Dance classes in Oakland, California
Oakland Ballet Company is a non-profit performing arts organization based in downtown Oakland whose stated mission is to provide accessible, relevant and exciting dance that inspires and educates all ages of the diverse East Bay community. Led by artistic director Graham Lustig, with Bat Abbit as assistant artistic director and Phil Chan as artist-in-residence, the company presents a season at the Paramount Theatre that includes Luna Mexicana and Graham Lustig's The Nutcracker, alongside the Dancing Moons Festival of work by Asian American choreographers. Its education arm, Discover Dance, delivers student matinees, in-school assemblies and the You Can Dance! program, and the company also runs a Summer Academy, student scholarships and annual Nutcracker student auditions.
Battery Dance will present its 45th Annual Festival at Wagner Park, featuring a week of free nightly performances, community workshops, and a one-night commemorative show marking the U.S.
Oakland Ballet Company's Dancing Moons Festival, celebrating AAPI artists, will run this spring at two San Francisco venues, featuring world premieres by Phil Chan and Wei Wang, plus performances of Angel Island with the Del Sol Quartet and Volti.
Valentina Kozlova is currently hosting the 14th edition of the Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition, with 150 entrants from around the world, dancing for scholarships and company contracts before a jury of international dance figures.
Oakland Ballet Company has announced the program for its fourth Dancing Moons Festival, an annual celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander artists.
Oakland Ballet Company’s 2023-24 Season will conclude May 3 to 4 with Lustig LIVE!, a celebration of the choreography of Artistic Director Graham Lustig.
Ohio Contemporary Ballet will present Emerging Choreographers Showcase, a program featuring an extraordinary blend of creativity from rising choreographers Richard Oaxaca, Matthew Roberts, and Janice Rosario.
Oakland Ballet Company's 2023-24 Season will continue in March with the third annual DANCING MOONS FESTIVAL.
Returning to Oakland’s historic Paramount Theatre December 16 - 17, Oakland Ballet Company is delighted to present its annual production of GRAHAM LUSTIG’S THE NUTCRACKER, Saturday at 11 a.m.
Oakland Ballet Company's observance of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), LUNA MEXICANA, returns October 28 to November 4 with two performances at the Hammer Theatre Center in San Jose.
Choreographer Dominic Moore-Dunson will present the world premiere of inCOPnegro: Aftermath, an evening-length dance-theatre performance which explores concepts of safety, police relations, and the importance of community healing.
Returning to Oakland's historic Paramount Theatre December 17 - 18, Oakland Ballet Company is delighted to present its annual production of GRAHAM LUSTIG'S THE NUTCRACKER, Saturday at 1 p.m.
Oakland Ballet Company's 2021-22 Season draws to a celebratory conclusion this month with a wide-ranging program that is both retrospective and forward-looking.
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company announces the Eighth CrossCurrent Choreographic Festival, in collaboration with Flushing Town Hall, on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 2pm.
Oakland Ballet Company’s 2021-22 Season continues next month with its first-ever celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander choreographers, the DANCING MOONS FESTIVAL.
Returning to Oakland's historic Paramount Theatre December 18 - 19, Oakland Ballet Company will present its annual production of Graham Lustig's The Nutcracker.
