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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Ticket price(s): $0-$80

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

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

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

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

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

Click here for more information.

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

For more info and to purchase tickets, click here.

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

Click here for more information.

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