San Francisco Trolley Dances

Out of an abundance of caution, this year’s edition of San Francisco Trolley Dances will move from the street to the screen. Participating artists will be filmed on location at […]

In Tribute to Transformation

House/Full of BlackWomen has been built in episodes over a five-year period, sustaining a question posed by Ellen Sebastian Chang and Amara Tabor Smith

Edge Residency 2020

Soften the Body and Unleash the Female Voice. Edge is an incubation residency and commissioning program for contemporary choreographers whose work is deeply curious about the intersection of art practice […]

Activating National and Local Connections to Further Physically Integrated Dance

For the first time in the United States, a national convening on the future of physically integrated dance took place earlier this year. This event, held over three days in […]

From 500 Capp Street: Dancing with David Ireland

Editor’s Note: Performances at 500 Capp Street have been postponed until further notice. Updates will be posted here and on the DG Weekly e-bulletin once confirmed. Contact melissa@dancersgroup.org with any questions. THE HOUSE […]

Margaret Jenkins’ Past Meets Present in “Times Bones:” A 40th Anniversary

YOU CAN’T MISS HER in the audience at dance shows around town, with that lion’s mane of red hair, that regal posture, that focused stare, intimidating until she offers a […]

A Labyrinth of Cultural Histories: Exploring the Legacies of the 2015 Panama–Pacific International Exposition

2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama- Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), which was held in San Francisco on 625 acres of landfill that would later become the Marina District. […]

Masks Off: Sara Shelton Mann Talks About Her New Set of Simultaneous Solos, The Eye of Horus

At 70, Sara Shelton Mann remains not only one of the Bay Area’s preeminent artists, but a restless, galvanizing seeker. Her latest project, The Eye of Horus—made in collaboration with David Szlasa […]

ONSITE: Sara Shelton Mann

The Eye of Horus April 24, 26, 28, 30 and May 3, 2014 12:30 PM (all shows) FREE Jessie Square, Mission St (btw 3rd & 4th), SF Directed by Sara Shelton Mann […]

From Kathakali to Kathak: Eight Indian Classical Genres at the 2014 SF Ethnic Dance Festival 

The weekend of June 14-15, 2014, is shaping up as an unusual opportunity for Bay Area dance lovers: the chance to experience a stellar showcase of Indian classical dance by some of the […]