DEC 2017 calendar VISIT THE ONLINE COMMUNITY CALENDAR, to find additional events and to submit a performance. dancersgroup.org
Kinetic Arts Productions Kinetic Art Theater, Oakland CIRCUS VERITAS is a circus / theatre produc- tion about what it means to tell a lie in the crazy world of the circus. Saturdays, Dec, 2, 9, 16, 4 & 8pm; Sundays, Dec 3 & 17, 3pm, Sundays, Dec 3, 10, 17, 7pm, $24.50-75. kineticartsproductions.com That ‘70s Bellydance Show Dragon Theater, Redwood City In the U.S., the Middle Eastern clubs of the 1970’s featured musicians and dancers from Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Iran, and more, creating a unique blend of music and dance that developed into the roots of belly- dance in the U.S. This tribute to classic Ameri- can bellydance brings together established local artists in a modern stage show. Sun, Dec 3, 7pm, $30. lidabellydance.com Formerly based in San Francisco, Berlin- based artist Jorge De Hoyos presents two solo works in one evening. The Rite of Spring is a dance piece that wrestles with the ques- tion of killing and self-sacrifice from the point of view of the ‘Chosen One”. An Apology for Losers is an interrogation of the self and the audience to call out guilt, rage and the eeling of powerlessness in the face of the world’s many problems. Sun, Dec 3, 7pm, $10-20. safehousearts.org Jorge De Hoyos SAFEhouse Arts, SF
Rotunda Dance Series: Nicaragua Danza, Hijos del Maíz City Hall Rotunda, SF
A multi-generational performance of Nicara- guan dance to live music, part of the monthly series presented by Dancers’ Group and the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. Fri, Dec 1, Noon, FREE. dancersgroup.org/rotunda Smith/Wymore Disappearing Acts ODC Theater, SF World premiere of Six Degrees of Freedom , a new evening-length work featuring performers in a hallucinatory virtual world where technol- ogy is only moments away from conscious- ness. Fri-Sat, Dec 1-2, 8pm, $30. Discount for DG Individual and Company Members. odc.dance RAW presents Preethi Ramaprasad / Heidi Carlsen / Rohith Sankarraman SAFEhouse Arts at 145 Eddy St., SF Preethi Ramaprasad presents Vriksha: A Different Giving Tree using the South Indian classical dance of Bharatanatyam. Rohith Sankarraman presents Love, Peace, and Com- passion . Heidi Carlsen presents One Chrysan- themum : A solo adventure where a woman faces her fears, escapes to freedom and finds her voice. Presented by RAW (resident artist workshop), a residency program of SAFEhouse Arts. Fri-Sat, Dec 1-2, 8pm, $10-20. SAFEhouseArts.org
Sense Object The Finnish Brotherhood Hall, Berkeley
Tandy Beal & Company / Photo by Jana Marcus
Scott Wells & Dancers Dance Mission Theater, SF
This work is a collage of Valentine’s works, a fearless life/art process that refers to the history of crystal ancestors, queer nature of the universe, and challenges the aesthetics of drag culture. Oscillating between grotesque theater, expressive dance, and performance art. Tue, Dec 5, 8pm, FREE. senseobject.com
detour dance Mission District, SF
Ragamala Dance Company Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley Ragamala Dance Company brings productions rooted in the South Indian Bharatanatyam classical dance form. Written in Water ex- plores the cultural complexities of the modern world through the metaphor of the ancient Indian board game Snakes and Ladders, with a live music score performed by an ensemble of four musicians, including jazz trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, known for his distinctive fusion of contemporary jazz and Iraqi maqam. Sat, Dec 2, 8pm, Sun, Dec 3, 3pm, $58. calperformances.org ODC Pilot Program ODC Dance Commons Studio B, SF Interspace/ology explores the physical and virtual space between our bodies and the world. Questioning what happens in the worlds, spaces, and connective tissue between us. Now in its 27th year, ODC’s Pilot Program brings together six artists for an 11 week process of choreographic development and self production. Sat, Dec 2, 8pm; Sun,
Wells and Kathleen Hermesdorf first moved to SF together 25 years ago as two young artists. Looking back on their careers, they ask each other, “was that good for you?” Fri-Sat, Dec 1-2 & 8-9, 8pm; Sundays, Dec 3 & 10, 7pm; Sun,
A site-specific dance theater event, Fugue tra- verses the streets, collecting stories of queers, people of color and longtime residents of the city en route to a fabled “new city.” Fugue is an experience that explores ideas of transience, nostalgia and utopia. Fridays, Dec 1 & 8, 8pm; Saturdays-Sundays, Dec 2-3 & 9-10, 4pm & 8, $15-30. detourdance.com/fugue
Dec 10, 4pm, $20-28. scottwellsdance.com
Dec 3, 4pm & 7, $15. odc.dance/pilot69
Molly Heller / Photo by Duhaime Movement Project
Garrett + Moulton Productions / Photo by RJ Muna
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