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Performances
Dance-Along Nutcracker 2024 – Mission: Nutcracker
Presented by San Francisco Pride Band
December 7 & 8, 2024
A fun-filled original musical production brimming with wit, artistry and ingenuity.
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Performances
The Velveteen Rabbit
Presented by ODC/Dance
November 30–December 8, 2024
The Velveteen Rabbit returns to the stage with the 38th anniversary of the beloved Bay Area holiday tradition.
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Performances
Fall Season 2024
Presented by Alonzo King LINES Ballet
September 26–29, 2024
This season honors legendary spiritual leader, composer, pianist, and harpist Alice Coltrane and the imaginative storytelling of composer Maurice Ravel through Alonzo King’s choreography.
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Dance
Dance Series 2
Presented by Smuin Contemporary Ballet
May 3–12, 2024
Featuring a world premiere by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa as well as pieces by Amy Seiwert, Brennan Wall and Michael Smuin.
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Performances
Spring Season 2024
Presented by Alonzo King LINES Ballet
April 5–14, 2024
This season LINES Ballet presents a world premiere, a reimagining of The Collective Agreement, and 2013’s Concerto for Two Violins.
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Dance
Dance Downtown
Presented by ODC/Dance
March 27–31, 2024
Dance Downtown invites the viewer on a visceral, thought-provoking journey and simply breathtaking dance.
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Performances
Celebrating Michael Smuin
Presented by Smuin Contemporary Ballet
February 29–March 3, 2024
Join us for these special performances celebrating founder, Michael Smuin.
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Dance
Sorry I Missed Your Show: Whale Fall
Presented by YBCA & Fresh Festival
CANCELLED
Watch a recording of the experimental dance film Whale Fall by mayfield brooks, then hear brooks reflect on the piece and their multidisciplinary practice.
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Dance
Fresh Festival: To Be Unseen
Presented by Fresh Festival & YBCA
CANCELLED
Experience dynamic, site-specific performances inside the YBCA galleries from 3 movement artists whose works subvert, disrupt, and respond to the tokenizing identity politics forced onto Black creatives by art institutions.
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Dance
Sorry I Missed Your Show: Tonic
Presented by YBCA & Fresh Festival
Saturday, February 10, 2024, 3:30–5 PM
Watch a recording of experimental dance work Tonic created by Kathleen Hermesdorf and Albert Mathias, followed by a panel conversation featuring Mathias and others who worked closely with Hermesdorf.
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Public Programs
Cueca Dance Class
Dance class in partnership with the International Museum of Dance
Sunday, January 28, 2024, 1–2 PM
Join instructor Isidro Fajardo to learn cueca, the national dance of Bolivia.
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