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Enjoy this digital journey through our history with the launch of our first online archive. Please reach out if you have intel to share that can help us build this archive!

Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet

Performances

Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet

Presented by Smuin Contemporary Ballet

December 14–24, 2022

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Artist Talk with Liz Lerman & Brett Cook

Public Programs

Artist Talk with Liz Lerman & Brett Cook

December 11, 2022, 2 PM

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WANDERLUST, A Joyful Noise

Public Art

WANDERLUST, A Joyful Noise

June Grant

2022–2023

A public artwork featuring colorful expressions that call attention to locations typically taken for granted.

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The Velveteen Rabbit

Dance

The Velveteen Rabbit

Presented by ODC/Dance

November 26–December 12, 2022

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Opening Celebration | Brett Cook & Liz Lerman: Reflection & Action

Public Programs

Opening Celebration | Brett Cook & Liz Lerman: Reflection & Action

Sunday, October 30, 2022, 4–7 PM

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Wicked Bodies

Performances

Wicked Bodies

Presented by YBCA

October 28–30, 2022

Wicked Bodies reflects on many issues centering women and their bodies.

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19th Annual San Francisco Trolley Dances

Performances

19th Annual San Francisco Trolley Dances

Presented by Epiphany Dance Theater

October 22–23, 2022

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Brett Cook & Liz Lerman: Reflection & Action

Exhibitions

Brett Cook & Liz Lerman: Reflection & Action

Presented by YBCA

October 20, 2022–June 11, 2023

This exhibition asks the public to consider the role of an artist within an institution—and in the public sphere—as urgent and responsive.

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Alex Strada and Tali Keren: Proposal for a 28th Amendment? Is it Possible to Amend an Unequal System?

Exhibitions

Alex Strada and Tali Keren: Proposal for a 28th Amendment? Is it Possible to Amend an Unequal System?

October 20, 2022–March 19, 2023

This incomplete participatory exhibition asks visitors to critically engage with the U.S. Constitution.

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Celebration of Alonzo King & Zakir Hussain

Performances

Celebration of Alonzo King & Zakir Hussain

Presented by Alonzo King LINES Ballet

October 12–16, 2022

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On the Horizon: Bucket Brigade

Event

On the Horizon: Bucket Brigade

Sunday, October 9, 2022, 11:30 AM

Join us as we carry ocean water from the Embarcadero waterfront to Mission St. in the historic SF tradition of bucket brigades.

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Connect/Reflect/Enact

Public Programs

Connect/Reflect/Enact

Ritual Workshop with artist Dohee Lee

October 7 & November 4, 2022, 10 AM–4 PM

Connect/Reflect/Enact is a multi-part project integrating body-knowledge and art-creation led by artist Dohee Lee.

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Let Her Sing: A Celebration of Female Voices

Performances

Let Her Sing: A Celebration of Female Voices

Presented by Diaspora Arts Connection

September 10, 2022, 7 PM

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Celebrating Healing, Vulnerability, and Alchemy

Public Programs

Celebrating Healing, Vulnerability, and Alchemy

September 3, 2022, 1-5:15 PM

Including a live music performance featuring Samora Pinderhughes, Karega Bailey, and special guests as well as a screening and panel discussion.

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dreamseeds: Closing Celebration

Public Programs

dreamseeds: Closing Celebration

Friday, August 26, 5–8 PM

Featuring live music from DJ Ray Reck and a cash bar, don’t miss your last chance to meet the YBCA 10 artists and experience their artworks in person.

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IOLANTHE, or The Peers and The Peri

Performances

IOLANTHE, or The Peers and The Peri

Presented by Lamplighters Music Theatre

August 13–14, 2022, 2 PM

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Peter Sellars: this body is so impermanent…

Screenings & Films

Peter Sellars: this body is so impermanent…

Watch in person at YBCA or stream on YBCA.org

August 12–14, 2022

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Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Performances

Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Presented by Merola Opera Program

August 4, 7:30 PM & August 6, 3:00 PM

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Daughters of the Volcano

Event

Daughters of the Volcano

Leticia Hernández Linares

July 16, 2022, 3-4 pm

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The Healing Project and Rising Voices

Public Programs

The Healing Project and Rising Voices

July 9, 2022, 1–4 PM

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Sa Amin (Our Place)

Screenings & Films

Sa Amin (Our Place)

Presented by SF Urban Film Fest & SOMA Pilipinas

Friday, June 17, 2022, 6–7:30 PM

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Sala de Deseos

Public Programs

Sala de Deseos

Saturday, June 11, 2022, 2–5 PM

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Keith LaMar: Fight for Freedom 

Public Programs

Keith LaMar: Fight for Freedom 

June 11, 2022, 3–5 PM

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Flamenco Intimo

Performances

Flamenco Intimo

Presented by Siudy Garrido Flamenco Company

June 5th, 2022, 6 PM

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Lunada Literary Lounge

Public Programs

Lunada Literary Lounge

May 16, 2022, 6 PM

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dreamseeds: A community celebration of the YBCA 10

Public Programs

dreamseeds: A community celebration of the YBCA 10

May 14, 2022, 12–6 PM

Celebrate the YBCA 10 artists and their creative prototypes.

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dreamseeds

Exhibitions

dreamseeds

May 14–September 4, 2022

You are invited to play, move, question, contribute and dream your way through the space. These artists have been waiting for you.

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Spring Season 2022

Performances

Spring Season 2022

Presented by Alonzo King LINES Ballet

May 13-22, 2022

Alonzo King LINES Ballet kicks off its 40th Anniversary season.

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Caravan For The Children: May Day March 2022 & D.C. Press Rally | Postcard Drop Off

Public Programs

Caravan For The Children: May Day March 2022 & D.C. Press Rally | Postcard Drop Off

Presented by Galería de la Raza

May 1 & 2, 2022

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Smuin Dance Series 2 – P.S. Love Smuin

Dance

Smuin Dance Series 2 – P.S. Love Smuin

April 29–May 7, 2022

Dance Series 2 – P.S. Love Smuin is the next in our correspondence in love letters with audiences.

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Interactive Studio Hours with the YBCA 10 Artists

Public Programs

Interactive Studio Hours with the YBCA 10 Artists

Thursday, April 14–Saturday, April 16, 2022

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Dance Downtown

Dance

Dance Downtown

Presented by ODC/Dance

March 31–April 10, 2022

Celebrating ODC’s 50+ Anniversary.

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Where Generations Come Home

Event

Where Generations Come Home

SF Urban Film Fest

March 25, 2022

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Reawakening Celebration

Event

Reawakening Celebration

March 25, 2022, 5:30 PM

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The Healing Project

Exhibitions

The Healing Project

Presented by Samora Pinderhughes & YBCA

March 24–September 4, 2022

A digital archive, music album, and exhibition from composer and artist Samora Abayomi Pinderhughes.

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Culture Aid

Event

Culture Aid

SF Urban Film Fest

March 12, 5–7 PM

A celebratory evening of short films, spoken word, and dance performances to showcase San Francisco’s vibrant, diverse, and deeply rooted communities.

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SF Urban Film Fest 2022: Urban Futures

Festival

SF Urban Film Fest 2022: Urban Futures

SF Urban Film Fest

March 9–March 13

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Artist Power Center Virtual Launch Party

Digital Experience

Artist Power Center Virtual Launch Party

February 19, 2022 11:00 AM–12:30 PM PST

Celebrate the public launch of the Artist Power Center digital web app.

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Celebrating 150 Years of Gilbert and Sullivan: A sesquicentennial soirée of scenes!

Theater

Celebrating 150 Years of Gilbert and Sullivan: A sesquicentennial soirée of scenes!

Presented by Lamplighters Music Theatre

February 19 & 20th, 2 PM

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Pedagogy of Hope: Uncage, Reunify, Heal

Exhibitions

Pedagogy of Hope: Uncage, Reunify, Heal

Presented by Galería de la Raza

March 10–July 3, 2022

A textile and photographic based exhibition that surveys the Caravan for the Children Campaign.

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Now We Are Here

Public Art

Now We Are Here

Fredericko Alvarado

July 15, 2021–September 11, 2022

A site-specific mural in YBCA’s Grand Lobby inspired by the Wiphala flag.

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The Monument as Living Memory

Public Art

The Monument as Living Memory

A Collective Architectural Intervention led by Caleb Duarte

October 12, 2020–April 18, 2022

This work illustrates the closure, dismantling, and restructuring of institutions, the toppling of monuments, and the uprising of a palpable collective spirit across our country.

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