West Wave Dance Festival

SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts presents West Wave, a dance festival of digital and live performances. Pre-recorded virtual programs: Fri-Sun, Jun 11-13, 5pm PST Live performance: Sat, Jun 12, 8pm PST […]

In Conversation with Melecio Estrella

In Conversation, a series of interviews exploring exchanges about dance and different folks’ relationship to dance. As we examine home and place and what community means, these questions presented themselves. […]

In Conversation

In Conversation, a series of interviews exploring exchanges about dance and different folks’ relationship to dance. Health and wellness. These are no longer just trending topics on Twitter and Instagram. […]

Welcome

Flourish has become a favorite word. You can use flourish to describe style, a mindset, prosperity, and accomplishment. Depending on how you think of flourishing, paradoxical thoughts might get mixed in. […]

10 in 10 with Javier Stell-Fresquez

You are reading excerpts from Andréa Spearman’s recorded conversation with Javier Stell-Frésquez 10 in 10 theme music: Bright, upbeat pop music that you may hear in a teen-centered drama series. […]

Kathleen Hermesdorf FRESH Festival

The Kathleen Hermesdorf FRESH Festival is a dynamic annual platform for experimental dance, music, and performance in Yelamu, Ramaytush Ohlone territory, (San Francisco, CA). FRESH was founded in 2009 by […]

MoToR/dance: Rolling Audition

In January 2020 we auditioned a strong ensemble that had several performance opportunities to workshop the multi-part piece Water in the Kettle. The pandemic upended both the ensemble and the […]

Mujer Trabajo Salud, Film Screening

Mujer, Trabajo, Salud – A Dance Film Celebrating the Lives and Victories of Domestic Workers At the intersection of art and activism lies people’s lived experiences rich in hopes and […]

SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts: QTPOCALYPSE

SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts and AIRspace present QTPOCALYPSE & Movement Research with Snowflake Calvert. The performance will feature live works by SevanKelee Boult, Tachíria Flamenco, Kevin Wong & Matthew Ka […]

Beyond Aesthetics: Bachata, Politics, Praxis

Originating among the (predominantly Black) rural poor in the Dominican Republic in the latter half of the twentieth century, bachata music and the accompanying dance steps were stigmatized by the sociopolitical elite as vulgar, low-class forms of entertainment unsuitable for polite society.