Sonja Dale

Mark Foehringer's NUTCRACKER SWEETS Returns to San Francisco For 16th Holiday Season

Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF has announced the 16th season of its annual holiday show, Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets, December 7-22 at the Cowell Theater.

Sharp & Fine to Premiere A DETECTIVE STORY in October at Z Space

Sharp & Fine, a contemporary dance company known for its original experiments in theatrical storytelling, has announced its newest work, A Detective Story, premiering October 18 at Z Space in San Francisco.

Mark Foehringer's NUTCRACKER SWEETS Celebrates 15th Season At Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture

Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF announces the 15th season of its annual holiday show, Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets, December 2-23, Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.

Mark Foehringer's NUTCRACKER SWEETS to Return for Its 15th Season

Celebrate the 15th season of Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets at Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. Suitable for all ages with a running time of 50 minutes.

IMAGINARY COUNTRY Opens in May at Z Space

Sharp & Fine, a contemporary dance company known for its original experiments in theatrical storytelling, has announced its newest work, IMAGINARY COUNTRY, premiering May 12 at Z Space in San Francisco. Featuring five performers and four musicians, Imaginary Country asks, What would happen if you could see the future?

Sharp & Fine Premieres A PLAY FOR DANCE This February

Sharp & Fine is pleased to announce its newest a?oeplay for dance,a?? JUST AHEAD IS DARKNESS. A devised work for six performers and four musicians, Just Ahead is Darkness draws on the Japanese and Japanese-American tradition of remembering the dead to tell a poignant and magical tale about family, love, loss and the eternal return of ghosts. Just Ahead is Darkness runs February 7 - 9, 2020, Friday to Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., at Z Space. Tickets are $20 - $35, and may be purchased online at zspace.org/darkness.

Liss Fain Dance Announces New Performance Installation At Z Space

Liss Fain Dance is pleased to announce its newest performance installation CLOSE THE DOOR SLOWLY. Set to a commissioned score by Oakland-based percussionist Jordan Glenn, and featuring an ensemble of six dancers, Close the Door Slowly runs May 3 5, 2019, Friday to Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., at Z Space. Tickets are $18 - $35, and may be purchased online at zspace.org.

Liss Fain Dance Presents 'I Don't Know and Never Will: A Recomposition'

Following the success of I Don't Know and Never Will in March, Liss Fain Dance returns this fall with a "recomposition" featuring a new installation design by Matthew Antaky, costumes by Mary Domenico and original music performed live by composer and percussionist Jordan Glenn alongside Nava Dunkelman and Jacob Felix Heule. I DON'T KNOW AND NEVER WILL: A RECOMPOSITION asks, What are the anchor points in our past that define us? The performance installation runs for three nights at 8 p.m., October 19 - 21, at Z Space in San Francisco. Tickets are $25 - $35 and may be purchased online at zspace.org.

Liss Fain Dance Premieres I DON'T KNOW AND NEVER WILL

On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, Liss Fain Dance is proud to announce the world premiere of I DON'T KNOW AND NEVER WILL, an immersive performance installation inspired by letters from an extraordinarily articulate and expressive young man to his then-girlfriend, choreographer Liss Fain. I Don't Know, co-presented by ODC Theater, runs Thursday through Sunday, March 1 3, 2018. Tickets are $20 - $30, and may be purchased online at odc.dance/tickets.

Liss Fain Dance to Put on Free Preview at Z Space

Next month Liss Fain Dance will unveil her latest performance installation, KNOWN ONCE, based on personal stories collected in partnership with 826 Valencia, a San Francisco-based organization that supports writing and literacy in young people, and The Redwoods, a mixed-income residential community for seniors in Mill Valley.

Liss Fain Dance to Present World Premiere of TACIT CONSENT in San Francisco, 5/5

In association with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Liss Fain Dance has announced the world premiere of TACIT CONSENT, an immersive performance installation with sound design and score by Dan Wool. Additional collaborators include installation designer Matthew Antaky and costume designer Mary Domenico. Tacit Consent runs Thursday, May 5 through Sunday, May 8 at the Forum at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Tickets are $20 to $35, and may be purchased online at tickets.ybca.org. 

Green Space Announces March Events

Green Space will offer a diverse roster of new/emerging artists in March.