ABOUT ZACCHO DANCE THEATRE Producer Founded in 1980, Zaccho Dance Theatre is an innovative force in both the world of dance and our home community of Bayview Hunters Point. Zaccho Dance Theatre advances the aerial arts and site-specific dance through arts education, youth programming, and the creation of innovative performance works which explore history and the concept of place. Artistic Director Joanna Haigood and collaborators pursue unique and challenging visions of dance, including spectacular aerial choreography, evocative site- specific performances and culturally significant subject matter. Zaccho collaborates with an extraordinary group of diverse artists to create unique and innovative performances and elevate the work to international acclaim. Zaccho Dance Theatre draws inspiration from social histories and racial justice themes, and returns it to the community through youth arts education, adult classes, and artists in residency programs, many at low or no-cost to participants. Zaccho also produces the biennial San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival . As a longstanding nonprofit program, we pride ourselves on maintaining our artistic integrity, social consciousness, and
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