SAN FRANCISCO / BAY AREA DANCE NEWS COVERAGE

Fresh from a season in London and a tour across Australia and New Zealand, Big Live’s ballet, Dracula, is coming to ATG San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre for 10 performances....

Alonzo King LINES Ballet has announced its Fall 2026 Season, highlighted by a major collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony, featuring two world premiere dance works, and more....

The Glance: A Laptopera will premiere at ODC Theater in San Francisco. The new work by Anne Hege blends live voices with custom electronic instruments in a reinterpretation of the Orpheus myth....

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Peninsula Lively Arts and its subsidiary Peninsula Ballet Theatre will close after nearly 60 years, having spent decades teaching performance and dance in San Mateo County....

AXIS Dance Company has revealed the 2026 home season, PATTERNS, with performances....

Smuin Ballet will present its spring season featuring new works by choreographers Andrea Schermoly and Amy Seiwert in San Francisco, Walnut Creek, and Mountain View from April 17 to May 17....

Bay Area Dance Week, organized by Dancers' Group, will present a series of free dance events from April 24 to May 3, featuring performances and workshops across various locations....

The 20th Annual CUBACARIBE FESTIVAL OF DANCE & MUSIC will return to San Francisco with performances, lectures, and community events. Events will take place at venues across San Francisco and Berkeley....

San Francisco Ballet is kicking off its 2026 repertory season with the massively ambitious world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin. It’s a tall order to create a full-length contemporary classical ballet to compete with the warhorses we’ve seen a zillion times, but SFB has given it th...

The Black Choreographers Festival will kick off its new season on February 21 at Dance Mission Theater, showcasing works by 18 choreographers over two consecutive weekends....

Alonzo King LINES Ballet will return to France for a four-week engagement Jan. 14 – Feb. 12, 2026. The tour marks a highly anticipated return for the company, which has maintained an ambitious international touring schedule since its founding in 1982. ...

RAWdance will present There and Back, its 2026 Home Season, at ODC Theater in San Francisco. The program features three Bay Area premieres choreographed by Ryan T. Smith and Wendy Rein....

ODC/Dance has announced its 2026 Dance Downtown home season at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, featuring world premieres by Brenda Way and Gypsy Snider and a work by Mia J. Chong. The annual season will run in March and includes ODC’s fundraising Gala....

Peninsula Lively Arts will celebrate the 2025 holiday season with three distinct takes on The Nutcracker: Nutcracker Sweets (Dec. 6–7), Hip-Hop Nutcracker (Dec. 20), and The Nutcracker (Dec. 21). ...

Chitresh Das Dance will premiere Veil of Janki Bai at ODC Theater in San Francisco, November 7–9, 2025. Directed and choreographed by Charlotte Moraga....

The internationally acclaimed Irish dance spectacular A Taste of Ireland—The Irish Music & Dance Sensation will make its Santa Cruz stop on Sunday, October 5 at 6:00 p.m. at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium....

ODC in San Francisco has announced the appointment of Christopher Dennis as its inaugural managing director, effective September 8, 2025. A seasoned arts executive with more than two decades of experience in dance and production, Dennis comes to ODC following his tenure as director of production at ...

The Transcendence Theatre Company welcomed in their 14th season with ‘Broadway’s Best Night Ever,’ featuring some of the greatest songs from favorite musicals spanning multiple generations.  From old classics such as CAROUSEL, GYPSY, and A CHORUS LINE to more modern shows like WICKED, THE NOT...

The Peninsula International Dance Festival has announced the roster of more than 200 artists from 21 diverse dance companies—all led by master teachers and choreographers—who will take the stage in this year's two-day celebration of magnificent traditional world dance and music....

As San Francisco Ballet prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of its orchestra in the 2025–2026 season, the company has announced two major developments: a newly ratified labor agreement with the orchestra’s union, and the naming of its Music Director and Principal Conductor position in honor of...

Urban Jazz Dance Company has announced the 13th Annual Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (BAIDDF), featuring performances and workshops highlighting the artistry and important contributions of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) artists...

Smuin Contemporary Ballet has revealed its lineup for its 32nd season, its first curated by Artistic Director Amy Seiwert. See the full season here and learn how to purchase tickets....

New Ballet will present Swan Lake at the Hammer Theatre Center in May. Featuring Tchaikovsky's iconic score performed live by the New Ballet Orchestra. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets. ...

What did our critic think of BROKEN LOVE at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews the program of two contrasting ballets that runs through April 18th at the War Memorial Opera House....

What did our critic think of VAN MANEN: DUTCH GRANDMASTER at San Francisco Ballet? BroadwayWorld reviews the mix-rep program of 4 works by the celebrated choreographer running through April 19th....

Alonzo King LINES Ballet has announced that ORIGINS, a new film by director Drea Cooper, will make its world premiere at the 68th San Francisco International Film Festival....

Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s Annual Gala celebrated its 31st season, its first under Artistic Director Amy Seiwert, on Saturday, March 22, 2025. The gala raised $450,000, funds that will empower the company to continue pushing the boundaries of contemporary ballet in bold, innovative, and astoundin...

AXIS Dance Company will present Kinematic/Kinesthetic, a groundbreaking new work that integrates emerging and existing technologies. Learn more about the performances and see how to purchase tickets....

Alonzo King LINES Ballet has announced the appointment of Ruth Nott as its new Managing Director, effective April 21, 2025. Nott brings decades of experience in organizational leadership, community engagement, and arts education to the organization....

San Francisco Ballet and The Joffrey Ballet have announced the world premiere commission of Yuri Possokhov's Eugene Onegin, based on Alexander Pushkin's classic novel and marking the first full-length co-production between the two renowned companies....

Peninsula Ballet Theatre has announced its upcoming spring repertory program. This season's performance highlights include a reimagined one-act version of the legendary classical ballet Don Quixote, ...

Oakland Ballet Company has announced the program for its fourth Dancing Moons Festival, an annual celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander artists....

​​​​​​​San Francisco Ballet has revealed creative details for the North American premiere of Artistic Director Tamara Rojo's Raymonda. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets....

CubaCaribe has announced its 19th Annual Festival of Dance & Music entitled A Fire Within, featuring seven Bay Area Dance companies in a celebration of the passion and drive that artists must carry for their art that propels their work out into the world and ultimately moves and inspires us. ...

Robert Moses' KIN has announced its 30th Anniversary Season entitled The Kennings, world premiere program of work by Artistic Director Robert Moses and three new works created by the 2025 guest artists of RMK's New Legacies: One Acts program. ...

The chance to see a classic full-length ballet for the first time is always a rare and welcome opportunity, so it’s especially exciting that San Francisco Ballet is kicking off its 2025 Repertory Season with Kenneth McMillan’s Manon, choreographed in 1974 and subsequently performed all over the ...

Alonzo King LINES Ballet will present its Spring Season, May 10-18, 2025. The program features a world premiere by visionary choreographer Alonzo King in his first-ever collaboration with renowned jazz trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire....

San Francisco Ballet has revealed new details on its annual partnership with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF)....

Experience the fusion of Mexican traditions and Christmas with Ballet Nepantla's NACIMIENTO at Brava Theater Center in San Francisco on December 14 and 15, 2024....

Symphony San Jose and New Ballet will collaborate for THE SAN JOSE NUTCRACKER, running in December. Experience a festive performance combining live orchestral music and ballet in San Jose. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...