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New Ballet's Cinderella		Oakland Ballet's Nicole Townsend and Logan Martin in Exquisite Corpse, choreography by Phil Chan. Photo by John Hefti

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April 26—May 5	Dancers’ Group Bay Area Dance Week A 10-day celebration of movement, dance, and community. All Events Are Free	Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco
May 3, 8:30 pm May 4, 4:00 pm	SF International Arts Festival Joe Landini Dance Freddie vs. Elvis Two abstract dance performances use the music of Freddie Mercury (Queen) and Elvis Presley. CALI & CO PERFECT.RESPONSE Fueled by a cast of 11 dynamic dancer-actors, live music by The Welcome Matt, and an integrated theatrical design.	Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco
May 3 – 4, 7:30 pm	Oakland Ballet Company Lustig LIVE! A celebration of the choreography of Graham Lustig, including the world premiere of Faun. Live music.	Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center, Laney College, Oakland
May 3 - 5, 9 - 12	Smuin Ballet Dance Series 2 Tupelo Tornado, a World Premiere by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (See interview with choreographer) Broken Open by Amy Seiwert, composer/cellist Julia Kent plays live May 3-5 Untwine by Brennan Wall Starshadows by Michael Smuin	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
May 16 - 19	Smuin Ballet Dance Series 2 Tupelo Tornado, a World Premiere by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (See interview with choreographer) Broken Open by Amy Seiwert, composer/cellist Julia Kent plays live May 3-5 Untwine by Brennan Wall Starshadows by Michael Smuin	Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
May 17 - 18	Diablo Ballet The Firebird The Firebird Music: Igor Stravinsky, Choreography: Brian Enos 4 in the Morning Music: William Walton, Choreography: Val Caniparoli Light Rain Music: Douglas Adamz and Russ Gauthier, Choreography: Gerald Alpino	Lesher Center, Walnut Creek
Saturday, May 18: 2pm Saturday, May 18: 7pm (LGBTQ+ night) Sunday, May 19: 11am (My Very First Ballet*) Sunday, May 20: 2pm	New Ballet’s Cinderella Staged by Director and Founder Dalia Rawson *My Very First Ballet: Cinderella on Sunday is a special shortened performance for families with toddlers and preschoolers (Run Time: One hour with no intermission).	Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose
MAY 19, 6:00 PM	Oaklash Festival Rebirth: The Death of Drag Experimental movement by dancers including Hollow Eve, Kim Ip, Pseuda	Omni Commons, Oakland
May 22, 6:00 pm	San Francisco Ballet School Fundraiser Hosted by the San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary performance, followed by dinner.	Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco
May 22, 6:00 pm May 23–24, 7:30pm	San Francisco Ballet School 2024 Spring Festival Original performances starring the SF Ballet School Students. Features a world premiere by SF Ballet corps de ballet member Pemberley Ann Olson	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
May 24 - 25	Smuin Ballet Dance Series 2 Tupelo Tornado, a World Premiere by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (See interview with choreographer) Broken Open by Amy Seiwert, composer/cellist Julia Kent plays live May 3-5 Untwine by Brennan Wall Starshadows by Michael Smuin	Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek
May 24-26	San Jose Dance Theatre The Little Mermaid	Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose
May 30 - 31	Smuin Ballet Dance Series 2 Tupelo Tornado, a World Premiere by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (See interview with choreographer) Broken Open by Amy Seiwert, composer/cellist Julia Kent plays live May 3-5 Untwine by Brennan Wall Starshadows by Michael Smuin	Sunset Center, Carmel
May 31 - June 9, 7:30pm	Megan Lowe Dances Just a Shadow (World Premiere) Seven artists make 6 distinct duets that highlight the unique strengths and creative modalities of each collaborator, including contemporary dance, site-specific dance, vertical dance, turf dance, contact improvisation, and live music.	The Joe Goode Annex, San Francisco

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