Spring 2021 In Dance

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UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO DANCE PROGRAM The University of San Francisco offers a rigorous course of study within the Performing Arts and Social Justice major where students learn how to combine their passion for dance with their desire to make a positive impact on their communities. Join the PASJ 20th Anniversary Festival ~ Breathing Room ~, Wed, Apr 21 – Sat, May 1.

KELLITA MALOOF/ SHOWGIRL AWAKENING Congratulations to Showgirl Awakening's founder Kellita Maloof on her debut book, How To Create A Burlesque Solo ... From the Inside Out , a guidebook for creating a conscious burlesque solo, written with highly sensitive souls in mind. SF DANCE GEAR SF Dance Gear has moved! Check out their new location at 551 Hayes Street or shop online. Book your shopping window or shoe fitting appointment through their website.

CHERIE HILL IRIEDANCE

Dandelion Dancetheater collaborates with CSU East Bay for the first Inclusive Performance Festival, a grass-roots, DIY, radically inclusive, process-oriented gathering. Apr 6-May 8. Dandelion Dancetheater

The mission of IrieDance is to bring dance works that are conscious, analytical, and meditational to local communities. Inspired by the African Diaspora, nature, and black feminist theory, the company creates projects that contribute to social transformation.

LEELA ACADEMY Leela Academy presents the Interview Series: The Making of the California Gharana that brings to life the stories of how Pandit Chitresh Das’ influential and unique lineage of kathak developed over the course of four decades. Learn more about Das’ senior disci- ples as well as musical artists who emerged from this treasured era of North Indian clas- sical art in the SF Bay Area. Leela Academy presents Kathak Dance Immersive, April 5-8 and Online Summer Camp: Stories of Indian Mythology, June 14-18

James Graham Dance Theatre James Graham Dance Theatre , started in 2010 to present original dance theatre work that deals with universal experi- ences. They are currently engaging with a remote residency at Kenyon College in Ohio with Graham creating a new work for the graduating seniors. James also teaches Gaga movement classes weekly.

WHEN EYES SPEAK When Eyes Speak is the first Indian Choreography Festival in SF connect- ing audiences to combinations of theater, mythology, and movement through outreach programs, curated performances, panel discussions, and more. Join the next lecture demon- stration collaboration with UCR Dance Program on April 16.

Alive & Well Productions

Led by Annie Kahane, Alive & Well Productions is a shape- shifting group of artists who collaborate to create performances made of movement, language and song. Kahane recently released a poetry chapbook “ No Time Like the Present to Be ”; all profits are donated to Youth Speaks .

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