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BayDance.com A Ballet and Modern Dance Information Resource Who's dancing what, when, and where around San Francisco Bay |
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| Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Yannick Lebrun, James Gilmer and Constance Stamatiou Photo: Dario Calmese | ODC/Dance's Jenna Marie and Rachel Furst in Dance Downtown. Photo by RJ Muna |
| March
29 – April 2 Program B: Wed. 7:30 p.m. (ticketed preview) Program A: Thu. 7:30 p.m. (opening) Program B: Fri. 8:00 p.m. (Gala performance) Program A: Sat. 7:30 p.m. Program B: Sun. 7:30 p.m. |
ODC/Dance
Dance Downtown Program A: Witness (world premiere) by Amy Seiwert Something About a Nightingale (2005) by Brenda Way Triangulating Euclid (2013) by Brenda Way, KT Nelson & Kate Weare Program B: Collision, Collapse and a Coda (world premiere) by Brenda Way Impulse (2014) by Dexandro Montalvo |
Yerba
Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
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| March 31-April 8 |
War
Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
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| April 1, 8:00 pm |
Celebrating
Stanford Live’s Next Decade
Featuring Rufus Wainwright, San Francisco Ballet, and more Celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Bing Concert Hall and the future of Stanford Live. Rufus Wainwright, Justin Peck’s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming performed by San Francisco Ballet, and a chamber group of Stanford University students. |
Bing
Concert Hall, Stanford University
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| April 7, 7:30 pm |
Paul
Taylor Dance Company
Presented by Lesher Center and Diablo Regional Arts Association |
Lesher
Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
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| April 7-8 |
Oakland
Ballet
Dancing Moons Festival A celebration of AAPI choreographers, features the world premiere of Exquisite Corpse - a new ballet co-choreographed by Phil Chan, Seyong Kim, and Elaine Kudo. Also featuring: Amber Waves by Phil Chan (2022) Layer Upon Layer by Caili Quan (2022) Ballet des Porcelaines or The Teapot Prince by Phil Chan (original 1739; reimagined 2021). |
Presidio
Theatre, San Francisco
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| Apr 11–16 |
Cal Performances
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Three programs feature dance from Robert Battle, Jamar Roberts, Kyle Abraham; new company productions of works from Twyla Tharp and Paul Taylor; the Bay Area premiere of a new production of Survivors, first created by Alvin Ailey; and a selection of Ailey classics. |
Zellerbach
Hall, UC Berkeley
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| April 15, 6:00pm |
I
Love Oakland Ballet Gala
Festive bites and fun libations to celebrate and raise funds for Oakland Ballet. |
Bloc15, Jack
London Square
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| April
15, 8:00 pm April 16, 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm |
ODC
Dance Jam
Through the Repetition ODC’s resident teen dance company. Kimi Okada's "Crowd" “Vámonos” by Dexandro Montalvo Mia J. Chong's “Sunny Side Up” |
ODC
Dance Commons, Studio B, San Francisco
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| April
15, 7:00 pm April 16, 2:00 pm |
Peninsula
Ballet Theatre
DANCE SPECTRUM A collaborative performance highlighting artists and groups who call Peninsula Ballet Theatre home. Featuring several styles of dance and music represented by local dance groups, musicians, students, and the professional ballet company. |
Peninsula
Ballet Theatre, San Mateo
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| April 16, 5:30pm |
Mark
Foehringer
Emerging Choreographers Forum Showing A showing of works in progress by this season’s participating choreographers. Admission Free. Donations at the door. |
Joe
Goode Annex, San Francisco
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| April 21-22, 8:30 pm |
Post:Ballet
and and Berkeley Ballet Theater
still be here An evening length collaboration with Kronos Quartet and Berkeley Ballet Theater featuring scores from Kronos' 50 for the Future, and choreographies of multiple dynamic creatives. |
Yerba
Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
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| April 21-30 |
War
Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
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| April
21–30 April 22 Opening events 11:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Dancers'
Group
Bay Area Dance Week Features hundreds of events, including workshops, performances, classes, open rehearsals, and more. All Events Are Free. |
Multiple
venues. Opening events at
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco |
| April 28-29 |
Smuin
Ballet
Dance Series 2 French Kiss (World Premiere) by Amy Seiwert Swipe by Val Caniparoli, music by Gabriel Prokofiev Sextette company premiere by Katarzyna Skarpetowska, music by Johann Sebastian Bach Dream by Michael Smuin, music by Chopin |
Lesher
Center, Walnut Creek
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| From April 28 |
CARMEN
Directed by Benjamin Millepied A gritty modern day tale, with a majestic score by Nicholas Britell, and dream-like dance sequences that evoke magical realism. Not a dance film, but has dance sequences by Millepied. |
Opens In
Theaters April 28: Landmark Opera Plaza, San Francisco; Rialto Cinemas
Elmwood, Berkeley; Century Regency, San Rafael
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