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Dance

‘They come across oceans’: SF International Hip Hop DanceFest keeps leaping ahead

November 4, 2024

26 years in, mastermind Micaya speaks on the wildly popular showcase's ever-growing global community.

Dance

A new form of dance storytelling to explore deep Cuban-Guinean connections

October 8, 2024

With music and movement, Bongo Sidibe and Susana Arenas Pedroso's 'Raíces et Résistance' is 'building bridges for all the diasporas.'

Dance

20 years in, Sean Dorsey Dance Company embodies ‘joyous, righteous resistance’

September 20, 2024

'Our existence is under attack,' says trailblazing trans choreographer, whose troupe celebrates two decades of essential art.

Dance

‘It’s Brat Summer, turn on the tunes’: 5th FACT/SF Fest steps out

August 12, 2024

Organizer-choreographer Charles Slender-White's gathering foregrounds artist integrity with plenty of sparkle.

Dance

With CubaCaribe Fest, an explosion of necessary joy and resistance

June 2, 2024

18th colorful installment will honor revolutionary expressions of culture across the Afro-Caribbean diaspora.

Dance

‘The People’s Palace’ injects missing diversity into City Hall’s storied architecture

May 7, 2024

Choreographer Joanna Haigood of Zaccho Dance aims 'to provide a more accurate picture of vibrant San Francisco.'

Dance

Robert Moses’ ‘New Legacies’ takes on the specter of censorship

March 10, 2024

'There’s a body to culture and we’re cutting off the legs and arms,' says choreographer about latest innovative work.

Dance

For 15 years, Lenora Lee Dance has tackled immigration and carceral trauma

January 26, 2024

Two new works highlight Chinese and Latin migrant experience in El Paso and California's prison-to-ICE detention pipeline.

Dance

Up, up, and within: Gravity’s Jess Curtis on the wayfinding of ‘Into the Dark’

November 7, 2023

Company's blind, low vision, and sighted performers use touch and sound to create dimensionality on lightless stage.

Onstage

In ‘Y Basta Ya!,’ NAKA Dance Theater reflects on healing circles of storytelling

October 24, 2023

A long collaboration with Mujeres Unidas y Activas yields a deep look into empowering 'Circulos de Aprendizaje'

Mary Carbonara

‘They come across oceans’: SF International Hip Hop DanceFest keeps leaping ahead

A new form of dance storytelling to explore deep Cuban-Guinean connections

20 years in, Sean Dorsey Dance Company embodies ‘joyous, righteous resistance’

‘It’s Brat Summer, turn on the tunes’: 5th FACT/SF Fest steps out

With CubaCaribe Fest, an explosion of necessary joy and resistance

‘The People’s Palace’ injects missing diversity into City Hall’s storied architecture

Robert Moses’ ‘New Legacies’ takes on the specter of censorship

For 15 years, Lenora Lee Dance has tackled immigration and carceral trauma

Up, up, and within: Gravity’s Jess Curtis on the wayfinding of ‘Into the Dark’

In ‘Y Basta Ya!,’ NAKA Dance Theater reflects on healing circles of storytelling

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