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Exhibitions

The Body Electric

Works by an intergenerational and international group of artists who have seized upon the screen as a place to rethink the body and identity.

Tours

Exhibition Tour: The Body Electric

Every Saturday, 2pm

A guided tour of The Body Electric.

Public Art

WE ARE THE ASTEROID III

Justin Brice Guariglia

Guariglia’s solar-powered LED highway message board draws audiences into lively discussions about the climate crisis.

Dance

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Presented by San Francisco Performances

The West Coast premiere of Taylor’s final work, “Concertiana,” and other signature dances that defined dance in America.

Public Programs

3rd Thursday

Enjoy free gallery access, drop-in activities, a bar, and more!

Screenings & Films

Pocket-Size Cinema in Spain: Experiments in Super-8

Presented by San Francisco Cinematheque

A program of contemporary and historic films made in Super-8mm by Spanish filmmakers.

Performances

Rightfully Ours

Co-presented by San Francisco Girls Chorus and Berkeley Ballet Theater

Inspired by the legacy of the women who fought for the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Dance

Open Rehearsal of Acclimate

Presented by Kristin Damrow & Company in partnership with YBCA

Take an inside look into the company’s creative process.

Screenings & Films

I Hate the Internet

Presented by San Francisco Cinematheque

Films examining themes of techno-dysphoria and our increasingly trans-humanist culture.

Dance

Dance Downtown

Presented by ODC/Dance

Join ODC/Dance for two programs of dynamic and daring dance this spring.

Public Programs

The Rodina: On Performative Design

Presented by Curatorial Research Bureau

Amsterdam-based designers Vit & Tereza Ruller (studio The Rodina) discuss performative design.

Dance

Spring Season 2020

Presented by Alonzo King LINES Ballet

Experience the rich body of work created over four decades by Alonzo King.

Dance

Through LINES

A celebration of the journey from student to professional dancer

The 2020 Senior Showcase brings our seniors to the beautiful YBCA stage in a celebration of artistic achievement.

Performances

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Embodiment Project presented by YBCA

Focusing on radical joy and the victory of the human spirit, Embodiment Project engages a timely conversation around the root causes of sexual violence.

Dance

Acclimate

Presented by Kristin Damrow & Company in partnership with YBCA

Acclimate illuminates a world that retaliates against the humans who’ve damaged it.

Dance

Dance Series 2

Presented by Smuin Contemporary Ballet

Dance Series 2 revisits work by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, a world premiere from Osnel Delgado, and Michael Smuin’s otherworldly Symphony of Psalms.

Performances

Harvey Milk

Presented by Opera Parallèle

Opera Parallèle is proud to revive the modern classic, Stewart Wallace’s Harvey Milk.

Performances

MU/巫: 9 Goddesses

Dohee Lee presented by YBCA

Dohee Lee returns to YBCA for the world premiere of MU/巫: 9 Goddesses, an immersive ritual theater performance.

Performances

The Limp

Rafael Casal presented by YBCA

The Limp combines the heightened language of spoken-word performance with contemporary storytelling and music in a one-of-a-kind story about love in the Bay.

Public Art

Dream

Ana Teresa Fernández

A public art installation commissioned by YBCA and co-sponsored by San Francisco Public Works.

Public Art

Abeyance (Draves y Robles y Vargas)

Jerome Reyes

Abeyance honors three Bay Area natives by sharing their stories of migration, displacement, and resilience.