California Dance Network

FREE DANCE Open House

2010-03-12T06:33:22.000Z

When: Wed Mar 17, 2010 8pm to 9:45pm PDT

Where: 22445 Foothill Blvd, Hayward, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

FREE DANCE Open House 03/17 @ 08:00 PM
Price: FREE!!!
www.arthurmurraylive.com
Contact: 510-537-8706
22445 Foothill Blvd, Hayward
CA 94541

St. Patrick's Day OPEN HOUSE. Come and try out a FREE Group Class and Practice Party. No partner or experience necessary. Call for more information.

RoCo Dance & Fitness

2010-03-12T01:37:07.000Z

When: Sat Mar 20, 2010 9am to 3pm PDT

Where: 237 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

RoCo Dance & Fitness 03/20 @ 09:00 AM
www.rocodance.com
237 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley
CA 94941

RoCo Dance & Fitness- dance video brunch, a weekend of ballet class, watching of ballets on video, and brunch of finger foods and libations. Sat, Mar 20, 9am; Sun, Mar 21, 10am; RoCo Dance & Fitness, 237 Shoreline Highway, Mill Valley, 415-388-6786

Tim Rubel, Human Shakes

2010-03-12T01:35:30.000Z

When: Sat Mar 20, 2010 8pm to 10pm PDT

Where: 1310 Mission St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Tim Rubel, Human Shakes 03/20 @ 08:00 PM
www.counterpulse.org
1310 Mission St, San Francisco
CA 94103

Tim Rubel, Human Shakes- Bananaritas, combines contemporary dance styles with theatrical spectacle to create a strange world where intimate queer relationships are being re-imagined because of a strange new symbol of social order; the banana. There is no real significance of the symbol for this new world order being a banana, other than perhaps its phallic shape. It is really just a random object for people to project their obsessions onto. Using humor and satire, Bananaritis suggests that societies have often become obsessed with the most ridiculous ideas, thus allowing them to be led down a path where sensible communication is no longer possible, and individual opinions are replaced by fascist ideology. Sat, Mar 20, 8pm, $15-20, CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission St (9th), SF

Dance Mission Theater

2010-03-12T01:33:18.000Z

When: Sun Mar 21, 2010 4pm to Sun Mar 21, 2010 6pm PDT

Where: 3316 24th St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Dance Mission Theater 03/21 @ 04:00 PM
www.dancemission.com
3316 24th St, San Francisco
CA 94110

Dance Mission Theater- Benefit, three days of performance from local dancers and musicians including Dance Brigade, Keith Hennessy, Anne Bluethenthal, Allan Frias, Ramon Ramos Alayo, Sean Dorsey, Sara Shelton Mann, and many more. Fri-Sat, Mar 19-20, 8pm; Sun, Mar 21, 4pm; $12-25, Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St (Mission), SF, 415-826-4441

Dance Mission Theater

2010-03-12T01:33:02.000Z

When: Sat Mar 20, 2010 8pm to 10pm PDT

Where: 3316 24th St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Dance Mission Theater 03/20 @ 08:00 PM
www.dancemission.com
3316 24th St, San Francisco
CA 94110

Dance Mission Theater

2010-03-12T01:31:56.000Z

When: Fri Mar 19, 2010 8pm to 10pm PDT

Where: 3316 24th St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Dance Mission Theater 03/19 @ 08:00 PM
www.dancemission.com
3316 24th St, San Francisco
CA 94110

Diablo Ballet

2010-03-12T01:31:01.000Z

When: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11am to 1pm PDT

Where: 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Diablo Ballet 03/17 @ 11:00 AM
www.diabloballet.org
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
CA 94596

Diablo Ballet- Theatre Encounter, a free program bringing 750 low income school children from Contra Costa County school systems into the Lesher Arts Center in Walnut Creek. This free annual program consists of a one-hour lecture/demonstration performed with stage lighting and piano accompaniment. It offers young people a true theatre experience, which in turn prepares them to become the audience of the future. Wed, Mar 17, 11am, Free, Lesher Arts Center, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, 925-943-1775x0

Barnabys SF Boylesque

2010-03-12T01:29:50.000Z

When: Tue Mar 16, 2010 9pm to 11:59pm PDT

Where: 124 Ellis St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Barnabys SF Boylesque 03/16 @ 09:00 PM
www.sfboylesque.com
124 Ellis St, San Francisco
CA 94102

Barnabys SF Boylesque- Kabaret, traditional gender roles are reversed in this neo-burlesque, micro-extravaganza. Here, the guys have become the subjugated eye candy, whilst the troupe's lone female, Truly Scrumptious, serves as the evening's Femcee. This sexy song and dance spectacular showcase the best of local vaudeville and circus entertainers. Free show. Dinner and drinks are available. Happy Hour until 10pm. 21 & up. Tue, Mar 16, 9pm, Infusion Lounge, 124 Ellis St, SF, 415-515-8219

Loco Bloco

2010-03-12T01:28:39.000Z

When: Sun Mar 14, 2010 2pm to 4pm PDT

Where: 2868 Mission St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Loco Bloco 03/14 @ 02:00 PM
www.locobloco.org
2868 Mission St, San Francisco
CA 94110

Loco Bloco- International Womens Day Celebration, in collaboration with Mission Girls, The Center for Young Womens Development and Malia Movement Company. Fri-Sat, Mar 12-13, 8pm; Sun, Mar 14, 2pm; $5-10, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St, SF

Loco Bloco

2010-03-12T01:28:25.000Z

When: Sat Mar 13, 2010 8pm to 10pm PDT

Where: 2868 Mission St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Loco Bloco 03/13 @ 08:00 PM
www.locobloco.org
2868 Mission St, San Francisco
CA 94110

Loco Bloco

2010-03-12T01:28:09.000Z

When: Fri Mar 12, 2010 8pm to 10pm PST

Where: 2868 Mission St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Loco Bloco 03/12 @ 08:00 PM
www.locobloco.org
2868 Mission St, San Francisco
CA 94110

Breath Made Visible

2010-03-11T21:25:34.000Z

When: Sun Apr 4, 2010 12:15am to 2:15am PDT

Where: Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Breath Made Visible 04/04 @ 12:15 AM
Price: $10
www.cafilm.org
Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael
CA 94901

Anna Halprin & director Ruedi Gerber in person! An audience favorite at the Mill Valley Film Festival, this fascinating documentary celebrates the life and career of Anna Halprin, the American dance pioneer who has helped redefine our notion of modern art with her belief in dance’s power to teach, heal and transform at all stages of life. Halprin began her professional career in New York, but when her husband, world-renowned architect Lawrence Halprin, had to move to the San Francisco Bay Area, she accompanied him and proceeded to blaze her own trail away from the East Coast art establishment. Breath Made Visible traces her seven-decade-long career, combining archival footage and interviews with contemporaries such as Merce Cunningham, longtime collaborators John Graham and A.A. Leath, her husband Lawrence and their daughters Daria Halprin and Rana Halprin. Swiss filmmaker Ruedi Gerber shows Anna Halprin still active, creating work on her forested outdoor stage in Marin County, and as she nears the age of 90, remaining an indefatigable, inspirational and altogether engaging personality. (US/Switzerland 2009) 80 min.

Post:Ballet

2010-03-10T22:18:13.000Z

When: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9pm to 11:59pm PDT

Where: 2111 Mission St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Post:Ballet 04/30 @ 09:00 PM
www.postballet.org
2111 Mission St, San Francisco
CA 94110

Post:Ballet- Sneak Peek 2010, features live music by guest composer Daniel Berkman, a photo exhibit by Company Photographer Natalia Perez, complimentary wine, and the presentation of two short works by Artistic Director and choreographer Robert Dekkers. Fri, Apr 30, 9pm, $15, Twin Space, 2111 Mission St (17th), SF

Deborah Slater Dance Theater

2010-03-04T00:37:49.000Z

When: Thu Apr 29, 2010 8pm to 10pm PDT

Where: 450 Florida St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Deborah Slater Dance Theater 04/29 @ 08:00 PM
www.zspace.org
450 Florida St, San Francisco
CA 94110

Deborah Slater Dance Theater- Men Think They Are Better Than Grass, inspired by the beauty and fragility of the natural world and W.S. Merwin's poetry (from which it takes its title), this piece explores the interrelationship between humanity and the environment. The work uses interactive technology to create a stage environment that changes over time, through a Wikipedia-like web component that will be uniquely different for performance to performance. Apr 29-May 9, $20-25, Z Space/Theater Artaud, 450 Florida St, 800-838-3006

Whole Earth Festival 2009

2010-02-16T05:10:50.000Z

When: Mon May 10, 2010 1:30pm to 2pm PDT

Where: UC Davis campus, Davis, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Whole Earth Festival 2009 05/10 @ 01:30 PM
Price: free
UC Davis campus, Davis
CA 95616

Come join us at the Soular Dance Stage for a salmon and ocean-themed performance, including live music by Laura Sandage, Meri Superak, and Sharon McCorkell.

Thumbelina May 15th, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm May 16th, 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm

2010-03-10T06:22:48.000Z

When: Sun May 16, 2010 1pm to Sun May 16, 2010 8pm PDT

Where: 1 W. Campbell Ave Building N-76, Campbell, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Thumbelina May 15th, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm May 16th, 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm 05/16 @ 01:00 PM
Price: 7.00
thumbelina.eventbrite.com/
1 W. Campbell Ave Building N-76, Campbell
CA 95008

The Academy of Classical Ballet – CALIFORNIA is proud to present: "Thumbelina" - a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a thumb-sized girl and the many adventures that she encounters before finding her way back home to the flowers from where she was born. A tiny girl named Thumbelina emerges from a beautiful bouquet of flowers amongst the butterflies. The generous and caring Woodland fairy makes it her responsibility to watch over the vulnerable Thumbelina. One evening, while dancing in the glade with her winged friends, she is carried off by a chorus of frogs who want the miniature maiden as their playmate. The mischievous frogs tease poor Thumbelina and leave her on a lily pad in the middle of the stream – keeping her captive. With the help of friendly fish, Thumbelina escapes and drifts along until coming across a cluster of ladybugs. As the seasons change, Thumbelina finds that she is far from home and does her best to protect herself from the elements, but when winter comes, she is in desperate straits. The vulnerable and lost Thumbelina is given shelter by an old mole who takes advantage of her situation - wanting her as his wife. She finds this prospect deeply upsetting, worsened by being far from home and in an awful situation. Thumbelina somehow finds the will to escape, fleeing to a far off land with an indebted swallow, whom she selflessly nursed back to health during the harsh winter. In a sunny field of flowers, Thumbelina is reunited with the butterflies and receives a pair of wings from the gracious Woodland Fairy to accompany her on their travels from flower to flower, happy and finally free. Thumbelina is a timeless classic that we at The Academy of Classical Ballet – CALIFORNIA are truly proud to present. We welcome you to our debut performance and hope that you will share this special experience with us and our talented, hard-working, and amazing dancers. Your encouragement and support serves as tangible gift that we at The Academy couldn't be more thankful for. We hope to see you at our show. We will be having multiple shows: May 15th, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm May 16th, 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at info@aocballet.com, or call at 408.355.3767. You can visit our website at www.AOCBallet.com.

Thumbelina May 15th, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm May 16th, 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm

2010-03-10T06:22:46.000Z

When: Sat May 15, 2010 1pm to Sat May 15, 2010 8pm PDT

Where: 1 W. Campbell Ave Building N-76, Campbell, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Thumbelina May 15th, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm May 16th, 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm 05/15 @ 01:00 PM
Price: 7.00
thumbelina.eventbrite.com/
1 W. Campbell Ave Building N-76, Campbell
CA 95008

Nicholas Yenson

2010-03-08T22:28:26.000Z

When: Sun Mar 14, 2010 2pm to 4pm PDT

Where: 850 Judah St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Nicholas Yenson 03/14 @ 02:00 PM
www.irishamericancrossroads.org
850 Judah St, San Francisco
CA 94122

Nicholas Yenson- Crossroads Irish-American Festival, Nicholas Yenson will give a lecture on the American influence on Irish dance and the impact of Irish dance on American entertainment, from vaudeville to Riverdance. The talk will be followed with a brief introductory Irish dance lesson. The presentation is part of the Irish Crossroads Festival, an annual exploration of Irish American culture. Sun, Mar 14, 2pm, $10 but no one turned away for lack of funds, St Annes Church of the Sunset, 850 Judah St, SF

Laura Bernasconi & Carlos Venturo

2010-03-08T22:26:58.000Z

When: Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:30pm to 9:30pm PDT

Where: 66 Sanchez St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Laura Bernasconi & Carlos Venturo 03/14 @ 07:30 PM
mailto:cventuro@hotmail.com
66 Sanchez St, San Francisco
CA 94114

Laura Bernasconi & Carlos Venturo- Journey, both artists share their experiences as dance partners in a series of free studio showings with the goal to stimulate, bring together and support the performing, healing and educational arts communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. They will offer a suite of Victorian social dances, "Raga" and "Journey". Each event will feature different activities such as Q and A sessions, conversations with the dancers, mini workshops and volunteer audience participation. Sat, Mar 13, 8pm, Free, ODC Dance Commons, 351 Shotwell St; Sun, Mar 14, 7:30pm, Free, James Holwell Studio; SF

Laura Bernasconi & Carlos Venturo

2010-03-08T22:25:18.000Z

When: Sat Mar 13, 2010 8pm to 10pm PDT

Where: 351 Shotwell St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Laura Bernasconi & Carlos Venturo 03/13 @ 08:00 PM
mailto:cventuro@hotmail.com
351 Shotwell St, San Francisco
CA 94110

California Institute of Integral Studies

2010-03-08T22:24:05.000Z

When: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7pm to 9pm PDT

Where: 1453 Mission St, San Francisco, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

California Institute of Integral Studies 03/13 @ 07:00 PM
www.ciis.edu
1453 Mission St, San Francisco
CA 94103

California Institute of Integral Studies- How to Sustain a Life as an Artist, a panel discussion on creating and sutaining a life as a working artist with writer Thaisa Frank, performer and director of CIRCO ZERO, Keith Hennessy, co-founder of ZACCHO Dance Theater, Joanna Haigood, and director/writer, Ellen Sebastian Chang. This conversation will be moderated by choreographer and CIIS faculty member Anne Bluethenthal. Come with questions. Panelists will reflect on their own trajectories, discuss opportunities, and answer questions from the audience. Sat, Mar 13, 7pm, Free, Namaste Hall, California Institute of Integral Studies, 1453 Mission St (11th), SF

Prajna Within

2010-03-08T18:03:10.000Z

When: Sat Apr 24, 2010 8pm to 10pm PDT

Where: 4126 Executive Dr, La Jolla, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Prajna Within 04/24 @ 08:00 PM
Price: $10-22
www.stellanovadance.org
Contact: info@stellanovadance.org
4126 Executive Dr, La Jolla
CA 92037

Join Stella Nova Dance Company as they present Prajna Within, a journey through the complex human psyche and its relation to mother earth, premiering on April 23rd and 24th at the David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center in La Jolla. Prajna Within takes the audience on a trip through the complexity of the human mind in relation to our emotions. Thoughts and emotions are incredibly interconnected, but our world tends to favor the mind and neglect emotional well-being. This journey hopes to touch the audience on many levels of the human condition. When individuals activate the path of self-awareness, amazing opportunities open up for relationships, for our own health, and for the health of our planet.

Prajna Within

2010-03-08T18:03:07.000Z

When: Fri Apr 23, 2010 8pm to 10pm PDT

Where: 4126 Executive Dr, La Jolla, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Prajna Within 04/23 @ 08:00 PM
Price: $10-22
www.stellanovadance.org
Contact: info@stellanovadance.org
4126 Executive Dr, La Jolla
CA 92037

Khmer Arts Salon Series presents "The Tenth Dancer"

2010-03-07T08:24:20.000Z

When: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7pm to 8pm PDT

Where: 1364 Obispo Avenue, Long Beach, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Khmer Arts Salon Series presents "The Tenth Dancer" 03/13 @ 07:00 PM
Price: Free
www.khmerarts.org
Contact: prum@khmerartsacademy.org
1364 Obispo Avenue, Long Beach
CA 90804

KHMER ARTS SALON SERIES The Tenth Dancer Saturday, March 13, 2009, 7 PM Khmer Arts Academy Studio 1364 Obispo Avenue Long Beach, CA 90804 Free and Open to the Public From 1975 – 1979, Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge followers decimated Cambodia’s cultural, economic, and social infrastructures. Those with ties to education, elite society, and religion were targeted for execution in order to birth a new peasant society based on rice production. Cambodia’s classical dancers, whose very livelihoods were linked to the royal court, hid their identities in the many labor camps across the country in order to survive. However, it is estimated that only one of ten dancers managed to escape Pol Pot’s living nightmare. Join Prumsodun Ok and the Khmer Arts Academy community for Sally Ingleton’s “The Tenth Dancer”, an intimate portrait of the relationship between a teacher and her student as they work to revive the art of Cambodian classical dance. Set in war-torn Cambodia, it follows Em Theay, then director of the National Dance Company of Cambodia, and her student Pen Sok Chea through their memories and homes, rehearsals and performances to make visible the devastating realities of war – offering a glimpse of the rebirth of Cambodia’s arts and the revival of the spirits of its land and people. The film is fifty-five minutes long, in Khmer and English with English subtitles. ---- SALLY INGLETON is an Australian filmmaker. Her 360 Degree Films is an energetic film and television production company based in Melbourne, Australia. From there, its work reaches across the globe telling revealing factual stories about our secret history, our contemporary lives and our environmentally challenged future. For more information and to order "The Tenth Dancer", please visit www.360degreefilms.com.au PRUMSODUN OK (Curator, Media Artist) is a teacher, dancer, choreographer, video maker and designer who was born and raised in the Long Beach Cambodian community. He has studied classical dance with Sophilne Cheam Shapiro in Long Beach and Cambodia, and with Charya Burt in Northern California. He has performed on stages throughout the state and, while a student at the San Francisco Art Institute, produced and curated that institution's first-ever performing arts series. He is the director of NATYARASA and most recently received a Durfee Artists' Resource for Completion Grant, the 2009 Margaret McKinney Folk and Traditional Arts Fellowship awarded by the Arts Council for Long Beach and the City of Long Beach, and has participated in the Alliance for California Traditional Arts’ Traditional Arts Development Program with Sophiline Cheam Shapiro. He was an artist-in-residence with CounterPULSE’s Performing Diaspora and currently pursues his training and research at UCLA’s World Arts and Cultures Department. ---- RSVP by email with Prumsodun Ok prum@khmerartsacademy.org RSVP by phone with Serey Tep 562.472.0090 Limited capacity with street parking only For more information visit www.khmerarts.org

Santa Barbara's Founding Day

2010-03-06T22:09:57.000Z

When: Sat Apr 17, 2010 11am to 3pm PDT

Where: Presidio de Santa Barbara 123 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Santa Barbara's Founding Day 04/17 @ 11:00 AM
Price: Free!
SBTHP.org
Contact: Diana 805-284-1274
Presidio de Santa Barbara 123 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara
CA 93101

Come and celebrate Santa Barbara's 228th Birthday! Living history demonstrations including: Los Soldados (Presidio soldiers), cooking, spinning, adobe brick making, music and dancing by Las Fiesteras! St. Barbara, the city's patron saint will be honored as well.

California Dance Network

FREE DANCE Open House

RoCo Dance & Fitness

Tim Rubel, Human Shakes

Dance Mission Theater

Dance Mission Theater

Dance Mission Theater

Diablo Ballet

Barnabys SF Boylesque

Loco Bloco

Loco Bloco

Loco Bloco

Breath Made Visible

Post:Ballet

Deborah Slater Dance Theater

Whole Earth Festival 2009

Thumbelina May 15th, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm May 16th, 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm

Thumbelina May 15th, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm May 16th, 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm

Nicholas Yenson

Laura Bernasconi & Carlos Venturo

Laura Bernasconi & Carlos Venturo

California Institute of Integral Studies

Prajna Within

Prajna Within

Khmer Arts Salon Series presents "The Tenth Dancer"

Santa Barbara's Founding Day

Barnabys SF Boylesque