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

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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.

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.

The first series of SMUIN's 24/25 Season – Never Standing Still – Dance Series 1 includes 3 ballets: one World Premiere, one Company premiere, and one revival.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL interpretation (Contact Annika Presley apresley@smuinballet.org for questions)

Tickets: $25-$89, Use Code SMUIN25 to get 25% off

Call Smuin’s Box Office at 415-912-1899, email boxoffice@smuinballet.org, or visit Smuin Ballet’s event page.

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Nominated for four Tony-Awards including Best Play, and winner of two including best vocal arrangements, 'Choir Boy' is a coming-of-age story with compelling music, traditional African American spirituals set to step choreography.
This is not a coming-out story. It's a story about the power of self-love.

“In his stirring and stylishly told drama, Tarell Alvin McCraney cannily explores race and sexuality and the graces and gravity of history.” - NY Daily News

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL interpretation

Tickets: $30 - $32;
Community Tickets available for $15 with code "Community"

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The enigmatic Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his fabled factory…but only to a lucky few. Impoverished young Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners embark on a life-changing journey through Wonka’s off-kilter world that includes chocolate waterfalls, nutty squirrels, and of course Wonka’s crew of mischievous Oompa-Loompas.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Relaxed performance

Tickets: $35 - $60

For tickets and more information, click here.

Palimpsest Corpus represents the outcome of Pei-Ling Kao’s project The Dancing Body Through The Lens of Postcolonialism, in which ten well-known choreographers each set a short solo for Kao between 2018 and 2022. The work suggests that the movement of the dancerʻs body reveals their history. The various styles of dance training Kao has inhabited, together with the influences of the individual choreographers have all left traces on her movement.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Tickets: $0 - $80 (ODC offers a limited number of free and/or lower-cost Art Access tickets to every ODC-presented performance. These additionally subsidized tickets, available on a first-come, first-serve basis, are reserved for those for whom price is a barrier.)

Ticket and box office information.

Event information here.

nefesh brings the worlds of contemporary performance, dance, eastern european Jewish music, and feminist mysticism. The work reclaims diasporic traditions and cultures almost destroyed by anti-semitism and Zionism to imagine Jewish futures. nefesh invites audiences to inhabit the very fleshy experience of being, and at times the breath and vitality of being itself, as ahuvia corporealizes Ashkenazi chant and wordless melodies, and considers the power of each utterance to create material reality.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Tickets: $0 - $80 (ODC offers a limited number of free and/or lower-cost Art Access tickets to every ODC-presented performance. These additionally subsidized tickets, available on a first-come, first-serve basis, are reserved for those for whom price is a barrier.)

Ticket and box office information.

Event information here.

This performance is an exploration of transcendental love and nurturing; a physical landscape of sensations which exceed time, understanding, and material reality, but are nevertheless real—inexplicably felt, palpably moving, and ever enduring. This dance work studies intimacy as an ethereal entity—an intangible, binding force between two bodies coaxing softness, tenderness, and flexibility. While hardness and strength are often championed, this work suggests pliancy and weakness as expressions of the freshness of being.

This is an ADA-accessible venue.

ASL Interpretation

Tickets: $0 - $80 (ODC offers a limited number of free and/or lower-cost Art Access tickets to every ODC-presented performance. These additionally subsidized tickets, available on a first-come, first-serve basis, are reserved for those for whom price is a barrier.)

Ticket and box office information.

Event information here.