Overview
Smart Night Out: Eiko & Koma
Sat, Mar 24 • 6-10 pm
$15 in addition to the performance ticket price
If a YBCA performance is dinner, then Smart Night Out is the appetizer and the dessert. This first-of-its-kind program invites guests to immerse themselves in a range of dynamic activities, including a gourmet dinner specially paired with Eiko and Koma’s Regeneration: Raven, Night Tide, White Dance. With a pre-show hands-on workshop and post-show conversation featuring special guests, you'll make the most of your Saturday night arts adventure and walk away with a new level of expertise in the field of contemporary dance.
Space extremely limited; more info to come.
Events
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Regeneration: Raven (2010), Night Tide (1984) and White Dance (1976)Mar 22, 2012 9:00pm
Mar 23, 2012 9:00pm
Mar 24, 2012 9:00pm
YBCA ForumPost-show meet-and-greet after the Thursday performance
Post-show Q&A after the Friday performance -
Smart Night Out: Eiko & KomaMar 24, 2012 7:00pm
If a YBCA performance is dinner, then Night School is the appetizer and the dessert. This first-of-its-kind program invites guests to immerse themselves in a range of dynamic activities surrounding Eiko and Koma’s Regeneration: Raven, Night Tide, White Dance.
- Hear exclusive insights into Eiko and Koma’s work from our invited expert, choreographer Shinichi Iova-Koga
- Engage in conversation with Bay Area dancers, tastemakers and cultural thinkers.
- Sharpen your observation skills with a look into YBCA’s exhibitions.
- Activate your body and mind to be present and attuned before the performance. Try on some of the choreography to enhance your connection to the work.
- Indulge in a pre-show dinner custom-prepared to complement the night’s performance.
- Debrief in our post-show space for reflection and cocktails.
With this mélange of backstage experiences, you'll make the most of your Saturday night arts adventure and walk away with a new level of expertise in contemporary dance.
Because space for this event is extremely limited, tickets for Smart Night Out are not available online. Please call the YBCA Box Office at 415-978-ARTS (415-978-2787)
YBCA’s programs are made possible in part by:
Abundance Foundation
Adobe
Koret Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Novellus Systems
Community Engagement and Youth Education Programs are made possible in part by:
The Bernard Osher Foundation, The Sato Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Panta Rhea Foundation, The Kimball Foundation, U.S. Bank and Members of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Innovation, Community Engagement and Audience Development programs supported, in part, by generous grants from:
The James Irvine Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Dance/USA, Creative Capacity Fund's NextGen Innovation Grant Program, The Wallace Foundation and Adobe Foundation
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