Friday, June 8, noon–1 p.m. City Hall Elegant, sensual, and captivating, the Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company melds ancient Chinese forms with modern dance in an artistic and inven... Read More
Fri.–Sun., May 18–20 Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center The program, Turbulent, features original works by students and artists-in-residence. $15–$25, 415-695-5700, sfsota.org... Read More
Fri.–Sun., May 4–6 Z Space (450 Florida St.) This contemporary dance company, which develops choreography that integrates dancers with and without disabilities, performs a trip... Read More
Daily, April 27–May 6 Various S.F. venues Discover over 400 free performances, classes, and workshops featuring over 700 groups, artists, and organizations celebrating over 100 d... Read More
Thu.–Sat., April 19–21, 8 pm Joe Goode Annex (401 Alabama St.) This structured improvisation combines dance, visual art, and music in a poetic abstract installation/performanc... Read More
Various days, April 20–May 6 War Memorial Opera House This festival of 12 world premieres by the most innovative international choreographers spanning four programs over 17 days ... Read More
Fri.–Sun., April 20–22 Thur.–Sun., April 26–29 YBCA Theater (700 Howard St.) This stunning triple bill features the world premiere of If I Were a Sushi Roll by renowned cho... Read More
Thu.–Sat., March 15–17 YBCA Theater (700 Howard St.) News of the World culminates the company’s 47th season with a bracing response to a turbulent world and features a repris... Read More
Tue.–Sun. March 6–11 War Memorial Opera House A sold-out hit in 2017, inspired by Mary Shelley’s Gothic masterpiece, and set to Lowell Liebermann’s powerful score, this pr... Read More
Thursday, March 16, 7 & 8:30 p.m. SFJazz Celebrating Women’s History Month, Lavay Smith and her diamond-sharp band interpret the joyous songs of two of the great jazz pionee... Read More
Thu.–Sat., March 8–10, 7:30 p.m. YBCA Theater (700 Howard St.) British choreographer McGregor fuses dance, art, philosophy, science, technology, and current events for a deeper... Read More
Friday, March 2, noon Rotunda, City Hall Kicking off the series’ eighth season, the group will perform its latest playful dance-theater work Base Ten, revealing how numeric syste... Read More
Fri.–Sat., Feb. 16–17 Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center Enjoy new ballet works “created for dancers by dancers,” followed by a Q & A session in which audience m... Read More
Various days, Feb. 15– 25 War Memorial Opera House Enjoy three works by three generations of dancers in three different genres created for the ballet: Helgi Tomasson’s On a The... Read More
Fri.–Sat.., Feb. 9–10, 7:30 p.m. Grace Cathedral Part one of the Dance Around Town series, this site-specific performance experience explores our journey through space and time... Read More