Arts & Culture :: Dance
Classy classical Christmas: music, dances, plays and choral treats for the holidays
Holiday-themed music, choral and dance concerts continue, albeit in virtual formats, including San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Symphony, Chanticleer, Kitka, Cal Performances, San Francisco Bach Choir, and more.
Ballet22 premieres with online concerts
In a blend of classical ballet, pointe work and contemporary styles, the new Oakland-based company Ballet22 will premiere new dances recorded at SF's ODC Theater, some with a modern holiday edge.
Smuin Contemporary Ballet finds new ways to reach audiences
Throughout 2020, the artists at Smuin Contemporary Ballet have found success in spite of the pandemic. Not only have they kept their dancers working and their local audiences engaged, they've built new audiences in unexpected ways.
Dance films, classes move on(line)
In these unprecedented times, artists still create. Dancers, choreographers and teachers are no exception. While the in-person physicality of a dance performance can't be fully recreated, some companies are doing their best.
B.A.R. launches memberships
In a continuing effort to receive support from readers, the Bay Area Reporter has launched its membership program.
SF dance group offers reparations for Blacks
A San Francisco dance organization is responding to the national racial justice movement by launching a reparations program for the Black community.
Broadway Bares 'zooms in' online Aug. 1
Broadway Bares, the annual striptease music and dance fundraiser for AIDS charities, goes online for a special in-home viewing of the always sold out New York City event.
Roryography grooves: Rory Davis' retro aerobics class gets online celebrity guests
Choreographer Rory Davis (Baloney and multiple drag shows) enjoyed a few celebrity guests one of his recent 'Roryography' dance classes, including Darren Criss and John Stamos.
Fresh Meat Festival 2020 showcases transgender & queer music, dance, performance
In previous years, the annual Fresh Meat Festival's been sold out, so this year the 19th annual diverse shows of transgender and queer performance, music and dance offers a bonus; everyone gets a front row seat! Online, that is.
Such sweet sorrow: SF Ballet's 'Romeo and Juliet'
San Francisco Ballet will stream Helgi Tomasson's 'Romeo and Juliet' in two versions that have already opened online and will run for nearly a week.
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San Francisco Ballet's 'Midsummer' magic
San Francisco Ballet had a triumph last Friday night. It was the best dancing, the best of everything so far this year, new pleasures of many kinds, in their stellar production of Balanchine's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1962).
Men working in pointe shoes
Robert Carter's astounding career with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has pushed his body to perform physical feats beyond that of a steel worker on a daily basis for 25 years.