October 2023

Check with theaters for performance, dates and times.

Sept. 22 - Oct. 15	THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO DANCE FILM FESTIVAL International and locally produced dance films	various San Francisco theaters and streamed online
Oct. 1, 7:00 pm	14th Annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival A very special screening of FLOWER with Misty Copeland of the American Ballet Theatre in person.	Brava Theater, San Francisco
Oct. 6 - 7, 8:00 pm.	sjDANCEco ABLAZE New works including four World Premieres by company choreographers Maria Basile and Nhan Ho and guest choreographers, Kara Davis, Rogelio Lopez and Cathleen McCarthy.	The California Theatre, San Jose
Oct. 7, 7:30 PM	Stanford Live Sankai Juku KOSA - Between Two Mirrors Directed, choreographed, and designed by Ushio Amagatsu, the group’s founder, this piece is a meditation on the anxieties acutely felt by many in the past few years.	Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University
Oct. 12-15	LINES Ballet Fall Season 2023 Featured in the program are passages from King's Suite Etta (1997), Following the Subtle Current Upstream (2000), Dust and Light (2009), Writing Ground (2010), Resin (2013), and Child of Sky and Earth (2021).	Yerba Buena Center for Performing Arts, San Francisco
Oct, 13-15	San Jose Dance Theatre Dracula- The Ballet A new contemporary work by Artistic Associate Director, Augusto Silva, & Artistic Director, Mariana Zschoerper. This ballet includes some original composition by local musician Christopher Thomas.	The Hammer Theatre, San Jose
Oct. 15, 6:00pm	Push Dance Company Sanctuary Grand Opening Immersive technology dance and other works by guest choreographers.	447 Minna, San Francisco
Oct. 21, 7:00pm	Bridgman|Packer Dance 'Ghost Factory' and 'Stories in Hidden Places' An innovative integration of choreography and video technology, where image and reality collide	Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, Palo Alto
Oct. 21-22	Dimensions Dance Theater Concludes 50th Year with a look at a few works that the company has created and performed over the years that highlight solo artists and group ensembles.	Malonga Casquelourd Center, Oakland
Oct 26, 7:30 PM	Stanford Live Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi Broken Chord Featuring four soloists and an onstage a cappella chorus, Maqoma’s new work tells the story of a South African–based chorus whose tour through North America and England in the late 19th century was marred by the realities of racism.	Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University
Oct. 28-29, 2:30pm	Oakland Ballet Luna Mexicana Co-choreographed by Martín Romero of Ballet Folklórico México Danza and Oakland Ballet Artistic Director Graham Lustig. Ballet Folklórico México Danza presenting traditional Mexican Folkloric dance.	Hammer Theatre, San Jose
Sept. 29, 7:00pm	Oakland Ballet presents Misty Copeland's Flower! A film starring and produced by Misty Copeland set in Oakland and created with artists from the Bay Area including local dancers. Music by Raphael Saadiq and choreography by Alonzo King and Rich + Tone Talauega.	Paramount Theatre, Oakland