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Who's
dancing what, when, and where around San Francisco Bay |
| Heather
Ogden and Guillaume Côté in Neumeier's Nijinsky. Photo by Erik Tomasson |
| April 3-8 |
War
Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
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| April 5-6, 8:00pm |
RAW
Kristen Rulifson, Meghan Horowitz, and Arina Hunter Untitled (In Process) by Arina Hunter Stunning by Kristen Rulifson Social Exhibition(ist) by Meghan Horowitz |
SAFEhouse
for the Performing Arts, San Francisco
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| April 5-7 & 12-14, 8:00pm |
CounterPulse
Edge Residency
New Works 2018: Five Feet Dance’s (de)classified and Simpson/Stulberg Collaboration’s Still Life No. 8 (de)classified is a multidisciplinary performance of ancestry, culture, and change, honoring the Asian American experiences. Still Life No. 8 is a dance for three performers, it explores ideas of ephemerality and permanence, stillness and action. |
CounterPulse,
San Francisco
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| April
6-15, Gala April 7 |
LINES
Ballet
Spring Home Season Alonzo King and Zakir Hussain unite for a special world premiere collaboration in honor of LINES Ballet’s 35th Anniversary Season. Zakir Hussain will perform with sarangi master Sabir Khan and partner with King’s choreography to celebrate the longstanding continuity between transcendental Eastern thinking and Western ballet’s classical forms and techniques. |
Yerba
Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
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| April 7, 8:00 PM |
SFDanceworks
The World of Henry Cowell (world premiere by James Sofranko) At the Bard Music West Festival. Inspired by the composer Henry Cowell's collaborations and discussions with Martha Graham, a new dance for Danielle Rowe and Brett Conway to a commissioned score by Eugene Birman, played live by Third Sound. |
Noe
Valley Ministry, San Francisco
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| April 7-15 |
Mark
Foehringer's
Alice in Wonderland Created by the same creative team as Nutcracker Sweets and in the same 50-minute format with live music. |
Cowell
Theater, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco
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| April 10, 7:30pm |
LINES
Ballet
BFA Senior Showcase A celebration of the BFA Class of 2018, featuring the second-year students from the LINES Ballet Training Program. |
Yerba
Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
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| April
11, 6:00pm April 16, 3:45pm |
San Francisco
Dance Film Festival
Screening: Louise Lecavalier In Motion SFDFF and SFFILM co-presentation as part of the 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival. Louise Lecavalier revolutionized the art of dance in the 1980s working with Montreal's Édouard Lock and the La La La Human Steps troupe, followed by a stint with David Bowie. The April 11 screening will be followed by a special conversation featuring director Raymond St-Jean, Louise Lecavalier, SFFILM Executive Director Noah Cowan, and SFDFF Executive Director Judy Flannery. |
April 11
– 6:00 pm SFMOMA
April 16 – 3:45 pm Victoria Theater, San Francisco |
| April 10-15 |
Cal
Performances
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Choreography by Taley Beatty, Jamar Roberts, Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Twyla Tharp, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano |
Zellerbach
Hall, UC Berkeley
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| Apr 13-15 |
Robert
Moses' Kin
DRAFT Featuring the solo performances of collaborative artists created with brief encounters with choreographer Robert Moses, the intention of the project is to extract essential movement and the unique individuality of each performer. The resultant works are as different as they are celebrations of the communities in which they are performed. |
Dance
Mission Theater, San Francisco
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| April 15, 6:00 PM |
SFDanceworks
Behind the Scenes 3: Music for Dance Panel discussion and reception featuring SFDW artists and collaborators. In the intimate setting of a private residence located in downtown San Francisco, artistic director James Sofranko will take you behind the scenes to discuss the role that music plays in creating a dance. Panelists are Alton San Giovanni, composer, choreographer Danielle Rowe, and pianist Ronny Michael Greenberg. We welcome and encourage you to be part of the conversation during this Q&A salon. A wine and light bites reception preceeds and follows the program. Space is limited to the first 30 ticket buyers. |
private residence
in San Francisco
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| April 19, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
PUSH
Dance Company
In the final event of choreographer Raissa Simpson’s residency at the Bayview Opera House, PUSH Dance Company teams up with Bayview high school students who have been studying with Raissa, technologist daevron of We Inventing the Real (WIR) and BVOH production manager, David Saenz, for the past three months. |
Bay
View Opera House, San Francisco
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| April 19-20, 8:00pm April 21, 3:00pm & 8:00pm, |
LEDGES AND BONES
Skin Leaves Holly Johnston's newest work is an evening of dance sharing stories of pain and passion, of hope and desire, of bodies reclaiming their freedom from the subjugation of patriarchy and misogyny. Created and performed by Raphael Boumailia, Heather Cooper, Kara Davis, and Holly Johnston. |
ODC
Theater, San Francisco
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| April 20-May 6 |
San Francisco
Ballet |
War
Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
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| April 20-22, 26-29 |
Smuin
Ballet
Dance Series 02 Oasis by Helen Pickett Falling Up by Amy Seiwert If I Were a Sushi Roll (World Premiere) by Val Caniparoli |
Yerba
Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
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| April 21, 3:00PM-4:00PM |
Bing Nursery School and
The New Ballet School
Sleeping Beauty - Aurora's Wedding After having awakened Princess Aroura from her magic slumber, Prince Florimund will wed the Princess at a grand celebration. |
Dinkelspiel
Auditorium, Stanford University
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| April 21-May 4 |
San Francisco
Ballet
Unbound: A Festival of New Works Program B: MYLES THATCHER WORLD PREMIERE Composer: John Adams, Choreographer: Myles Thatcher. SNOWBLIND Composers: Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Arvo Pa¨rt Music Arranger: Philip Feeney; Choreographer: Cathy Marston ANIMA ANIMUS Composer: Ezio Bosso, Choreographer: David Dawson |
War
Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
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| April 21- 22 |
Peninsula
Ballet Theatre
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS 182 costumed characters. Original choreography by Artistic Director Gregory Amato. A Zoological Romp for the Entire Family. Each performance 50 minutes long. |
Peninsula
Ballet Theatre - Studio One Theatre, San Mateo
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| April 25 - May 5 |
San Francisco
Ballet
Unbound: A Festival of New Works Program C: BESPOKE Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Choreographer: Stanton Welch YOUR FLESH SHALL BE A GREAT POEM Composer: Chris Garneau, Choreographer: Trey McIntyre GUERNICA Composers: Joe Andrews, Michel Banabila, Tom Halstead, and Charles Valentin-Alkan; Choreographer: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa |
War
Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
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| April 26 - May 5 |
San Francisco
Ballet |
War
Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
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| Friday, April 27 6:00 pm–7:30 pm |
Boundless:
A Symposium on Ballet's Future,
Unbound: A Conversation on the Future of Ballet Speakers: Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer at SF Ballet Virginia Johnson, Artistic Director of Dance Theatre of Harlem Moderator: Marina Harss, Dance Writer and Critic FREE and open to the public |
War
Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
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| April 27, 7:00 pm |
San Francisco
Dance Film Festival
LINES in the Lens: An Evening of Dance Film and Discussion Experience the Dance Center and LINES Ballet in a unique and intimate way with an introduction from Alonzo King, film shorts from SFDFF's archives featuring LINES Company members and discussions with participating Company dancers. More Information. |
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| APRIL 27-28 |
PUSHfest
SPRING
Multigenerational performance engagement features public dance workshops and mixed-genre performances by professional dance companies and youth programs. World premiere by choreographer Robert Henry Johnson for PUSH Dance Company, a work in progress showing of Artistic Director Raissa Simpson's new multidisciplinary project Codelining, and performances by: LV Dance Collective, Rising Rhythm Project, San Francisco Bay Area Theater Company (BATCO) and Visceral Roots Dance Company alongside local youth groups PUSH Youth Program, Handful Players, and The Village Dancers. |
Buriel
Clay Theater, San Francisco
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| April 27 - May 6 |
Dancers’
Group
Bay Area Dance Week 20th anniversary with an anticipated 400+ free events including classes, performances, open rehearsals, lecture demonstrations. Kick Off Event noon, Friday, April 27, San Francisco City Hall Rotunda. |
Venues to
be announced
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| April 28 11:30 am–1:00 pm |
Boundless:
A Symposium on Ballet's Future,
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Education
Studio at the Wilsey
Center, Veterans Building, San Francisco
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| April 28, 1:00- 4:30 pm |
Dancing
in the Park SF
Mark Foehringer Dance Project presents 25 dance companies and dance schools in the Bay Area performing under the sun at the tenth annual Dancing in the Park festival at Golden Gate Park’s music concourse. Admission Free! |
Music
Concourse, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
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| April 28 5:30 pm–7:00 pm |
Boundless:
A Symposium on Ballet's Future,
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Education
Studio at the Wilsey
Center, Veterans Building, San Francisco
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| April
28, 7:00pm April 29, 3:00pm |
LINES
Ballet
BFA Spring Showcase Premiere of four works as a culmination of the 2017-2018 academic year. Tickets available at the door (cash only). Free with Dominican ID |
Angelico
Concert Hall, Dominican Campus
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| April 29 11:00 am–12:45pm |
Boundless:
A Symposium on Ballet's Future,
Boundless: Fostering New Voices in Ballet Choreography, Leadership, and Audiences As the resident
classical ballet company of a minority-majority city, San Francisco
Ballet recognizes that if ballet is going to remain crucial and relevant
to audiences, it needs a diversity of voices and bodies included on
stage, in the studio, and in the executive offices. Join us for a discussion
of how directors and company leaders are thinking about including new
voices and perspectives in the dancers they hire, the choreographers
they commission, the audiences they reach, and the stories they tell.
Speakers:
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Education
Studio at the Wilsey
Center, Veterans Building, San Francisco
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| April 29, 5:00pm |
San Francisco
Dance Film Festival
Ingmar Bergman Through the Choreographer’s Eye U.S. premiere screening. Special guests Ingmar Bergman Jr. and choreographer/dancer Alexander Ekman participate in the post-screening discussion and Q&A followed by a reception to celebrate the 100th anniversary of iconic filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. |
Jewish Community
Center of San Francisco
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| April 29, 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
sjDANCEco
16th sjDANCEco Festival @ Santana Row Formerly Dancin’ Downtown, kicks off National Dance Week with a wide variety of dance styles and dancers off all ages. |
Santana Row
Park at Santana Row, San Jose, in front of Lark Creek Kitchen
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