A multimedia intergenerational performance engaging formative environments of childhood in connection to layers of memory, weight and possibility presented by interdisciplinary dance artists Isak Immanuel and Marina Fukushima alongside community participants.
“BCF: Here & Now” supports emerging and mid-career artists in residencies to cultivate innovative dance works.
A new dance and music work investigating the influence of Black American protest dance and music on contemporary dance forms like House and Hip Hop through intersecting lenses of Dance Cyphers and Afrofuturism.
A new multidisciplinary performance blending Turf Dance and spoken word to explore the emotional landscape of potent emotions, offering a powerful expression of loss, joy, memory and healing.
A new multidisciplinary performance collaboration between choreographer Nikka Maynard, dance company Diamano Coura, composer Terrance Kelly, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir and arts service organization World Arts West exploring the spiritual and artistic connections between African Diasporic culture and the East Bay community.
A cross-disciplinary work in development that creates a new Rainbow Dao Ma Dan through the character of a Chinese opera heroine who transcends time, borders and gender norms to reflect the vibrant and resilient life story of the diasporic Chinese and Chinese immigrant Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community.
A new multidisciplinary theater piece, exploring the concept of trans Indigenous and two-spirit identity, that will have a developmental workshop culminating in public performances at Z Space.
A boundary-pushing live theater experience that reimagines healing through participatory storytelling, extended reality (XR) and community ritual in a series of play-game sessions.
A multidisciplinary piece blending climate science, vertical dance and audiovisual design to celebrate trans joy. Premiering at the 2026 Trans March, it reimagines public space in San Francisco’s Transgender District.
“Figure it out (a temporary commune)” is a two-month community residency for creative experiments, workshops and performances taking place October-November 2025 at Space 124. Directed by Circo Zero, “Figure it out” creates a context for queer, cross-racial and intergenerational collaboration centering politically-engaged dance.
