Events & Performances

Upcoming Events

Open Gaga Classes, Week of February 20

During the week of Batsheva Dance Company's performance run at Novellus Theater (YBCA), various company members will conduct the following events in our studios:

  • Tuesday, February 21, Gaga Class, 6 to 7 pm, followed by a Q&A session from 7:15 to 8 pm
  • Wednesday, February 22, Gaga Class, 5 to 6 pm (two classes to be conducted simultaneously)
  • Wednesday, February 22, Batsheva dancers will teach excerpts from repertory, 6:15 to 7:30 pm; Note: As a pre-requisite, you must take one of the 5 pm Gaga classes first.
  • Thursday, February 23, Opening night for Batsheva, no classes.
  • Friday, February 24, Gaga Class, 12 noon to 1 pm (two classes to be conducted simultaneously)
  • Saturday, February 25, Gaga Class, 12 noon to 1 pm (two classes to be conducted simultaneously), followed by a Q&A session from 1:15 to 2 pm.

Very important--Please Note: Pre-registration is strongly recommended as classes will be strictly limited to 35 people. To pre-register: email Megan Kurashige at Megan@SFconservatoryofDance.org. She will reply to confirm whether or not space is still available and send you payment instructions if it is. Only the first 35 people (per class) who submit payment will be pre-registered, while all others will be wait-listed. Those people pre-registered must then register in the studio no later than 15 minutes before the class is scheduled to begin or their spot will be given to the next person on the wait-list. Refunds to anyone arriving late enough to forfeit their spot will only be made up until the beginning of the class in question. Classes will begin promptly on schedule and nobody will be permitted to enter the studios after they've begun. Studios will be open for registration 30 minutes before classes begin.

Gaga Classes: $15 per class (cash or check only please)

Batsheva Repertory Class: $15 (cash or check only please)



Recent Past Events

San Francisco Conservatory of Dance Student Showcase

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

End-of-semester, in-studio showing of work in progress.

SFCD Student Showcases at Z Space/Theater Artaud

August 5th & 6th, 2011

90 talented young dancers ages 14-23, selected by audition from around the U.S. to attend the Conservatory’s summer intensive program (Session 3), performed a variety of set repertory and original works. The program included works of Ohad Naharin (staged by Bobbi Smith) and of Robert Moses (staged by Tristan Ching), as well as original choreography by Alex Ketley, Christian Burns, and Malinda LaVelle.

SFCD Student Showcases at Z Space/Theater Artaud

July 8th & 9th, 2011

70 talented young dancers ages 14-23, selected by audition from around the U.S. to attend the Conservatory’s Summer Intensive Program (Sessions 1 & 2), performed a variety of works, including new works created by Alessio Silvestrin (long-time collaborator of William Forsythe), Christian Burns, Alex Ketley, and Malinda LaVelle, as well as an existing piece from the repertory of Robert Moses (set by Tristan Ching).

SFCD’s Summer Dance Series

July 6th & August 3rd, 2011

SFCD presented an evening-length piece (Project Bust) by Malinda LaVelle's Project Thrust at Z Space/Theater Artaud.

SFCD’s Summer Dance Series

August 2nd, 2011

SFCD presented works by Christian Burns' company burns-work & Bobbi Jene Smith of Batsheva Dance Company at Z Space/Theater Artaud.

SFCD Flash-Mob dance at TEDx Conference

June 4th, 2011

SFCD students and alumni performed a flash-mob dance to launch the 2011 San Francisco TEDx Conference at the Novellus Theater (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts), streamed live on Ustream.

SFCD’s DanceMakers Forum

A series of free workshops and showings of works-in progress featured the following guest artists:

  • Christian Burns, artistic director burns-work
  • Scott Wells, artistic director, Scott Wells and Dancers
  • Charles Slender, artistic director, FACT/SF
  • Hope Mohr, artistic director, Hope Mohr Dance
  • Katie Faulkner, artistic director, little seismic dance company
  • Manuelito Biag, artistic director, SHIFT>>>Physical Theater
  • Malinda LaVelle, artistic director, Project Thrust
  • Erika Tsimbrovsky, artistic director, Avy K Productions
  • Christine Cali, artistic director, Cali & Co.
  • Alyce Finwall, artistic director, Alyce Finwall Dance Theater
  • Kara Davis, artistic director, project agora
  • Alex Ketley & Christian Burns, co-artistic directors, The Foundry
  • Shinichi Iova-Koga, artistic director, inkBoat
  • Eric Kupers, artistic director, Dandelion Dancetheater
  • Judith Smith, artistic director, AXIS Dance Company

SFCD-S.F. International Arts Festival Dance Workshops

A series of dance workshops offered through a collaboration with the San Francisco International Arts Festival featuring the following guest artists:

  • Leyya Tawil, artistic director, Dance Elixir
  • Nina Haft, artistic director, Nina Haft & Company
  • Hope Mohr, artistic director, Hope Mohr Dance
  • Barak Marshall, artistic director, Barak Marshall Company
  • Rulan Tangen, artistic director, Dancing Earth
  • Cyrus Khambatta, artistic director, Khambatta Dance Company
  • Muhanad Rasheed, artistic director, Iraqi Bodies (Netherlands)

Innovative International Dance Films

As a cornerstone event of Bay Area National Dance Week, SFCD presented Dance/Screen: Innovative International Dance Films, curated by Charlotte Shoemaker in our facilities. This varied and provocative program showcased some of the best dance being created both for and from the camera. Three of these films have won numerous awards at international dance film festivals. The program was free and open to the public as part of an annual event that brings together dance lovers in one of the largest and most active dance communities in the country.

Program:

Nora (Mozambique/USA/UK, 35 minutes)
Alla Kovgan and David Hinton directed, and Nora Chipaumire choreographed this visually stunning, colorful dance biography with a powerful emotional center.

DecSurveillance (UK, 9 minutes)
Directed by Caroline Bridges and Dom Breadmore, and choreographed by Caroline Bridges, this is a chase witnessed by surveillance cameras in an office block after-hours.

Dos Ambientes (Argentina, 15 minutes)
Choreographed and directed by Rodrigo Pardo. Cleverly shot in his tiny apartment so the limited space becomes a crucial part of exuberant action that includes an early morning tango in the bathroom.

Insyn (Denmark, 15 minutes)
Choreographed and directed by Klara Elenius, "Insyn" takes place in a dark suburban house
where dream and reality interact in surprising and idiosyncratic ways.

Azucar (France/Italy, 4 minutes)
Choreographed and directed by Simona da Pozzo, "Azucar" is a subtle underwater dance full of foreboding and mystery.

The Body Electric #1 (Italy/UK, 4 minutes)
Directed by Davide Pepe and choreographed by Miriam King, this is a dance of movement and light, exploding in nervous gestures and flashes.

For more information contact Megan Kurashige,
Email: Megan@SFconservatoryofDance.org
Telephone: 415-640-7009