Guilded believes freelancers deserve more than one-off gigs and inconsistent support—they deserve security, care and a say in the systems that affect their work. That’s why Guilded built a freelancer cooperative designed by and for independent artists, creatives and cultural workers.
Xochipilli Dance Company weaves the vibrant threads of Queer and Latinx communities into the rich tapestry of the Bay Area’s cultural landscape. As a contemporary ballet ensemble, their mission is to ignite curiosity and passion for dance, art, history and culture through original works that resonate deeply with our shared human experience.
inkBoat researches the interplay of multiple artistic disciplines and viewpoints, drawing primarily from the Japanese performing and martial arts, improvisational arts and Daoist internal arts. inkBoat’s stage works border dance, performance art and theater, and inhabit theaters, museums, streets and abandoned spaces.
Ishami is a contemporary dance company whose work treads the line between commercial and experimental, traditional and modern, and centers queerness, women’s voices and South Asian diasporic identity. Their mission is to explore, unite and amplify the diverse voices, stories and histories of the South Asian diaspora, dismantle social and cultural constructs and spark conversations […]
Johnny Huy Nguyen is a first generation Vietnamese American multidisciplinary artist based in Yelamu (aka San Francisco). Centering his practice on the body, he weaves together dance, theatre, spoken word, ritual, installation and performance art to create immersive, time-based works exploring notions of home, lineage, resistance, healing and identity. In addition to his work as […]
Through multi-hyphenate collaboration (dance, tech/digital interactive media and music), KAMBARA + works with dancers, performers and creatives to research and play. Together, they build projects.
Monsoon Dance Company aims to create lively dance experiences to foster cultural themes and stories inspired by Indian and contemporary dance forms.
Kim Ip is a New Zealand born, Queer femme, first generation Chinese American choreographer and movement artist based in the Bay Area. “KRIMM’S DANCE PARTY,” her ongoing dance performance project, is inspired by femme fatales of film noir and video vixens of pop culture.
The mission of KULARTS is to inform and expand the understanding of American Pilipino culture through works that address contemporary issues in their community. Their objectives are to nurture the artistic development of Pilipino American artists, and preserve the spirit and integrity of ancient Pilipino art forms through research, education and documentation.
Our mission is to create spaces, to do theater in Spanish and contribute to the spread of Latin American cultural diversity and richness, as well as the empowerment of the Spanish-speaking community in the San Francisco Bay Area.
