Performance
YBCA presents an acclaimed series of contemporary performance each season. See details below or request a YBCA Performance Brochure by calling 415.978.2787.
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Find out about additional performance events at YBCA by visiting the calendar section of our Web site.
Oct 10–12, 2008
Kraft presents the first chapters of her newest work at CounterPULSE before it premieres in 2009–10 at YBCA. HyperREAL investigates the profoundly ambivalent & conflicted ways we inhabit our bodies, our relationships and our world, and the paradox of physical, psychological and spiritual dislocation—and transcendence—in the digital age …
Oct 16–18, 2008
"stunning … an extraordinary lexicon of vocal colors, tones and textures." —The Chicago Tribune
San Francisco-based innovator Dohee Lee explores these metaphysical questions in an evocative new work integrating traditional Korean performance with contemporary music, movement and film. …
Oct 23–25, 2008 ** TO BE RESCHEDULED **
What links bees, Botox, bacteria, the economy, sex workers and Hollywood? Come find out, as Tiffany Shlain, filmmaker, founder of The Webby Awards and co-founder of The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, creates an all new live “performancedocumentary" examining the vast networks between causes, effects and unintended consequences in today’s interconnected world …
Nov 6–8, 2008
Blending text, video, sound, architecture and stage performance to convey stories about life in the 21st century, OBIE Award-winning Builders Association exploits the richness of technology and media to extend the boundaries of theater. Continuous City weaves together three story lines, including the journey of a traveling father and his daughter back home, tethered and transformed by speed, hypermodernity and failing cell phones …
Nov 13–15, 2008
Young bodies and voices take flight in a genre-defying performance uniting dance, spoken word and aerial feats. Under the direction of Circo Zero founder Keith Hennessy, youth affected by the Bay Area juvenile criminal justice system were trained in trapeze work and other circus arts, and traded skills in dance, poetry and music …
Jan 29–31, 2009
Electronica and noise, satire and ingenuity, beauty and humour—discover a new generation of Japanese choreographers. Don’t miss this rare US appearance of Japan Dance Now, presented in only three U.S. cities, a night of raw expression and unbridled creativity …
Feb 5–7, 2009
In the 18th century, the castrati, “sacred monsters” whose voices were surgically molded, represented a peak of artistry. Monsters and Prodigies is about this fascinating cultural phenomenon: talented child singers born in poverty who were castrated to preserve their soprano voices, and propelled to stardom in the frivolous courts of Europe …
Feb 19–21, 2009
From esteemed Japanese director Hiroshi Koike and his dance-theater troupe Pappa Tarahumara comes Ship in a View, an ethereal spectacle making its Bay Area premiere at YBCA. With a background in directing for Japanese television, Koike infuses performance with drama and momentum, building from a sublime work moving at the pace of Noh theater to a vibrant, transcendental climax …
Mar 5–7, 2009
"Roussève binds humor and deep poignancy. I beg you all to go and see him, and become better, fuller, richer people.” —Time Out London
YBCA is proud to co-commission an exciting new work from David Roussève/REALITY, one of the most important voices to emerge in contemporary American dance in recent history …
Apr 2–4, 2009
Praised for his savvy integration of design and performance, and intrigued by such topics as money, our capitalist society and environmental waste, Jasperse assigned himself a production budget of zero, creating a stunning set made completely of recycled materials; a performance environment where performers riff on the theme of ownership and … stuff …
Apr 23–25, 2009
Inspired by the primal themes of the symphony/ballet Rite of Spring, Big Art Group creates its own contemporary rite of spring, using ordinary rituals of renewal that are abstracted and refracted though video …
May 9, 2009
Mark your calendar for the rare opportunity to experience the artistic process of a world-renowned choreographer, with an outdoor performance on a grand scale: an unprecedented, one-day-only event in Yerba Buena Gardens featuring 100 Bay Area performers …
May 28 & May 30–May 31, 2009
Praised as "one of the most profound choreographers of his generation," Brown and his company EVIDENCE blend African, modern, ballet and hip-hop to tell stories about the human experience. Brown and EVIDENCE dancer Shani Collins will collaborate with local performers to bring to life Cave’s "Soundsuits," ephemeral full-body sculptures composed of recycled clothing, beads, bottle caps, toys, twigs and hair …
YBCA's programs are made possible in part by:
The Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund
LEF Foundation
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YBCA Performance 08–09 is made possible in part by:
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Additional Funding for YBCA Performance 07-08:
Multi-Arts Production Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts, WESTAF, the Western States Arts Federation, Citibank, and Members of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
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