BayDance - May

April 22-May 6	San Francisco Ballet *New Works Festival* Ten world premieres created by ten of the world's most respected choreographers, debuting on three consecutive days. Choreographers: Yuri Possokhov, Christopher Wheeldon, Paul Taylor, Stanton Welch, Julia Adam, James Kudelka, Margaret Jenkins, Val Caniparoli, Jorma Elo	War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
May 1-3, 8-10, 8:00 pm	*For the Record: Dancers Debate the Body Politic* Artists include Jo Kreiter, Ledoh, Sara Shelton Mann and Miguel Gutierrez May 1-3: Sara Shelton Mann - Inspirare May 8-10: Miguel Gutierrez - Retrospective Exhibitionist and Difficult Bodies	Project Artaud Theatre, San Francisco
May 1-3, 8:00 PM	Ohlone Spring Dance Production Then and Now	Smith Center, Ohlone College, Fremont
May 1-3, 8:00 pm	Sara Shelton Mann Inspirare Trilogy RedGoldSky (premiere), Telios/Telios (2006), Inspirare (2007) Free reception follows each performance. PERFORMERS: Yannis Adoniou, Kathleen Hermesdorf, Hana Erdman, Alexander Zendzian, Maria Francesca Scaroni	ODC Theater, San Francisco
May 1-4,	Ballet San Jose Firebird Russian fairy tale tells of a prince who captures the mysterious Firebird. To gain her release, the Firebird gives the prince a feather, with the promise of her magic intercession if he should ever need it. Choreography: Dennis Nahat, Composer: Igor Stravinsky	San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
May 2, 1:30-2:15pm	Liss Fain Dance OPEN STUDIO In Honor of National Dance Week be a part of our first audience to catch a glimpse of our new project, 'Looking, Looking'. Take BART or MUNI to Civic Center. SFDC is just around the corner.	San Francisco Dance Center, 5th Fl.
May 2-3, 8:00 pm May 4, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm May 6-9, 8:00 pm May 10, 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm May 11, 2:00 pm	Smuin Ballet *Dancin’ with Gershwin*	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
May 8-10, 8:00 pm	Miguel Gutierrez Retrospective Exhibitionist and Difficult Bodies Deals with everything from sexuality to social inclusion/exclusion. These two works, presented as a diptych, back to back, touch on the social politics of the body and the perception of beauty.	ODC Theater, San Francisco
May 9-10, 8pm May 11, 7pm	A HOME IN COMMON Printz Dance Project and Paco Gomes & Dancers Printz Dance Project performs the world premiere of Point B and two repertory favorites including Birds, Bees and Other Metaphors. Paco Gomes & Dancers intuitive and creative vision which fuses Afro-Brazilian movement with modern dance, producing an eclectic, dynamic combination of locomotive motifs that tell a story on life.	Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco
May 9-10, 8:00 pm	LINES Ballet School Ensemble Spring Showcase Features work by Alonzo King, Yannis Adoniou, Kara Davis, Gregory Dawson, Arturo Fernandez, Gail Gilbert, and Robert Moses. Guest performances by Alonzo King's LINES Ballet and the LINES Ballet/Dominican University BFA Program.	Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason, San Francisco
May 9-10, 8:00 PM	CSM Performance Dance Ensemble Evening of Dance Modern dance and other genres. Annual concert featuring professional, college and high school dancers performing side-by-side.	College Theater, College of San Mateo
May 11, 5:00-7:00 PM	*United Spring Dance Concert* Young dancers from Marina Classical Ballet & Mountain International Dance Company present an evening of jazz, ballet, contemporary, character & folk dances. An “In Performance Series” recipient.	Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason, San Francisco
May 13, 7:15 PM	KIDFLY YOUTH SHOWING Dances by ODC aerial students age 8-12 FREE	ODC COMMONS Studio B, San Francisco
May 13, 7:30 PM	*A Sharing of Cultures Through Dance* From the townships of South Africa, Bathembu, Xola, Nqaba, and Zandile of Dance For All performs a program that includes contemporary ballet works by Amy Seiwert, Richard Gibson and an original piece by Darrell Moultrie. A traditional Pantsula danced to live performance by Stanford University's Talisman a cappella group features students from the Stanford Dance Division. A reception to meet the artists immediately follows the performance. Free and open to the public.	Roble Dance Studio, Stanford University, Palo Alto
May 14, 8:00 pm May 15-16, 7:30pm	San Francisco Ballet School Student Showcase A glimpse of the progression in ballet training, from beginning students giving class demonstrations to advanced-level students performing repertory prepared especially to showcase their talent. This year’s Student Showcase features the complete staging of John Neumeier’s Yondering, set to the music of Stephen C. Foster. Students perform Simple Symphony, choreographed by Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson for the School in 1996. Fundraiser benefiting San Francisco Ballet School May 14	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
May 15, 6:00-9:00 pm	*MARIN ARTS SALON* Liss Fain Dance Annual event brings together a multitude of artists living in Marin, showcasing their work while guests mingle, enjoy food and wine, and experience the moment.	California Closets Showroom, San Raphael
May 16, 8:00 pm May 17, 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm May 18, 2:00 pm	Smuin Ballet *Dancin’ with Gershwin*	Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
May 16-17, 8:00 pm May 18, 2:00 pm	San Francisco School of the Arts Pre-Professional Dance Program Diverse choreography by students and artists-in-residence.	Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason, San Francisco
May 22-24, Thur. 8:00 pm, Fri. 9:00 pm, Sat. May 24 7:00pm	Kim Epifano/Epiphany Productions & Creative Futures Speaking Chinese (world premiere)	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
May 23 – 24, 8:00 P.M.	Company C Contemporary Ballet World premiere of Twyla Tharp’s Armenia. Set to six traditional Armenian folk dances compiled by Vardapet Komitas, Tharp’s new duet features challenging ballet technique and difficult partnering as well as Tharp’s trademark humor and off-beat timing.	Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
May 22- 23rd, 7:00 pm May 24, 4:00 pm	San Francisco International Arts Festival AXIS (San Francisco), Dandelion Dance Theater (San Francisco), Compania Y (Spain) and Jaques Poulin Denis (Canada)	The Forum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
May 22-24, 8:00 pm May 25, 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm	*Noodle Women* Choreography by Claudine Naganuma. Part of the 11th Annual United States of Asian America Festival. Appropriate for children age 6 and up.	SomArts Cultural Center, San Francisco
May 23, 7:00pm May 24, 4:00pm	Dandelion Dance Theater and Compania Y Oust	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
May 24, 1:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. May 25, 1:30 p.m.	Ballet San Jose School *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs* A world premiere ballet by Lise la Cour based on the fairy tale by the Grimm Brothers. A fully-staged production created especially for young audiences. (One-hour long) Original music composed by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre. The beautiful Princess, the evil Queen and her talking mirror, the seven dwarfs who take Snow White into their home, the poisoned apple, and the Prince who saves her.	California Theater, San Jose
May 24-25, Sat 2:00 &7:00 pm Sun 2:00 pm	City Ballet School Spring Showcase Students (ages six to 17) from City Ballet School perform newly choreographed works as well as the Grand Pas from Don Quixote.	Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason, San Francisco
May 28-30, 8:00 pm May 31, 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm June 1, 2:00 pm	Smuin Ballet *Dancin’ with Gershwin*	Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
May 28, 7:00 pm May 29-30, - 8:00 pm May 31, 3:00 pm & 8:00 pm June 1 - 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm	LINES Ballet *Long River High Sky* LINES Ballet's critically acclaimed collaboration with the Shaolin Monks of China, Long River High Sky premiered to sold-out audiences in the spring of 2007. Set to an original score by composer Miguel Frasconi and by Melody of China, a San Francisco-based Chinese musical ensemble led by Musical Director Hong Wang.	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
May 28-June 1	Alonzo King's LINES Ballet In performance with The Shaolin Monks Synthesis of Eastern and Western classical forms.	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
May 29-30, 1:00 PM	Margaret Jenkins Dance Company *Other Suns: An Inside Look* The second work in the Other Suns trilogy.	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
May 29, 7:00pm May 31, 9:30pm June 1, 4:30pm	Cristina Moura like an idiot The San Francisco International Arts Festival celebrates its Fifth Anniversary featuring the California performance premiere of Brazilian dancer/choreographer Cristina Moura in her solo production. Presented in collaboration with Cultural Odyssey.	Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco
May 31, 2:00 and 7:30 pm	Contra Cost Ballet excerpt from Sleeping Beauty Choreography by Katarina Wester after Marius Petipa with featured guest artists Jenna Maule and David Fonnegra Catching The Light A dynamic contemporary piece created by San Francisco Ballet Soloist James Sofranko	Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek

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