December 2022
Nava Dance Theatre: Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies (World Premiere)
Nava Dance Theatre presents the world premiere of Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies which uses the South Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam and experimental movement to examine the labor of South Asian immigrant women who came to the US after the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. Inspired by the oral histories of Indian nurses who immigrated to the US due to labor shortages, Artistic Director Nadhi Thekkek and her collaborators, including composers Roopa Mahadevan and Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, explore the heavy and…
Find out more »Nava Dance Theatre: Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies (World Premiere)
Nava Dance Theatre presents the world premiere of Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies which uses the South Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam and experimental movement to examine the labor of South Asian immigrant women who came to the US after the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. Inspired by the oral histories of Indian nurses who immigrated to the US due to labor shortages, Artistic Director Nadhi Thekkek and her collaborators, including composers Roopa Mahadevan and Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, explore the heavy and…
Find out more »Nava Dance Theatre: Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies (World Premiere)
Nava Dance Theatre presents the world premiere of Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies which uses the South Indian classical dance form of Bharatanatyam and experimental movement to examine the labor of South Asian immigrant women who came to the US after the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act. Inspired by the oral histories of Indian nurses who immigrated to the US due to labor shortages, Artistic Director Nadhi Thekkek and her collaborators, including composers Roopa Mahadevan and Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, explore the heavy and…
Find out more »ODC: Pilot Program 73: Six Gestures On Being
ODC is pleased to announce the 73rd iteration of its Pilot Program, supporting production for Bay Area choreographers since 1990. Entitled Six Gestures On Being, this evening of dance is comprised of six new original works by each of the choreographers in this year’s cohort: Roseann Baker, Tara Bucknor, Andi Salazar, Chafin Seymour, Charlene (Chen-Hsi) Wang, and Erin Yen. These works, all ten minutes or less, range from the humorous to solemn, reverent to militant, narrative to abstract and encompass…
Find out more »ODC: Pilot Program 73: Six Gestures On Being
ODC is pleased to announce the 73rd iteration of its Pilot Program, supporting production for Bay Area choreographers since 1990. Entitled Six Gestures On Being, this evening of dance is comprised of six new original works by each of the choreographers in this year’s cohort: Roseann Baker, Tara Bucknor, Andi Salazar, Chafin Seymour, Charlene (Chen-Hsi) Wang, and Erin Yen. These works, all ten minutes or less, range from the humorous to solemn, reverent to militant, narrative to abstract and encompass…
Find out more »Kathy Mata Ballet: Winter Holiday Showcase
Company members will perform dances which range from classical to contemporary plus character, in a variety of solos, duets and more, all to recorded music as well as piano music, performed in person by professional ballet accompanists Michael Dolman and Lucy Hudson, who is also the company Music Director. As a 501(c)(3) Non Profit organization, we welcome and encourage donations through our fiscal partner, Dancers' Group.
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