Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco: Transitar por un Mundo Sin Tiempo (Passage through a Timeless World)

Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco, the Bay Area’s oldest flamenco dance company (having been founded in 1966), brings audiences an explosive music and dance experience in its 57th home season […]

Margaret Jenkins Dance Company: 50th Anniversary Celebration

Celebrate 50 years of art making by the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company:​ Live performances and music by MJDC dancers and longtime collaborators Paul Dresher, Rinde Eckert, & Michael Palmer. Visual […]

17th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of Dance & Music – Week One

Celebrating its 20th season, the 17th Annual Festival of Dance & Music features two weeks of world premieres, performances, master classes, and celebrations at venues in San Francisco.  The first […]

Keepers of Home: Muisi-kongo & Kiazi Malonga

Muisi-kongo Malonga and Kiazi Malonga are the children of Malonga Casquelourd, a world-renowned Congolese dancer, drummer and choreographer who built an exceptional legacy in the traditional arts in the US, and spent half his life activating Congolese culture at the Alice Arts Center (now named after him), in Oakland, California

Lovers of Home: The Diouf Family

It’s 8:37 am on a Saturday in March, at the home of the Diouf family.

Amy Seiwert’s Imagery: SKETCH 13: Lucky

Amy Seiwert’s Imagery (ASI), a contemporary ballet company, is proud to present the thirteenth season of its SKETCH series, entitled SKETCH 13: Lucky. Featuring world premieres by Artistic Director Amy Seiwert, Artistic […]

Urban Bush Women: Hair & Other Stories

The Brooklyn-based performance ensemble Urban Bush Women visits for the Bay Area premiere of Hair & Other Stories, a full-length dance-theater work exploring race, identity, and concepts of beauty through […]

Why the Hella Hyphy Ball is more than just a Ball

Oakland to All began in June 2021 as a meeting of the minds. Three ballroom participants wanted to create a safe space for queer youth during the pandemic—at a time when ballroom had begun to wane in the Bay Area.

Theatre Flamenco: Un Mundo Sin Tiempo ( A Timeless World )

In the company’s triumphant return following the tremendous success of the last performance, Artistic Director Carola Zertuche blends flamenco with live electronic music, trumpet and electric guitar. All musical compositions […]

Curation as Care

Curation comes from the Latin root word “curare” which means “to take care of,” but Gayatri Gopinath, Director of the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at NYU, […]