoor event that celebrates love in all forms! Featuring dance and drag performances, valentine-making, balloon animals, poetry, mocktails & snacks, lawn games & more! RSVP very strongly encouraged. Access Info & Directions: Event occurs on a flat paved school blacktop, accessible to wheelchairs. Seating will be available. Rockridge BART is 1 mile and approximately a 22 minute slightly uphill walk on city sidewalks with some uneven pavement.…

Premiered inside the vast sanctuary of Nob Hill’s Grace Cathedral in 2018, KT Nelson’s Path of Miracles guides the audience through a story inspired by Spain’s famous pilgrimage trail, the Camino de Santiago. Nelson works from Joby Talbot’s sometimes stirring, sometimes comforting, ultimately exuberant choral score, sung live by the topnotch vocal ensemble Volti. Returning to the site of its creation, the dance is a contemplative journey filled with moments of vulnerability, surrender and celebration.

Abraham’s contemporary dance company A.I.M (for Abraham in Motion) makes its Kanbar Hall debut with a new mixed repertory program featuring the world premiere of Motor Rover, a piece developed during the pandemic, among five provocative works. Galvanized by Black culture and history and drawing inspiration from a multitude of sources and movement styles – what Abraham calls ‘postmodern gumbo’ – the work entwines a sensual vocabulary with a strong emphasis on music, text, video, and visual art, and reflects…

A unique two-night performing arts festival celebrating the spirit of Yemanjá: the Yoruban deity/orixá that represents the ancient, essential, and beautiful nature of water. Inspired by the original Festa de Yemanjá celebrated in Bahia, Brazil, and the resilience of African spiritual practices across the americas, the Yemanjá Arts Festival brings together master artists and young faces from across the Bay Area, Brazil and Cuba. Diverse interpreters of traditional and modern art forms from the African diaspora that pay homage to…

Part three of SKETCH 12: On-Demand, featuring Tides by ASI's Artistic Director Amy Seiwert. Looking at the creation of her new ballet through the lens of nostalgia, Seiwert decided to make the ballet her 30-year-old self strived for with what she knows now. Created for SKETCH 12: Dear Diary, Tides moves with the constancy of oceanic forces. You can watch it on-demand from Wed, Feb 15- Wed, Mar 1. All tickets pay-what-you-can.  

IKKAI means once: a transplanted pilgrimage, commissioned by Japanese American Citizens League San Jose Chapter, is an evening length dance choreographed by Yayoi Kambara. It weaves together modern dance and a Japanese American (JA) Obon folk dance titled Ei Ja Nai Ka, exploring the unjust incarceration of JAs, struggles for healing, and current solidarity with communities facing violence. IKKAI shares experiences of Japanese Americans (JA) illegally incarcerated during World War II and dreams of a collective future where this kind…

South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma is a curatorial visionary who merges movement, theater, dance, visuals, and music with a sense of pulse and breath. Featuring four soloists and an onstage a cappella chorus, Maqoma’s new work tells the story of a South African–based chorus whose tour through North America and England in the late 19th century was marred by the realities of racism. The piece concretizes the burden of the white gaze and what it feels like to move beyond…

DANCE LOVERS is an annual performance event held in San Francisco around Valentine’s Day. James Graham Dance Theatre produces and curates DANCE LOVERS…duets by couples, crushes, and comrades. Graham invites artists with diverse pairings (friends, lovers, family members) to present duets in their own various styles/genres. Duets by: Joe Goode & Pangea Colter Emma Lanier & Paul Lanier Momo Akrami & Indrek Kornel Shaunna Vella & Andrew Merrill Carolina Czechowska & Jamielyn Duggan Hien Huynh & James Graham

Following the success of his Beatles tribute production Pepperland, Mark Morris teams up again with musical collaborator Ethan Iverson for The Look of Love, an homage to the songs of Burt Bacharach. Bacharach is known for his melodies embedded in orchestrations influenced by jazz, rock, and Brazilian music, his longtime lyricist Hal David providing lyrics. For this new production, Iverson’s arrangements are performed live by an ensemble of lead singer with backup vocals, trumpet, and rhythm section.