Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor in industrial Pennsylvania.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL interpretation provided
Ticket price(s): $20-63
Use code ASLSWT50 for 50% off tickets for ASL show on 6/22.

A multimedia performance experience where the legends of Hip Hop take the stage, raw and unfiltered. For two nights only during Juneteenth weekend—June 20–21, 2025 in The Forum at YBCA—audiences will experience the music, movement, and stories that gave rise to one of the most influential art forms of our time.

Directed by Joanna Haigood, this work features Hip Hop pioneers Grandmaster Caz, Grandwizzard Theodore, MC SHA-ROCK, Grandmaster Melle Mel*, Graffiti Artist BG183, BGirl Rokafella, BBoy Kwikstep, and photography by Joe Conzo, Jr. The Bronx Revolution and the Birth of Hip Hop transports audiences to the streets of 1970s Bronx, where a cultural revolution was born.

*Grandmaster Melle Mel contributes through a powerful pre-recorded video performance, created specifically for this work.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

Live Audio Description and Haptic Access Tour provided by Mylo Cardona of Gravity Access Services. ASL interpreters coordinated through Urban Jazz Dance Company’s Access Services.

Haptic tour begins at 6:30, performance begins at 7:30 pm.

Tickets: $30-$56

Kinematic/Kinesthetic is a groundbreaking work that integrates emerging and existing technologies to expand movement potential for both disabled and non-disabled dancers. Watch as AXIS Dance Company pushes the boundaries of dance technology through the use of dynamic mobility devices, including telescoping crutches and robotic hexapod legs developed by engineering students at Carnegie Mellon and University of Maryland working with multidisciplinary artist Ben Levine. Journey to the intersection of art, disability, and access technology in this captivating performance.

This presentation of Kinematic/Kinesthetic features special performance by choreographer & roboticist Dr. Catie Cuan. Following the performances will bea panel discussion moderated by Sydney Skybetter, director of Brown Arts Institute and associate professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies (TAPS).

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

Audio Description and ASL interpretation.

Tickets: $16 - $68

Box office/questions: bingboxoffice@stanford.edu or 650.724.2464.

The Oaklash Festival is the Bay Area's favorite celebration of Drag and queer performance. This year’s eighth annual festival will feature a full weekend of nonstop DRAG including live performance, DJs, artists, music, dancing, vendors and more Friday May 16th - Sunday May 18th! Kings, queens, and queers from all over the Bay Area and beyond will join together for this annual celebration of local queer culture.

Check out our full list of events and performers at oaklash.com/lineup

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

Sunday May 17th performances starting at 4pm will be interpreted by Carlos Watson Interpreting - carloswatsoninterpreting@gmail.com

Tickets: $20 Suggested Donation (NOTAFLOF), $50 Full Weekend Passes available

Click here for more information.

An inclusive and welcoming celebration of queer and trans artistry and performance, including musicians, DJs, dancing, vendors, art installations, and a whole lot of drag!

Main entrance on 9th St between Broadway in Old Oakland.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL rovided by Carlos Watson Interpreting - carloswatsoninterpreting@gmail.com

Tickets: $20 Suggested Donation (NOTAFLOF), $50 Full Weekend Passes available

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Journey to the intersection of art, disability, and access technology.

A groundbreaking work from AXIS Dance Company that integrates emerging and existing technologies, Kinematic/Kinesthetic expands movement potential for both disabled and non-disabled dancers. Using dynamic mobility devices, including telescoping crutches and robotic hexapod legs, the performers challenge the boundaries of both dance and technology.

Created with funding from a Hewlett Foundation 50 Arts Commission

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpreted performance.

Access Service Provider and Contact Info: Exploratorium Reservations Office at 415-528-4407

Tickets: $22.95 - $39.95 [price varies by date]

For more info and to purchase tickets, click here.

Journey to the intersection of art, disability, and access technology.

A groundbreaking work from AXIS Dance Company that integrates emerging and existing technologies, Kinematic/Kinesthetic expands movement potential for both disabled and non-disabled dancers. Using dynamic mobility devices, including telescoping crutches and robotic hexapod legs, the performers challenge the boundaries of both dance and technology.

Created with funding from a Hewlett Foundation 50 Arts Commission

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpreted performance.

Access Service Provider and Contact Info: Exploratorium Reservations Office at 415-528-4407

Tickets: $22.95 - $39.95 [price varies by date]

For more info and to purchase tickets, click here.

Oaklash’s upcoming presentation of Glamputee’s LEG-Acy Ball features an ensemble of five Black, queer, trans, and disabled performers that celebrates the beauty of accessible art through Drag performance. The performance showcases the works of Glamputee, Mudd the Twospirit, Major Hammy, BARRACUDA, and Cheetah Biscotti.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL interpretation by Amanda Vigil.

Tickets: $0-$50 Sliding Scale

Box office/questions: oaklashtickets@gmail.com

Exciting premieres and old favorites define Dance Series 2. Artistic Director Amy Seiwert creates a World Premiere, her 13th ballet for the Company. Trey McIntyre returns to Smuin with the Bay Area premiere of his Wild Sweet Love, an ode to the ups and downs of love set to a range of music from Mendelssohn to Queen. McIntyre’s “fertility of invention and modernity of spirit” (The New York Times) is no stranger to Smuin, and we’re delighted to add another of his ballets to our repertory. Completing the program is a pair of favorites: Michael Smuin’s Rodin-inspired The Eternal Idol, originally choreographed for American Ballet Theatre superstars Cynthia Gregory and Ivan Nagy and Smuin Alum Rex Wheeler’s spritely, springy Sinfonietta.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpreted performance.

Tickets: $25 - $89

For more info and to purchase tickets, click here.

Jersey Boys takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to discover the secrets of a 40-year friendship as the foursome work their way from the streets of New Jersey to the heights of stardom. With electrifying performances of chart-topping hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Dawn,” and “My Eyes Adored You,” audiences love the electric Jersey Boys.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation provided.

Tickets: $20 - $63

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ODC/Dance returns to the Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA for Dance Downtown, April 10-13, 2025 with an exhilarating program of captivating works including acclaimed repertory from ODC Founding Artistic Director Brenda Way and Associate Choreographer Kimi Okada. Guest Choreographer and bi-coastal dance veteran Sidra Bell makes her first work for ODC/Dance; a World Premiere set to a score by Mary Halvorson and performed live by local musicians.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation.

Tickets: $30 - $100

For tickets and more info, click here.

Hadestown, where a song can change your fate is inspired by classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz. Anaïs Mitchell’s Tony Award-winning musical is a modern retelling of an ancient Greek myth, intertwining the tales of young singer-songwriter Orpheus and his beloved Eurydice, along with King Hades and his wife Persephone, this captivating production will take you on an unforgettable journey to the underworld and back.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation provided.

Ticket price(s): $15-$20

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Dancing works beyond language, facts, and numbers to make meaning, think through experience, and build worlds. Mills Dance Alumnae are currently busy at work, as some of the most influential and riveting dance makers in the Bay Area. We are delighted to invite you to witness the dances they are making NOW!

Performance by:
Moriah Costa
Rachael Dichter
Ye Feng
Garth Grimball
Megan Nicely (April 5 only)
Kim Ip
Dana Lawton
Claudine Naganuma
Musical design: Kevin Lo

The performance will be conducted in the round on the floor of the stunning, historic Lisser theater.

Lisser theater is ADA compliant and wheelchair accessible.
Audio description and haptic tour (time TBA) provided April 5.
ASL interpretation provided April 6.

This event is free and open to the public.
Registration is required. Seating is limited.

"Just a Shadow" is a performance journey that celebrates life, and honors memories of lost loved ones. 7 powerful artists—AJ "Dopey Fresh" Gardner, Sonsherée Giles, Megan Lowe, Marica Petrey, Frances Teves Sedayao, Roel Seeber, and Shira Yaziv—gather together to share their unique strengths and creative modalities, including contemporary dance, site-specific dance, turf dance, contact improvisation, vertical dance, and live music, fostering connections that transcend individual stories and unite us in a shared journey toward solace and healing.

ADA Accessible Venue
ASL Interpretation provided
Access Service Provider and Contact Info: Pilar Marsh, wpminterpreting@gmail.com

Ticket price(s): Pay-what-you-can

Event Information Link: http://www.meganlowedances.com/justashadow-2025
Box Office Link, telephone, TTY etc.: https://odc.dance/justashadow

What does belonging mean in a family line? [ ] is a corporeal-sonic exploration into the untold histories of our femme ancestors co-created by choreographer Adrienne Westwood and composer Angélica Negrón, along with an interdisciplinary group of performers and creatives. [ ] is a dual experience of intimate performance and participatory installation. The work is anchored by an interactive musical sculpture from which “memories”– a collection of simple yet evocative objects – are suspended. [ ] calls in and holds experiences of private and personal memories of family lore, real/imagined histories, and femme ancestor's visible/invisible labor, ultimately asking “What is long ago but still right now?”

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL interpretation

Tickets: $0 - $80

What does belonging mean in a family line? [ ] is a corporeal-sonic exploration into the untold histories of our femme ancestors co-created by choreographer Adrienne Westwood and composer Angélica Negrón, along with an interdisciplinary group of performers and creatives. [ ] is a dual experience of intimate performance and participatory installation. The work is anchored by an interactive musical sculpture from which “memories”– a collection of simple yet evocative objects – are suspended. [ ] calls in and holds experiences of private and personal memories of family lore, real/imagined histories, and femme ancestor's visible/invisible labor, ultimately asking “What is long ago but still right now?”

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

Audio description provided by Gravity Access Services
Haptic tour begins at 6:50 PM
Audio described performance begins at 7:30 PM

Tickets: $0 - $80

Singh's Ghadar Geet: Blood and Ink merges dance, poetry, and live music to chronicle the Bay Area's Ghadar Party, a revolutionary force in India's fight for independence from British rule. Rooted in Bhangra and Giddha, traditional Punjabi dances embodying both celebration and resistance, Singh intertwines her diverse dance vocabulary to describe the enduring legacy of anti-colonial struggles. Ghadar Geet: Blood and Ink serves as a bridge connecting generations through the rhythm of struggle and the enduring quest for liberation, revealing the living connections that bind our history to the present.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpreation

Tickets: Free, registration required

Box Office: EastSide Arts Alliance Box Office, MWF, 11-5pm at 510-533-6629

HotHouse is a commentary on confinement and an exploration of how the COVID-19 pandemic unmasked the greater systemic failures of America. In this evening-length duet, props and clothing are suspended inside of a plastic arena. The enclosed environment serves as an adaptable canvas, transforming into a medical isolation unit, a slaughterhouse, a prison cell, a church. As the narrative unfolds, audiences are witness to the trauma of isolation and the myth of White Jesus.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL interpretation

Tickets: $0 - $80

What can a dance do to confront the constant grief that we experience in our lives? Super Nothing presents four dancers whose actions and choreographic relationships are analogues for how people support each other to survive. Interdependence takes multiple forms, as the performers move through representations of the past to create a blueprint for a new future. This piece extends Gutierrez’s interest over the past few years in creating “choreography for the end of the world.”

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL interpretation

Tickets: $0 - $80

Towards Opulence, the Opera is part of an ongoing act of creative resistance and imaginative reclamation. Skywatchers believe that Tenderloin residents, and other marginalized people, are the truth tellers of our society, akin to the mythical Cassandras. By breathing life into often overlooked or discredited truths, we remember our interdependence and expose the roots of power and oppression. Towards Opulence invites us to conjure and claim our most audacious and glorious selves and step into a future where we truly belong to each other.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation offered on Saturday, Feb 8 only.

Live Audio Description and Haptic Access Tours by Gravity Access Services for visually-impaired audience members on Sunday, Feb 9 only. Haptic tour begins at 2 pm.

Haptic Tour and audio description headset reservations: To reserve a headset for audio description, please select RSVP w/ Audio Description Headset Reservation on Eventbrite. Or call the EastSide Arts Alliance Box Office, MWF 11-5 pm - 510-533-6629.

Tickets: Free. Registration required.

Dang, dating sure is hard these days. But don’t worry, this show will flirt its way into your heart and hit like a one night stand! A hot and loaded experience brings the new age of dating to life onstage. Opposites who attract, David and Jenny answer the NY Times “36 Questions That Lead to Love.” From the writer who is adapting 'Crazy Rich Asians' into a musical, comes this exploration of technology and intimacy in our modern world.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL interpretation

Tickets: $0 - $40 ($15 Community Tickets with code 'COMMUNITY'; ASL BoGo Tickets, contact Box Office)

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Celebrate the warmth and joy of the season with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus at our beloved Bay Area tradition, Holiday Spectacular 2024! On December 6 and 7 at the Sydney Goldstein Theater, expect 90 minutes of festive cheer, unforgettable music, and hilarious humor that will have you laughing out loud and singing along. This year’s theme, “Together,” embodies the spirit of community, love, and connection that pours from the stage in every note.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL interpretation provided

Tickets: Starting at $30

Click here for more information.

Celebrate the warmth and joy of the season with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus at our beloved Bay Area tradition, Holiday Spectacular 2024! On December 6 and 7 at the Sydney Goldstein Theater, expect 90 minutes of festive cheer, unforgettable music, and hilarious humor that will have you laughing out loud and singing along. This year’s theme, “Together,” embodies the spirit of community, love, and connection that pours from the stage in every note.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL interpretation provided

Tickets: Starting at $30

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ODC/Dance returns to the stage with the 38th anniversary of the beloved Bay Area holiday tradition, The Velveteen Rabbit, choreographed by KT Nelson and featuring students from ODC’s Youth & Teen Program. Based on the beloved classic children’s book by Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit brims with wit, festive costumes, madcap characters, and the perfect amount of holiday cheer! Featuring captivating narration, a delightful musical score by Benjamin Britten, and larger-than-life storybook characters portrayed by the world-class dancers of ODC/Dance.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Tickets: $30-$125
Get 10% off orders of 6+ tickets with code ODC10 at checkout.

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Celebrate the warmth and joy of the season with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus at our beloved Bay Area tradition, Holiday Spectacular 2024! On December 6 and 7 at the Sydney Goldstein Theater, expect 90 minutes of festive cheer, unforgettable music, and hilarious humor that will have you laughing out loud and singing along. This year’s theme, “Together,” embodies the spirit of community, love, and connection that pours from the stage in every note.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL interpretation provided

Tickets: Starting at $30

Click here for more information.

In the wake of Jess Curtis transition, we present Beyond Gravity, new live works developed by artists Jess chose to fiscally sponsor and mentor over the last few years of his life. Beyond Gravity features two programs: Program A, with Aiano Nakagawa and Gabriele Christian and Program B, Abby Crain and Rachael Dichter, all evaluating the fragile terms of our relationships with lovers, family members, and intimate friends through stage. 

Program A: Aiano Nakagawa + Gabriele Christian
Program B: Rachael Dichter + Abby Crain

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

Audio Description provided by Stephanie Hewett of Gravity Access Services.
Haptic Tour begins at 7:30 PM
ASL Interpretation provided by Debby Kajiyama.

Tickets: $20 - $40 NOFLOF

To learn more click here.