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THE DA VINCI CODE (Presented by Palo Alto Players)
Jan
25
2:00 PM14:00

THE DA VINCI CODE (Presented by Palo Alto Players)

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Silas puts up his monk hood (Brandon Milligan), Sophie tries to solve a cryptex puzzle (Alli Gamlen) and Robert Langdon receives an alarming phone call (Christian Vaughn-Munck) in THE DA VINCI CODE. They are posed in front of a grey backdrop of the glass pyramid of the Louvre

Based on Dan Brown’s bestselling international phenomenon, Professor Robert Langdon is called to the Louvre in the dead of night, where he unwittingly becomes the center of a murder investigation. Soon he is in a race against time to clear Robert’s name and decipher a labyrinthine code before a shocking historical secret is lost forever. Don’t miss the chance to experience The Da Vinci Code like never before in its Bay Area Regional Premiere!

This venue is ADA accessible

ASL Interpretation

Ticket price(s):
$20-63

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Xavier Mortimer: Master of Magic (Presented by Starvox Entertainment)
Jan
3
5:00 PM17:00

Xavier Mortimer: Master of Magic (Presented by Starvox Entertainment)

Xavier Mortimer wearing a top hat on standing with this back to the camera. He is holding a very large white balloon. Blue stage lights

Audiences are in for a dazzling treat as award-winning magician Xavier Mortimer, the most followed magician on social media with more than 15 billion video views, brings his acclaimed production Master of Magic to
San Francisco.

Known for blending humour, storytelling and breathtaking illusions, Mortimer has captivated global audiences, starred in Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson One and made history as the first Cirque performer to headline his own Las Vegas residency. Directed by Alex Goude and Michael Goudeau, the show features stunning visuals, physical comedy and intricate illusions and has earned top international honours including First Place at the Albano International Congress, a Gold Star at the L’Eau d’Olle Magic Festival and back-to-back wins for Best Magic Show in Las Vegas from the Las Vegas Review Journal.

This venue is ADA accessible

ASL Interpretation provided

Ticket price(s): $59.99- $199.99

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Smuin's The Chritsmas Ballet (Presented by Smuin Contemporary Ballet)
Dec
19
7:30 PM19:30

Smuin's The Chritsmas Ballet (Presented by Smuin Contemporary Ballet)

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A female dancer in a red dress, high heels, walks across the stage while a very long feather boa drags behind her. Text says Smuin Contemporary Ballet Amy Seiwert Artistic Director

Michael Smuin’s wonderfully adaptable toast to the holidays features new works this year by Julia Adam Dance director Julia Adam, Artistic Director Amy Seiwert, and San Francisco Ballet Soloist Myles Thatcher. In addition to beloved Michael Smuin classics, look for favorite numbers by Val Caniparoli, Nicole Haskins, Ben Needham-Wood, and Rex Wheeler. And, of course, Santa Baby will be there too, sauntering across the stage and inviting you to join her—and us—in celebrating everything magical about the season.

Run time is approximately 2 hours, including 1 intermission.

This venue is ADA accessible

ASL Interpreted performance

Ticket price(s):
$25-$105

Event Information Link: http://www.smuinballet.org/audio-described-performances-2/

Box Office telephone: 510 647-2949 Tue–Sun, noon–7 pm

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Sunday in the Park with George (Presented by Shotgun Players)
Dec
10
7:00 PM19:00

Sunday in the Park with George (Presented by Shotgun Players)

An image of Dot from Sunday in the Park with George. She has a purple hat with a pink flower in it. The bottom of the image fades to pointillism style work.

Inspired by French painter Georges Seurat and his iconic 1884 masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, this groundbreaking musical brings the artist’s world to life, as the figures of Seurat’s park step out of the canvas and into the theater, moving, singing, and breathing in color and light. In Act I, George revolutionizes painting with an avant-garde technique. In Act II, his great-grandson attempts to push his art into the age of technology. Across a century, both wrestle with creation, connection, and what we leave behind when everything else changes. Epic in scale, daring, and abstract, this Stephen Sondheim classic is an unflinching and deeply human look at the art of making art.

This venue is ADA accessible

ASL provided by Velvet hands

Ticket price(s):
$25-$90

Event Information Link: http://www.shotgunplayers.org/show/sunday/
Box Office number: 628-207-2006

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The Velveteen Rabbit (Presented by ODC/Dance)
Dec
6
11:00 AM11:00

The Velveteen Rabbit (Presented by ODC/Dance)

  • Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA (map)
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The image has a dark blue background with abstract drawings of grass and flowers at the bottom. The rest of the background has handdrawn stars scattered in white, yellow, green, pink, and red. The main focal point of the image is a dancer in a pink rabbit costume in an X shape mid air. Next to the dancer in the costume it says in white text “The Velveteen Rabbit”.

“ ...a trip down memory lane that children of all ages will find hard to resist.”
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Voted San Francisco Magazine's Best Dance Experience, ODC/Dance returns to the stage with the 39th 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 venue is ADA accessible

ASL Interpretation

Ticket price(s):
$30 - $150

Event Information Link: https://odc.dance/velveteenrabbit

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ANNIE (Presented by Palo Alto Players)
Nov
15
2:00 PM14:00

ANNIE (Presented by Palo Alto Players)

Annie with her golden retriever, Sandy alongside the title ANNIE and the palo alto players logo

Come see ANNIE, the musical all about optimism and joy in the face of hardships! An American Sign Language interpreter will be located near the stage at House Left for patrons who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing. Seats marked with an “i” symbol provide the best sight lines to follow the interpretation and the action on stage. This performance is supported by Silicon Valley Creates, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara.

This venue is ADA accessible

ASL Provided
Relaxed Performance

Ticket price(s):
$20-63

Event Information Link: http://paplayers.org/event/annie/

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Fugitivity (Presented by NAKA Dance Theater)
Oct
26
4:00 PM16:00

Fugitivity (Presented by NAKA Dance Theater)

5 people wearing all black are running, mid-stride, in a line across a stage.

NAKA Dance Theater’s Fugitivity is an interdisciplinary performance project exploring the theme of fugitivity: Who has lost the ability to move freely? Who is forced to flee? How can we respond creatively to xenophobia and the threat of mass deportations? What underground networks are keeping people safe?

This venue is ADA accessible

Audio Description Provided
Haptic tour begins at 4 pm, Live Audio Described performance begins at 4:30 pm

Ticket price(s): $25-$35

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The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education & Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible (Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company)
Oct
26
3:00 PM15:00

The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education & Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible (Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company)

The central image features Deaf dancer Zahna Simon illuminated in a pool of greenish light with her face tilted upward and one hand raised, surrounded by bubbles giving the image an underwater feel. Above her, two dancers are mid-air, pulling on opposite ends of a braided rope in a dance game of tug-o-war.

Mx. Antoine Hunter and Urban Jazz Dance Company invite you to our home season October 24 - 26, 2025 with three amazing programs at CounterPulse!
Program A – Friday, October. 24th, 7:30pm
The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education
Followed by Post-Show Panel
Program B – Saturday, October 25th, 7:30pm
The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education
Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible
Program C – Sunday, October 26th, 3:00pm
Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible only


“The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education” full-length work addresses the ongoing lack of access to education for Deaf, BIPOC, and disabled children. The piece is inspired by true stories shared by parents, educators, lawyers, and others who have fought for equity in schools. There will be a post-show panel discussion on Friday October 24th moderated by Julie Rems-Smario that includes parents of Deaf child(ren) and Deaf community leaders who have lived these experiences firsthand.
Urban Jazz Dance Company is collaborating with Guerilla Opera to present the San Francisco premiere of Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible on Saturday October 25th and Sunday October 26th. This chamber opera, composed by Elisabet Curbelo, is a groundbreaking work that blends experimental music, contemporary dance, and American Sign Language. The leading star is the spectacular Zahna Simon, and Artists with UJDC’s dancers!

This venue is ADA accessible

10/26 has ASL Interpreters.

Ticket price(s): $15-$35

Event Information Link: https://www.realurbanjazzdance.com/2025-home-season-show.html

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The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education & Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible (Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company)
Oct
25
7:30 PM19:30

The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education & Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible (Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company)

The central image features Deaf dancer Zahna Simon illuminated in a pool of greenish light with her face tilted upward and one hand raised, surrounded by bubbles giving the image an underwater feel. Above her, two dancers are mid-air, pulling on opposite ends of a braided rope in a dance game of tug-o-war.

Mx. Antoine Hunter and Urban Jazz Dance Company invite you to our home season October 24 - 26, 2025 with three amazing programs at CounterPulse!
Program A – Friday, October. 24th, 7:30pm
The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education
Followed by Post-Show Panel
Program B – Saturday, October 25th, 7:30pm
The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education
Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible
Program C – Sunday, October 26th, 3:00pm
Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible only


“The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education” full-length work addresses the ongoing lack of access to education for Deaf, BIPOC, and disabled children. The piece is inspired by true stories shared by parents, educators, lawyers, and others who have fought for equity in schools. There will be a post-show panel discussion on Friday October 24th moderated by Julie Rems-Smario that includes parents of Deaf child(ren) and Deaf community leaders who have lived these experiences firsthand.
Urban Jazz Dance Company is collaborating with Guerilla Opera to present the San Francisco premiere of Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible on Saturday October 25th and Sunday October 26th. This chamber opera, composed by Elisabet Curbelo, is a groundbreaking work that blends experimental music, contemporary dance, and American Sign Language. The leading star is the spectacular Zahna Simon, and Artists with UJDC’s dancers!

This venue is ADA accessible

10/25 performance has AD and ASL interpreters

Ticket price(s): $15-$35

Event Information Link: https://www.realurbanjazzdance.com/2025-home-season-show.html

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Fugitivity (Presented by NAKA Dance Theater)
Oct
25
2:30 PM14:30

Fugitivity (Presented by NAKA Dance Theater)

5 people wearing all black are running, mid-stride, in a line across a stage.

NAKA Dance Theater’s Fugitivity is an interdisciplinary performance project exploring the theme of fugitivity: Who has lost the ability to move freely? Who is forced to flee? How can we respond creatively to xenophobia and the threat of mass deportations? What underground networks are keeping people safe?

This venue is ADA accessible

ASL Interpretation Provided

Ticket price(s): $25-$35

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The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education & Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible (Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company)
Oct
24
7:30 PM19:30

The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education & Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible (Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company)

The central image features Deaf dancer Zahna Simon illuminated in a pool of greenish light with her face tilted upward and one hand raised, surrounded by bubbles giving the image an underwater feel. Above her, two dancers are mid-air, pulling on opposite ends of a braided rope in a dance game of tug-o-war.

Mx. Antoine Hunter and Urban Jazz Dance Company invite you to our home season October 24 - 26, 2025 with three amazing programs at CounterPulse!
Program A – Friday, October. 24th, 7:30pm
The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education
Followed by Post-Show Panel
Program B – Saturday, October 25th, 7:30pm
The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education
Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible
Program C – Sunday, October 26th, 3:00pm
Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible only


“The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education” full-length work addresses the ongoing lack of access to education for Deaf, BIPOC, and disabled children. The piece is inspired by true stories shared by parents, educators, lawyers, and others who have fought for equity in schools. There will be a post-show panel discussion on Friday October 24th moderated by Julie Rems-Smario that includes parents of Deaf child(ren) and Deaf community leaders who have lived these experiences firsthand.
Urban Jazz Dance Company is collaborating with Guerilla Opera to present the San Francisco premiere of Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible on Saturday October 25th and Sunday October 26th. This chamber opera, composed by Elisabet Curbelo, is a groundbreaking work that blends experimental music, contemporary dance, and American Sign Language. The leading star is the spectacular Zahna Simon, and Artists with UJDC’s dancers!

This venue is ADA accessible

10/24 performance has Live Captions, ASL interpreters and Spanish interpretation

Ticket price(s): $15-$35

Event Information Link: https://www.realurbanjazzdance.com/2025-home-season-show.html

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LAIR Showcase ft. Diana Lara, Audrey Johnson, and Kim Ip w/ABG (Presented by NAKA Dance Theater)
Oct
11
2:00 PM14:00

LAIR Showcase ft. Diana Lara, Audrey Johnson, and Kim Ip w/ABG (Presented by NAKA Dance Theater)

"LAIR Showcase presents: Kim Ip / Asian Babe Gage (ABG), Diana Lara & Audrey Johnson." Features logos for ASL interpretation and audio descriptions.

LIVE ARTS IN RESISTANCE (LAIR) is a dynamic series of performance showcases, artist residencies, and community town halls that address racial inequity and white supremacy in popular culture. Diana Lara, Audrey Johnson, and Kim Ip w/ABG will be showcasing their pieces in this dynamic series of performances.

This venue is ADA accessible

ASL Interpretation provided

Ticket price(s): Free, registration required

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Extremely Close (Presented by Smuin Contemporary Ballet)
Oct
3
7:30 PM19:30

Extremely Close (Presented by Smuin Contemporary Ballet)

  • Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (map)
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In the foreground, blurry red flowers. Through the flowers, a female dancer stands wearing sparkly black and gold suit. She is balanced on the ball of her right foot, tipped forward, with her left leg extending up and back so that you can see her foot above her head. Her right hand is underneath her chin, and she has a mischievous look on her face.

Extremely Close by Alejandro Cerrudo - Company Premiere
Partita by Justin Peck - Company Premiere
A Long Night by Amy Seiwert - Company Premiere
A trio of Smuin premieres by three award-winning choreographers featuring the music of Caroline Shaw, Phillip Glass, a Tom Waits cover, and more.
September 26 – October 5, San Francisco.

This venue is ADA accessible

ASL provided

Ticket price(s): $25+

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The Addams Family (Presented by Berkeley Playhouse)
Sep
14
2:00 PM14:00

The Addams Family (Presented by Berkeley Playhouse)

Against a black and white wallpaper-like patterned background are the words The Addams Family in a crooked and brassy-colored font with a spider hanging from the letter "y."

*Snap snap* Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family—a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia.

Everything will change for the entire family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Inspired by the popular TV and film series, The Addams Family musical is a spooky good time for all ages and a hilarious send-up of family quirks, being true to oneself, and celebrating love in all its forms.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation Provided

The Box Office will open at 1pm.
Concessions will be available before the show starting at 1:30pm
Run time is about 2 hours and 45 minutes (including one 15-minute intermission)

Ticket price(s):
Tickets: $25.00 (plus $3.95 handling fee)

For more tickets and more info, click here.

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DIASPORADICA (Presented by RUPTURE)
Aug
30
7:00 PM19:00

DIASPORADICA (Presented by RUPTURE)

  • Fort Mason Festival Pavilion (map)
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The cast of RUPTURE is situated in clump, sharing weight at different levels and wearing different shades of brown and tan, looking at the camera and in various directions.

Join RUPTURE for the premiere of DIASPORADICA, a sprawling and immersive theatrical takeover of Fort Mason’s Pier 3 Festival Pavilion. An experimental performance collective founded by Bay Area/NYC artists José E. Abad, Stephanie Hewett, Clarissa “Lars” Rivera-Dyas, Gabriele Christian, and Styles Alexander, RUPTURE brings together the multidisciplinary visions of these powerhouses within San Francisco’s arts and culture scene. Via DIASPORADICA, audiences join an interactive odyssey of mutiny and belonging. RUPTURE creates a world of shipwrecks, sirens, techno, and Spades, engulfing us in layered encounters only possible when artists assemble, converse, build something together.

Structured in three acts, Diasporadica charts a journey through Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion that is both ethereal and explosive. The work blends contemporary dance, immersive installation, ritual, and community engagement to blur the lines between Black kinship, spectatorship, and artistic embodiment. The experience begins with a Kickback — an invitation to leisure and gameplay — before shifting the energetics of the space in Performance, a collective choreography and improvisation drawn from diasporic storytelling. The work culminates in a Function, transforming the stage into a club space we can join and so experience dance as a communal, spiritual technology.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation provided on
Saturday, August 30th. Deaf or Hard of Hearing guests should RSVP by August 28th. Please email ruptureisnow@gmail.com to pre-register.

Ticket price(s):
$24.87

For more tickets and more info, click here.

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Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company)
Aug
10
3:00 PM15:00

Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company)

[Description Content: 2025 BAIDDF Poster Turquoise background, Purple text “Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival” with picture of Zahna Simon wearing black sportsbra/shorts leaping out of the text White text “Presented By Antoine Hunter’s Urban Jazz Dance Company” Purple text: “August 8th - 10th, Friday - Saturday | 7:30 pm, Sunday | 3 pm, Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St. San Francisco, Tickets At: DeafDance2025.Eventbrite.com” White text on right “ASL/English Interpretation Sign; Cart captions (Sat Only); Spanish Voice Translation (Panel Only)” Four logos for Audio descriptions, wheelchair accessible, closed captions, and sign language interpreting “$40 At Door | $25 Online, $15 Youth (7-16) Babies Free, Group Discount Please Call: (415) 826 - 4441” Image of Antoine Hunter, a Black and Indigenous person with full beard, long black locs wearing a brown shawl. A collage of 10 different pictures of the performers names listed below. On right and in center below in purple/white text: “RealUrbanJazzDance.Com, Featuring Urban Jazz Dance Company | Bay Area Juliana Frick and Anna Gichan | Bay Area Visceral Roots Dance Company | Bay Area Corporacion Cultural Y Artística Sin Limites | Colombia Jon A Kastrup | California CDK Dance Company | Jamaica Okavango Deaf Folk Dancers | Botswana, Africa Deaf Music Ensemble | New York City Fred Beam/Wild Zappers | Rochester, New York Sabina England | Missouri Bianca Ware | Always Traveling Ware! And More Artists from Local and International Locations | Subject To Change” On right black text, “Special Events” Three purple blocks with white text: “Nightlife Remix, Aug 7- 6pm - 10pm, Cal Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, SF calacademy.org/nightlife Meet The Artists Panel, Aug 9- 12pm - 2pm, SF Disability Cultural Center, 165 Grove Street, SF Workshops, Aug 8 - Adults, Aug 10 - Youth, Aug 10 - ASL Dance & Choreography by Fred Beam, Schedule Announced on FB & UJDC’s Website” Black text: “Hunter Photo by Mark Kitaoka | UJDC photo by RJ Muna | Design By Abigail Hosein” On bottom is text on the right, “Fiscally Sponsored by Intersection for the Arts” followed by several logos of Funders, Sponsors and more. End Content Description]

The Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (BAIDDF) is an annual event produced by Urban Jazz Dance company that consists of performances and workshops that highlight the important contributions that Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) artists make to our community.

The Festival features amazing local, Bay Area talent, as well as artists from Washington DC, South America, New York, and more!

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation provided

Ticket price(s): $25-$40

For more tickets and more info, click here.

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Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company)
Aug
9
7:30 PM19:30

Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company)

[Description Content: 2025 BAIDDF Poster Turquoise background, Purple text “Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival” with picture of Zahna Simon wearing black sportsbra/shorts leaping out of the text White text “Presented By Antoine Hunter’s Urban Jazz Dance Company” Purple text: “August 8th - 10th, Friday - Saturday | 7:30 pm, Sunday | 3 pm, Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St. San Francisco, Tickets At: DeafDance2025.Eventbrite.com” White text on right “ASL/English Interpretation Sign; Cart captions (Sat Only); Spanish Voice Translation (Panel Only)” Four logos for Audio descriptions, wheelchair accessible, closed captions, and sign language interpreting “$40 At Door | $25 Online, $15 Youth (7-16) Babies Free, Group Discount Please Call: (415) 826 - 4441” Image of Antoine Hunter, a Black and Indigenous person with full beard, long black locs wearing a brown shawl. A collage of 10 different pictures of the performers names listed below. On right and in center below in purple/white text: “RealUrbanJazzDance.Com, Featuring Urban Jazz Dance Company | Bay Area Juliana Frick and Anna Gichan | Bay Area Visceral Roots Dance Company | Bay Area Corporacion Cultural Y Artística Sin Limites | Colombia Jon A Kastrup | California CDK Dance Company | Jamaica Okavango Deaf Folk Dancers | Botswana, Africa Deaf Music Ensemble | New York City Fred Beam/Wild Zappers | Rochester, New York Sabina England | Missouri Bianca Ware | Always Traveling Ware! And More Artists from Local and International Locations | Subject To Change” On right black text, “Special Events” Three purple blocks with white text: “Nightlife Remix, Aug 7- 6pm - 10pm, Cal Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, SF calacademy.org/nightlife Meet The Artists Panel, Aug 9- 12pm - 2pm, SF Disability Cultural Center, 165 Grove Street, SF Workshops, Aug 8 - Adults, Aug 10 - Youth, Aug 10 - ASL Dance & Choreography by Fred Beam, Schedule Announced on FB & UJDC’s Website” Black text: “Hunter Photo by Mark Kitaoka | UJDC photo by RJ Muna | Design By Abigail Hosein” On bottom is text on the right, “Fiscally Sponsored by Intersection for the Arts” followed by several logos of Funders, Sponsors and more. End Content Description]

The Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (BAIDDF) is an annual event produced by Urban Jazz Dance company that consists of performances and workshops that highlight the important contributions that Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) artists make to our community.

The Festival features amazing local, Bay Area talent, as well as artists from Washington DC, South America, New York, and more!

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

Audio Description, Live Captions, and ASL Interpretation provided.

Ticket price(s): $25-$40

For more tickets and more info, click here.

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Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company)
Aug
8
7:30 PM19:30

Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company)

[Description Content: 2025 BAIDDF Poster Turquoise background, Purple text “Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival” with picture of Zahna Simon wearing black sportsbra/shorts leaping out of the text White text “Presented By Antoine Hunter’s Urban Jazz Dance Company” Purple text: “August 8th - 10th, Friday - Saturday | 7:30 pm, Sunday | 3 pm, Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St. San Francisco, Tickets At: DeafDance2025.Eventbrite.com” White text on right “ASL/English Interpretation Sign; Cart captions (Sat Only); Spanish Voice Translation (Panel Only)” Four logos for Audio descriptions, wheelchair accessible, closed captions, and sign language interpreting “$40 At Door | $25 Online, $15 Youth (7-16) Babies Free, Group Discount Please Call: (415) 826 - 4441” Image of Antoine Hunter, a Black and Indigenous person with full beard, long black locs wearing a brown shawl. A collage of 10 different pictures of the performers names listed below. On right and in center below in purple/white text: “RealUrbanJazzDance.Com, Featuring Urban Jazz Dance Company | Bay Area Juliana Frick and Anna Gichan | Bay Area Visceral Roots Dance Company | Bay Area Corporacion Cultural Y Artística Sin Limites | Colombia Jon A Kastrup | California CDK Dance Company | Jamaica Okavango Deaf Folk Dancers | Botswana, Africa Deaf Music Ensemble | New York City Fred Beam/Wild Zappers | Rochester, New York Sabina England | Missouri Bianca Ware | Always Traveling Ware! And More Artists from Local and International Locations | Subject To Change” On right black text, “Special Events” Three purple blocks with white text: “Nightlife Remix, Aug 7- 6pm - 10pm, Cal Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr, SF calacademy.org/nightlife Meet The Artists Panel, Aug 9- 12pm - 2pm, SF Disability Cultural Center, 165 Grove Street, SF Workshops, Aug 8 - Adults, Aug 10 - Youth, Aug 10 - ASL Dance & Choreography by Fred Beam, Schedule Announced on FB & UJDC’s Website” Black text: “Hunter Photo by Mark Kitaoka | UJDC photo by RJ Muna | Design By Abigail Hosein” On bottom is text on the right, “Fiscally Sponsored by Intersection for the Arts” followed by several logos of Funders, Sponsors and more. End Content Description]

The Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (BAIDDF) is an annual event produced by Urban Jazz Dance company that consists of performances and workshops that highlight the important contributions that Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) artists make to our community.

The Festival features amazing local, Bay Area talent, as well as artists from Washington DC, South America, New York, and more!

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation provided

Ticket price(s): $25-$40

For more tickets and more info, click here.

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Leila Awadallah - shuhada alive-streamed un-ceased FIRE (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)
Aug
3
7:00 PM19:00

Leila Awadallah - shuhada alive-streamed un-ceased FIRE (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)

A dancer is on their back with one leg up and arms crossed and extended. They are next to a unique instrument that looks like a speaker with strings over it. There is wood paneling on the walls and a small lamp on the right side.

Leila Awadallah’s duet with a unique, self-playing musical instrument confronts and distorts the tropes of the Arab, feminine body often perceived as a seductive other or used as a threat against the State. The music continuously builds into a drone-like soundscape that drives Awadallah’s experimental Baladi movement. While she moves, she speaks Palestinian stories and reflections on the work’s themes.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Ticket price(s): $0-$80

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Molly Rose-Williams - CRUSH (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)
Aug
3
6:00 PM18:00

Molly Rose-Williams - CRUSH (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)

Molly is seen on a stage with a red background and balloons on the ground. They appear to be in the middle of speaking and their hands are expressive in front of their chest. They wear a blue t-shirt.

Part love letter, part absurdist caper, and part cultural satire, CRUSH is a solo dance-comedy show for anyone who's ever had a crush. Come relive the most agonizingly-heartbreakingly-ecstatically-disorienting moments of your life.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Ticket price(s): $0-$80

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gizeh muñiz - FISHBLOD (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)
Aug
3
5:00 PM17:00

gizeh muñiz - FISHBLOD (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)

dancer is in a twisted downward dog position in an empty space. they are wearing blue jeans, yellow sneakers, and a black shirt that is falling

Damn, I think this piece is about adoration... and devotion. But also, disobedience. omg and obsession.
This piece is about TRUST ing ing ing ing ing ing ing ing.
To Trust your Wild ness
*this piece is the first solo of my project MuSeD. for more visit: gizzeh.com

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Ticket price(s): $0-$80

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Black Benatar - Meet Black Benatar (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)
Aug
2
9:30 PM21:30

Black Benatar - Meet Black Benatar (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)

Drag artist Beatrice is seen on stage in a white tassel outfit surrounded by yellow and red handheld signs

Enjoy the stage illusion and storytelling magic of Black Benatar, a "puppet show" from the inside out. Snuggle up for a whimsical and hilarious journey through the motherhood. Meet the eclectic neighbors including the Fybroid family, Cystina the squatter, and the twins Ova and Reese, in this playful exploration of identity, humor, and community.

Beatrice L. Thomas, also known as Black Benatar, is a multidisciplinary artist, performer, and storyteller blending drag, puppetry, and stage illusion. Through humor, magic, and heartfelt narratives, their work explores themes of identity, community, and queer motherhood. As the creator of Black Benatar’s Black Magic Cabaret, Thomas uses performance as a transformative tool to foster connection and joy. Their playful, thought-provoking artistry invites audiences into whimsical worlds where imagination and social commentary intersect.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Ticket price(s): $0-$80

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Lisa Fagan + Lena Engelstein: Deepe Darknesse (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)
Aug
2
8:00 PM20:00

Lisa Fagan + Lena Engelstein: Deepe Darknesse (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)

Two dancers are seen on stage in a wide second position with arms bent opposite ways. They are both barefoot and wearing short dresses, one red, one black with sparkles. The background is blurred but you can make out the shape of some props.

Deepe Darknesse (pronounced dee-pee dark-ness-ay) is a physically maximal, experimental dance-theater work by choreographers/theater makers Lisa Fagan and Lena Engelstein. In a transmogrification regiment of their own design, the performers push past their physical limits and press the edges of the playing space in a frenetic, oddball, unrelentingly theatrical Rube Goldberg machine of “curiositas improspera” or unhappy curiosity. The attempt to become something “better” (a bird?) backfires: the shows’ three worlds tangle into a gordian knot and their climactic moment is overshadowed by the glamourous entrance of underrated 1960s Italian songstress Cocki Mazzetti.

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ASL Interpretation

Ticket price(s): $0-$80

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Kimie Parker - komainu duet (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)
Aug
2
6:00 PM18:00

Kimie Parker - komainu duet (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)

  • Argyle Studio at ODC Dance Commons (map)
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In the image a dancer is balancing on one leg with the other crunched into their body. Their arms are twisted and they are looking down.

komainu duet illustrates displacement and belonging through the lens of sisterhood. It follows the journey of an only child seeking direction, guided solely by the presence of a distant sisterly figure. As symbols of sacred ancestry, ‘komainu’ are lion-dog statues found protecting Japanese temples. Though found in pairs, the two are not the same. Unique expressions distinguish them from one another, mirroring the individual experiences of the sisters as they navigate their dual identities as both Japanese and American. This duet abstractly contemplates the responsibilities of daughters, the consequences of fetishization in the West, and the inherent loneliness of womanhood.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Ticket price(s): $0-$80

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Wanjiru Kamuyu | WKcollective, a dance company - An Immigrant's Story (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)
Aug
1
6:00 PM18:00

Wanjiru Kamuyu | WKcollective, a dance company - An Immigrant's Story (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)

A performer is seen walking on stage smiling with their arms out. Theyre seen with black striped pants, combat boots, a long sleeve shirt, and a stack of scarfs. They are in a spotlight and the stage floor is red.

As a “foreigner”, “(im)migrant”, “othered body” one is confronted with the pertinent need to re-define home and re-establish one’s place within a new societal framework. Wanjiru Kamuyu wishes to reflect upon her personal journey as “(im)migrant” while non-linearly interweaving the rich and diverse stories of fellow “(im)migrants” in examining the politics surrounding the notion of privilege within a new societal, political and cultural landscape. Her dance, a migratory map of encounters, and having lived on three different continents – Africa, North America and Europe – has provided Kamuyu the privileged space and time to absorb diverse cultures, aesthetics and worldviews. An Immigrant's Story explores the complexity of the “othered” in relationship to re-creating a sense of belonging. It examines our mobility and access inclusive of the perceptions and reception of the “(im)migrant” within a new society and cultural constitution; which are influenced by dominant norms, stereotypes and prejudices.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Ticket price(s): $0-$80

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Kira Fargas - Maya (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)
Aug
1
5:00 PM17:00

Kira Fargas - Maya (Presented by 2025 State of Play Festival)

  • Argyle Studio at ODC Dance Commons (map)
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A dancer stands on a dark stage with their face and body illuminated. They are looking in the distance and reaching. They are photographed barefoot in shorts and a t-shirt.

Inspired by the reality of families torn apart by seas, structures, and policies, this new work researches themes of displacement, captivity, separation, and detachment. Titled after the former national bird of the Philippines, Maya investigates the impossibility of physical togetherness, exploring the anguish, longing for community, and instinct for self-preservation that arise in response to this harsh reality.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Ticket price(s): $0-$80

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Summer Sampler (Presented by ODC/Dance)
Jul
19
7:30 PM19:30

Summer Sampler (Presented by ODC/Dance)

This picture shows ODC Dancers holding hands and performing a low leap. They are pictured on the ODC Theater stage in jewel-toned street clothes.

Savor the sweetness of summer with a taste of ODC/Dance. Experience world premieres from KT Nelson and Mia J. Chong, along with critically acclaimed, "especially thrilling," 10,000 Steps: A Dance About Its Own Making by Guest Choreographer Catherine Galasso.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Ticket price(s): $30 - $100

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SWEAT by Lynn Nottage (Presented by Palo Alto Players)
Jun
22
2:00 PM14:00

SWEAT by Lynn Nottage (Presented by Palo Alto Players)

  • alo Alto Players at the Lucie Stern Theater (map)
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A neon sign that resembles an "open" sign, but reads SWEAT overlaid on an image of a dive bar.

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.

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The Bronx Revolution and the Birth of Hip Hop (Presented by Zaccho Dance Theatre)
Jun
20
6:30 PM18:30

The Bronx Revolution and the Birth of Hip Hop (Presented by Zaccho Dance Theatre)

An event flyer with a graffiti style logo titled “The Bronx Revolution & The Birth of Hip Hop” featuring a photo of two rap MC’s on microphones. One in all black and one in a red tracksuit. The bottom has a blue background with YBCA & Zaccho Dance Theatre logos. Event details are listed in the blue background as follows: Friday & Saturday, June 20 & 21, 2025 7:30pm Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - The Forum 701 Mission Street, SF $30-$56 www.thebronxrevolution.org

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

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 AXIS Dance Company and Catie Cuan Robotics Showcase (Presented by Stanford Live)
May
21
7:30 PM19:30

AXIS Dance Company and Catie Cuan Robotics Showcase (Presented by Stanford Live)

In the foreground, AXIS Dancer JanpiStar lies backwards and belly-forwards on top of their manual wheelchair, holding one arm on the ground as they twist their torso upwards to extend one long, silver telescoping crutch into the air. Behind them, Alaja mirrors this gesture by placing one telescopic crutch on the ground; using this to support their weight as they lift one leg up into a high arabesque that is parallel to Janpi’s crutch.

Text: Photo by Rob Suguitan of JanpiStar & Alaja Badalich

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.

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