Nora Sharp Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, Berkeley Small Boobs is a performance solo by Chicago-based artist Nora Sharp, offered out of curiosity around the intertwined follies of gender and relationship. Fri-Sat, Nov 9-10, 8pm, $15-25. norasharp.com RAW presents Jenna Valez and Farrah McAdam SAFEhouse Arts, SF Jenna Valez & Dancers presents I Tried To Put It Away using fast paced and innovative movement. New work by Farrah McAdam will explore the prefix “em-“ through the lens of POC and WOC movement artists. Words such as empower, embody, embrace, emblaze, empathy, embark, emerge, emotion, emulate, emit will be used to research and inspire a work where the dancers stand tall, proud and fierce. Sponsored by RAW (resident artist workshop), a residency program of SAFE- house for the Performing Arts. Fri-Sat, Nov
9-10, 8pm, $15-20. safehousearts.org
Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Nov 24 / Photo by RJ Muna
Molly Rose-Williams & Co. Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, Berkeley What can bodies moving together on stage teach us about the actual labor of social move- ments? New dance work created by Molly Rose-Williams with Chelsea Brown, Galen R ogers, Ky Woodward, and Jesse Wiener. Sat, Nov 17, 6 & 8pm; Sun, Nov 18, 7pm, $15-25. mollyrosewilliams.com Diamano Coura West African Dance Company Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts, Oakland Power Through Tradition pays homage to the traditional initiation dances of Liberia West Africa along with a debut ballet inspired by the unique folklore and present day customs of the villages located in Oussouye, Cassa- mance. Sat, Nov 24, 8pm, $17-30. diamanocoura.org
Aura Fischbeck Dance Joe Goode Annex, SF
10th anniversary performances of DUSK , a dance for the time when the light is fading. DUSK considers the reality of the body as it exists in relative states of obscurity and vis- ibility, ambiguity and transformation. Fri-Sun,
Nov 9-11, 4:30pm, $10-20. aurafischbeckdance.org
FLACC 2018: BREAK(through) Dance Mission Theater, SF
The Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers celebrates five years of fea- turing resistant, queer, indigenous and hybrid choreographers based in the U.S. and Latin America . Featuring: Arts & Above (Cuba/ Missoula, MT), Fabiola Guillén (Puebla, MX), Marisa & Maribel Plasencia (Santa Barbara, CA); and local artists: Adrian Arias, David Herrera, Vanessa Sanchez, Diana Lara, Liz Du- ran Boubion, Randy Reyes. Fri-Sat, Nov 9-10, 8pm; Sun, Nov 11, 6pm, $20-30. flaccdanza.org
Amenti MoveMeant, part of SF International Hip Hop DanceFest, Nov 16-17 / Photo by Ruben Manusama
International Taiko Festival San Mateo Performing Arts Center, San Mateo 50th Anniversary festival featuring Grandmas- ter Seiichi Tanaka and the San Francisco Taiko Dojo with special guests from Japan, Wako Daiko, Taiyo Onoda (KODO). Sat, Nov 10, 7pm; Sun, Nov 11, 3pm, $45. sftaiko.com USF Dance Ensemble University of San Francisco Studio Theater on Lone Mountain, SF Original choreography by Dazaun Soleyn, Kara Davis, Eric Garcia, and Arletta Anderson/Adam Smith. Guest Artist is dana e. fitchett. Dance Film by Amie Dowling, Austin Forbord, Reggie Daniels and Natalie Greene. Thu-Sat, Nov 15- 17, 8pm, $5-10. usfca.edu
SMUIN Ballet Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek & Sunset Center, Carmel by the Sea The Christmas Ballet features two acts with classical ballet, tap, jazz, and swing. Lesher Center for the Arts: Fri, Nov 16, 7:30pm; Sat, Nov 17, 2pm & 7:30, $25-82. Sunset Center: Fri, Nov 30, 7:30pm, Sat, Dec 1, 2pm, $58-79. smuinballet.org Merging elements of Brazilian urban dance and capoeira with hip-hop, modern dance, and circus arts in its break-neck produc- tions. Pixel features dancers in an interactive environment of light and lasers. Fri-Sat, Nov 16-17, 8pm, $30-68, prices subject to change. calperformances.org AIRspace presents New Queer Performance SAFEhouse Arts, SF Featuring 2018 AIRspace Artists: Jøse Abad, Maria David aka Zsa Zsa Garbàge, Anand Kalra. Sponsored by AIRspace, a residency program of SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts. Fri-Sat, Nov 16-17, 8pm, $15-20. safehousearts.org San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest Palace of Fine Arts, SF Micaya presents the 20th Anniversary Dance- Fest, featuring 14 dance companies from around the world. Fri-Sat, Nov 16-17, 8pm; Sun, Nov 18, 12pm, 5pm & 7:30pm, $25-55. sfhiphopdancefest.com Compagnie Käfig Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
RAW presents Europa Baker-Brathwaite and Emelia Martinez Brumbaugh SAFEhouse Arts, SF
Afro Urban Society Flight Deck, Oakland
Based on personal stories and a timeline of Afro urban music from way back to the future, What Had Happened Was ... time travels, asking, “Where did we come from? Where are we going?” Created by Nkeiruka Oruche and directed by Tossie Long. Sat, Nov 10, 7pm; Fri-Sat, Nov 16-17, 8pm, $30. afrourbansociety.com
Europa Baker-Brathwaite’s tick is a multidis- ciplinary performance piece exploring time, chronic illness and mental health as it pertains to the black queer body. Also presenting new work by Emelia Martinez Brumbaugh. Spon- sored by RAW (resident artist workshop), a residency program of SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts. Fri-Sat, Nov 30-Dec 1, 8pm, $15-20. safehousearts.org
Kathy Mata Ballet, Nov 3 / Photo by Jennifer V. Zee
USF Dance Ensemble, Nov 15-17 / Photo by Tony Nguyen
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