Check with theaters for performance, dates and times.

Oct. 2-10,	Smuin Ballet World Premiere Medea Fly Me to the Moon	Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, San Francisco
Oct. 3, 8:00 pm Oct. 4, 1:30pm (Full-Length Matinee) Oct. 8-9, 8:00pm Oct. 10, 1:30pm (Special Children’s One-Hour Matinee) Oct. 10, 8:00pm Oct. 11, 1:30pm (Full-Length Matinee)	Ballet San Jose COPPÉLIA A full-length ballet in three acts. Choreography: Dennis Nahat, Music: Léo Delibes.	Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose
Oct. 3-4	ODC Theater Shared Legacies Sara Shelton Mann & La ALTERNATIVA (Hermesdorf/Mathias) Concert dance with new work by Sara Shelton Mann’s new company Tribes, and the newly named La ALTERNATIVA (formerly known as MOTIONLAB / Kathleen Hermesdorf and Albert Mathias.)	ODC Theater, San Francisco
Oct. 9-10, 8:00 PM	Ishika Seth It Will Explode Choreography by Ishika Seth. Guest choreographers Brian Brooks & Kelly Bowker. An amalgamation of evocative movement, live music and visuals that explores several themes ranging from nostalgia & displacement to strength through vulnerability, courage & support. Origami birds, vivid projections, beautiful melodies of the veena.	The Garage, San Francisco
Oct. 9-18	Joe Goode Performance Group Dead Boys Presented by the UC Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies. A new musical by Joe Goode and Holcombe Waller. A multi-disciplinary mash-up of dance, music, and theater, Dead Boys is a freak folk musical about trust, gay activism, gender identity, talking to the dead, and the privileged culture’s pursuit of happiness.	Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Berkeley
Oct. 11, 11:30-3:30pm	ODC/Dance An Afternoon in the Wine Country Eleanor Coppola and ODC Artistic Director Brenda Way at the Rubicon Winery in Napa. ODC/Dance performances, food and wine and have a chance to bid on exclusive auction items, all against a backdrop of spectacular vineyards.	Rubicon Estate in Napa Valley
Oct. 15, 7:30 pm	The Dance Discourse Project #7: Dancing Diaspora CounterPULSE, Dancers’ Group, and World Arts West Free admission. Discussion addresses issues raised by CounterPULSE’s two-year Performing Diaspora initiative, a program designed to support artists who are deeply rooted in traditional performance forms, yet seek to innovate within those traditions.	CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission St. (at Ninth), San Francisco, 94103
Oct. 16, 8:00 pm	Stanford Dance Division Dance Concert Featuring dances by Guest Artists: Parijat Desai, Margaret Jenkins, Jane Comfort; Faculty: Robert Moses, Diane Frank, Ronnie Reddick; Students: Dana Sittler, Ali McKeon, Maria Fernandez. Concert followed immediately by reception for artists & audience. Free & Open to the Public.	Roble Dance Studio 38, Stanford University, Palo Alto
Oct. 16, 7:30pm Oct. 17, 2:00pm Oct. 17, 7:30pm	Oakland Ballet Company Jewels of the Bay: A Mixed Repertoire	Holy Names University - Valley Center for the Arts, Oakland
Oct. 17, 8:00 pm Oct.18, 4:00 pm.	Within the Lines An intimate and innovative dance performance featuring emerging Bay Area choreographers: Katy Becker, Kate Burton, Denaya Dailey, Robert Dekkers, Brian Gibbs, Beth Kaczmarek, Katherine Orloff, and Kristin Rooney. Also featuring live music lead by Jon Herrera.	San Francisco Community Music Center (415) 647-6015
Oct. 17-18, 11:00	Kim Epifano's Epiphany Productions Trolley Dances	Take the J-Church line, 1.5 hour tours leave every 45 minutes from Mission Dolores Park at the statue of Miguel Hidalgo near 19th and Church.
Oct. 23-25, 8:00 pm	Dance Continuum SF Rest for the Constant Traveler A dance and dance/theater concert with four world premieres by Dance Continuum SF. Choreography by Peter Litwinowicz and José Ivan Ibarra.	CounterPULSE, San Francisco
Oct. 23-25, Oct. 28-Nov. 1	Alonzo King LINES Ballet Jason Moran and the MOROCCAN Project	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
Oct. 24, 6:30pm reception 8:00 pm	Flyaway Productions 10 Women Campaign: Bridge Builders Honoring the vision and commitment of 10 extraordinary women who have built critically important bridges in our communities. Ceremony with performances by Flyaway Productions and guests from ABADÁ-Capoeira	ODC Theater, San Francisco
Oct. 24, 8:00 p.m. Oct. 25, 3:00 p.m.	Cal Performances The Suzanne Farrell Ballet Program A (Saturday, October 24): The Balanchine Couple featuring pas de deux from nine Balanchine ballets, with onstage narration by Suzanne Farrell. Pas de deux include those from Apollo, La Sonnambula, La Valse, Agon, Meditation, Chaconne and Stars and Stripes, plus “The Unanswered Question” from Ivesiana and “Pas de Mauresque” from Don Quixote. Program B (Sunday, October 25): Solos and pas de deux from Balanchine’s Agon; “Pas d’Action” from Divertimento No. 15; “Contrapuntal Blues pas de deux” from Clarinade; and “Scene d’amour” from Béjart’s Romeo and Juliet.	Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley
Oct. 24-25, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Napoles Ballet Theatre Beer & Ballet Performance Informal studio performance and gala. See the company’s ballets up close, meet the dancers and the director, and enjoy appetizers, wine, and a variety of beers. The performance includes the premier of three new ballets in addition to excerpts from the existing NBT repertoire.	Alonzo King LINES Dance Center, San Francisco
Oct. 24, 4:00, 6:00 & 8:00 PM Oct 25, 5:00 & 7:00 PM	Moving Arts Dance Night Visions A spine-chilling annual holiday performance that brings the fantasy back to Halloween. The ghost of Madame Tussaud guides visitors at her famous wax museum.	925-825-8399
Oct 30, 8:00 pm	THE TREY MCINTYRE PROJECT The Sun Road and Other Works A West Coast Premiere. Fresh, barrier-breaking choreography and innovative use of technology. Multimedia performance intertwines ballet onstage with HD footage of dancing in Glacier National Park.	Jewish Community Center of San Francisco