Amy Lewis and Agnes Szelag Firehouse at Fort Mason Center, SF ANIMA MAGNETA , a multimedia performance piece by sound artist Agnes Szelag and chore- ographer Amy Lewis, transforms sensory aware- ness through the interweaving of dance, video, and sound. Created for the SF International Arts Festival, 2019. Fri, May 24, 9:30pm; Sat, May 25, 9pm, $22-25. sfiaf.org
Brenda Perdue SAFEhouse Arts, SF
Perdue’s Carnaval group United Rhythms of San Francisco will perform Riddim Fiya , an immersive Carnaval experience that brings Caribbean sights, sounds, and flavors to the audience. Presented by SAFEhouse’s Resident Artist Workshop. Sat, May 11, 8pm, $15-20. safehousearts.org
Liss Fain Dance, May 3-5 / Photo by RJ Muna
Guru Shradha Cowell Theater, SF
Shaunna Vella and Andrew Merrell Humanist Hall, Oakland
The 22nd Annual Dionysian Festival Mary Sano Studio of Duncan Dancing, SF Celebrating the 142nd anniversary of Isadora Duncan’s birth with performance by Mary Sano and Her Duncan Dancers, with live music. Sun,
An Enchanting Odissi Odyssey is a journey of Odissi’s repertoire pieces showcasing contem- porary and traditional choreography revealing a tapestry of its devotional, emotive, and intricate dance. Part of the SF International Arts Festival. Sat, May 25, 2pm, $15-28. sfiaf.org
An evening of nine dance-theater duets of queer life, pop-looks, sacred feelings and humble realizations. Sat, May 11, 5pm & 8pm & Sun, May 12, 8pm, $20. brownpapertickets.com Chitresh Das Institute Samuel Johnson Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, San Bruno Aranya Katha, Part II – The Maharaja’s Decree is the second in a two-part dance drama inspired by the story of Amrita Devi, a signifi- cant figure in the history of the environmental movement. Sun, May 12, 6pm, $15-25. chitreshdasinstitute.org Walking Distance Dance Festival ODC, SF Featuring choreographers based in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Mary Armentrout, Kinetech Arts, Barak Marshall, d. Sabela grimes and Kimi Okada. Make dance a habit in your life and get immersed during this year’s festival. Sun-Sun, May 12-19, see website for detail. odc.dance Dandelion Dance Theater Dandelion Dance Theater Studio, Oakland An immersive dance/music/theater quest for clarity, individuation, and fully living one's au- thentic life, no matter where it leads. Tuesdays, May 14, 21, Jun 4, 11, 18, 8pm, free for members of the Dandelion Seeds. dandeliondancetheater.org Rachael Cleveland, Big Plate Dance, Corporeal Dissonance SAFEhouse Arts, SF Cleveland researches movement and the nervous system. Big Plate Dance, a project of Melanie Harvengt and Tayler Kinner, explores what it means to create space in the mind, body, and stomach. Corporeal Dissonance explores surprise, discomfort, and boundar- ies. Presented by SAFEhouse’s Resident Artist Workshop. Fri-Sat, May 17-18, 8pm, $15-20. safehousearts.org
Guru Shradha, May 25 / Photo by Anubhava SJ
ABD Productions | Skywatchers Kelly Cullen Center, SF
May 26, 5pm, $25 duncandance.org
We Came Here to Live , the featured perfor- mance of Skywatchers’ 8th annual Festival, At the Table: Visions . Skywatchers is a collabora- tive arts ensemble of Tenderloin residents and ABD artists, who co-create multidisciplinary performance works centered on the stories of and issues facing its constituent members. Fri, May 17, 7pm; Sat, May 18, 4pm; Sun, May 19, 1pm, FREE. abdproductions.org/skywatchers Stephanie Unger & Artists Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, Berkeley A cross-section of female experience as we figure out how to inhabit our real selves and bodies amid societal constraints and pressures. Sat-Sun, May 18-19, 7:30pm, $20. whatisshedoing.brownpapertickets.com The International Dance Festival@Silicon Valley celebrates its 7th season with the Festival Con- cert. Sun, May 19, 3pm, $12-20. livelyfoundation@sbcglobal.net Rotunda Dance Series: La Cumbiamba Colombiana and Carnaval SF City Hall Rotunda, SF A free performance celebrating Carnaval, with performance of peace by Colombian dance ensemble, La Cumbiamba Colombiana. Fri, May 24, 12pm, FREE. dancersgroup.org/rotunda The Lively Foundation Mountain View Masonic Center
Sha Sha Higby Southside Theater, SF
Body Tales Western Sky Studio, Berkeley
Sculptures are made to move with Higby’s living body as the driving force. Meticulously crafted over course of years, the multi-layered cos- tumes are made of paper, wood, glass, enamel, Asian lacquer, and gold leaf. Part of the SF In- ternational Arts Festival. Sat, May 25, 6pm, $28. sfiaf.org
Body Tales is an informal performance/sharing integrating movement, voice and personal story- telling. Wed, May 29, 7pm, $10-20, NOTAFLOF. bodytales.com Hannah Young, Borderline Ballet Project, Alex Law SAFEhouse Arts, SF Hannah Young researches the intersection of dance and film. Borderline Ballet Project, directed by Cinthia “Kitty Conlon” MacManus, explores embodied lyricism. Alex Law collabo- rates with a bass flute player and four dancers in a study of addictive behaviors. Presented by SAFEhouse’s Resident Artist Workshop. Wed- Thu, May 29-30, 8pm, $15-20. safehousearts.org pateldanceworks & OOMPH Dance Theater Fort Mason Chapel, SF SF International Arts Festival and SAFEhouse Arts present pateldanceworks's all the things we’ll never be choreographed by Bhumi B. Patel, and OOMPH Dance Theater's femme's refusal created/performed by Zackary Forcum. Thu, May 30, 7pm; Sat, Jun 1, 3:30pm; Sun, Jun 2, 4:30pm, $25-28. sfiaf.org Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco Fort Mason Center, SF Rock Flamenco is a collaborative project between Theatre Flamenco and rock musicians to adapt six compositions of flamenco rock paying homage to this pivotal point in Spain’s history. Part of the SF International Arts Festi- val. Fri, May 31, 9:30pm, $25-35 theatreflamenco.org Gallery 208 at Fort Mason Center, SF Spirit of Brazil ’19 presents the artistic ele- ments of Capoeira through a fusion of con- temporary and traditional music, dance, and martial arts from Brazil. Fri, May 31, 7pm; Sun, Jun 2, 2pm; $28-38. abada.org Deborah Slater Dance Theatre Firehouse, Fort Mason Center, SF Part of the SF International Arts Festival, with short solos that tell of love and loss including classics that first put Deborah Slater Dance Theatre on the map. Fri, May 31, 9:30pm; Sat, Jun 1, 8pm; Sun, Jun 2, 7pm, $15-28. sfiaf.org ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco
Ranko Ogura Dance, May 4 / Photo by Daniel Alvarado
San Francisco Flamenco Dance Company
Gallery 307 at Fort Mason Center, SF Young audiences are invited on whimsical fla- menco adventure. Master Flamenco artist Luis de la Tota stars as Don Quixote in this bilingual, rhythmic escapade. Part of the SF International Arts Festival. Sat, May 25, 2pm, $15-25. sfiaf.org Shambhavi's International School of Kathak Cowell Theater, SF Horizons features traditional as well as contem- porary themes in Classical Kathak. Part of the SF International Arts Festival. Sat, May 25, $15-28. siskdance.com
PEILING KAO DANCES Dance Mission Theater, SF
Presenting One Body, Five Dances, Six Perspec- tives , addressing the postcolonial body in post- modern dance, featuring Kao as a solo dancer throughout. Fri-Sat, May 24-25, 8pm, $20. dancemissiontheater.org
Amy Lewis and Agnes Szelag
Lili Weckler | Unhinge Fort Mason Chapel, SF
SiSTARS Strange and the Shatterer of Worlds is a gender-bending dance rock-opera in which a group of contemporary dancers and musi- cians will investigate themes around good death, veils, bonds between the human and the universal, and the end of time. Part of the SF International Arts Festival. Sat, May 25, 6:30pm; Sun, May 26, 5pm, $15-28. sfaif.org
Carnaval San Francisco Mission District, SF
Watch a brilliant procession of contingents, most of which will feature beautifully adorned floats depicting rich multicultural themes. Sun, May 26, starting at 9:30am, FREE. carnavalsanfrancisco.org
ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco, May 31-Jun 2 / Photo by Joseph Smoke
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