Sustaining the Field Through Change: Facilitate Community by Releasing Control

Reluctance to embrace innovation holds the field of dance in stasis. This reluctance (or hesitation) limits outreach, spreading and feeding what many call “fear of change.” My interest lies in […]

10 Days to Celebrate Your Favorite Moves: Bay Area Dance Week

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Bay Area Dance Week festival presented by Dancers’ Group, which is part of a national and international celebration of dance. This year’s […]

Welcome

Tomorrow, I get to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge. I will do this with my niece and her three young children, ages seven, five and two. Selfies will be […]

The Salimpour School at 70: Belly Dance for the 21st Century

Surrounded by myths, misconceptions, and sometimes maligned, belly dance as we think of it today—with two-piece costumes baring the midriff, presented in restaurants and renaissance faires—is actually quite young. While […]

Going Bicoastal: RAWdance Does a Triple Take

Photo by Hillary Goidell For fifteen years, under the banner of RAWdance, Wendy Rein and Ryan T. Smith have been teaching and producing work in San Francisco. Their leadership in […]

(Virtual) 2020 Fresh Meat Festival

Fresh Meat Productions brings our 19th annual festival INTO YOUR HOME! We’re moving our entire festival ONLINE this year – and tickets are completely FREE! Join us for FIVE online programs […]

San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival Video Premiere

Zaccho Dance Theatre premieres the first ever San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival Video Project. In this innovative and collaborative video project, Zaccho Dance Theatre brings together 16 international aerial artists […]

OUT of Site: SOMA – A Virtual Performance-Driven Queer History Tour

We have an antidote to being physically disconnected from our communities! An interactive, online show performed live touring the streets of San Francisco…virtually. OUT of Site: SOMA is virtual-live-street-theater project […]

We Love Like Barnacles: Crip Lives in Climate Chaos

Lobby experience includes a pre-performance lounge and an online auction. All performance screenings followed by a live Q & A. All performances will be ASL interpreted and Audio Described.  Join us amidst […]

The Hula Must Go On

“The Hula Must Go On”, 35th Anniversary presentation, will be their first ever virtual online show. With livestream surprises, specially created content and audience favorites, the show will include special […]