Uplifts the experiences of individuals affected by incarceration through an ensemble cast including former inmates. Premiering as part of AfroSolo Arts Festival’s 25 year anniversary.
Examines the effects of technology on how we share information and how we perceive and interact with the world around us and one another. Through a combination of motion capture, live interactive visual effects and the expressive power of dance, IN CIVILITY seeks to offer a more embodied vision for technology.
Inspired by Archibald Motley’s paintings depicting multiracial figures of African descent. Through collaborations, choreographer Raissa Simpson will reinterpret Motley’s work in a dynamic performance and engage audiences in a timely examination of racialized bodies and identity.
A new play by Robert O’Hara which examines slavery in America through political satire.
Explores San Francisco’s changing culture and populations by following a group of fans tailgating during the 49ers’ last season at Candlestick stadium in the Bayview. The play will focus on the experience of low-income communities of color grappling with gentrification and displacement in San Francisco.
Follows the story of “El Comandante,” Fidel Castro, and Goyo Herrera, a Cuban exiled in Miami. “King of Cuba” presents a timely exploration of political extremism and the Latinx diaspora.
A multidisciplinary project choreographed by Butoh artist Ledoh that explores issues of climate change, self-interest and collective humanity.
A multimedia public art project combining vertical dance, projection, original music and fabric puppetry. Conceived and directed by artistic director Melecio Estrella, LOOM is as an ode to intergenerational and environmental connectivity.
A dance performance which digs into our complex relationships with our digital shadows—the indelible traces of ourselves we leave behind with every online purchase, app use, web search, and photo upload. As these shadows grow with our increasing dependence on technology, so do questions of intimacy and identity, privacy and control.
An evening-length dance performance which explores how women support each other. This dance, featuring nine women of varying ages, backgrounds, and training, will dig into the struggles of women achieving safe and fulfilling lives.
