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We Players
USA - Mother Lear (2017)
Date and Time: Saturday May 25, 3:30pm; Sunday May 26, 7:00pm
Duration: 75 minutes, with intermission and discussion
Location: Chapel
Ticket Information:
Early Bird: $18
General Admission: $30
At the door: $33
An irascible middle-aged scholar with dementia communicates with her caretaker daughter using only the text of King Lear, as the two struggle with aging, love and their own balance of power. The performance is immediately followed by a conversation with the audience.
Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco
USA & Spain - Rock Flamenco (World Premiere)
Date and Time: Friday May 31, 9:30pm
Duration: 60 minutes, no intermission
Location: Gallery 308
Ticket Information:
Early Bird: $15
General Admission: $25
Reserved Table Seating: $30, $35
At the door: $28 - $38
Rock flamenco inspired by the time of rock in Spain and Usa In the late 1970’s through the 1990’s, which will combined flamenco singing and clapping with electric guitar, electric bass, and a drum set. Artistic Director Carola Zertuche will adapt six compositions of flamenco rock to created a unique Flamenco Performance.
Tango Con*Fusión Dance Co with Redwood Tango Ensemble
USA & Argentina - Tango Night (World Premiere)
Date and Time: Saturday May 25, 8:00pm
Duration: 45 minutes, followed by Milonga
Location: Gallery 308
Ticket Information:
Early Bird: $21
General Admission: $35
Reserved Table Seating: $45, $100
At the door: $38, $103
Tango Night -- This is not your mother’s tango! In this groundbreaking performance, Tango Con*Fusión, San Francisco’s all women company, dances to original music composed by Charles Gorzynski and his Redwood Tango Ensemble. Both groups push the traditional boundaries of the genre. Following the performance, guests are invited to stay for a “milonga.”
Nancy Wang of Eth-Noh-Tec
USA - Shadows and Secrets
Date and Time: Sunday May 26, 2:00pm & 4:00pm
Duration: 60 minutes, no intermission
Location: Southside Theater
Ticket Information:
Early Bird: $15
General Admission: $25
At the door: $28
More than a Mystery! Multi-media, storytelling, intrigue! The early 1900s in Chicago beckoned immigrants with possibility – but danger was never far behind – tong wars (Chinese mafia), gambling, murders, prohibition… Grandfather and Grandfather’s mega-restaurant were the talk of the town, but one late night the phone rang ... A staged reading.
Melody of China with Sound of Dragon
USA - Dragon Song
Date and Time: Sunday June 2, 6:00pm
Duration: 75 minutes, no intermission
Location: Gallery 308
Ticket Information:
Early Bird: $12
General Admission: $20
Reserved Table Seating: $25, $30
At the door: $23 - $33
Melody of China joins forces with Sound of Dragon Ensemble from Vancouver. The program will feature new arrangements of traditional Chinese repertoire mixed ensemble including Chinese chamber ensemble and flute, guitar, cello, harp and percussion. The program will include exciting new works by composers from the U.S. and Canada.
Guru Shradha
USA - An Enchanting Odissi Odyssey
Date and Time: Saturday May 25, 2:00pm
Duration: 45 minutes, no intermission, Shared Program with Abhinaya Dance Company
Location: Cowell Theater
Ticket Information:
Early Bird: $15
General Admission: $25
At the door: $28
Odissi dance, one of the oldest surviving Indian dance forms, is captivating through its unique grace and poses evoking temple dance sculptures. An Enchanting Odissi Odyssey takes the audience through a spiritual journey showcasing contemporary and traditional choreography revealing a tapestry of its devotional, emotive, intricate dance and haunting music.
Felicity Hesed
USA - Cara Vita: A Clown Concerto (World Premiere)
Date and Time: Thursday May 30, 8:30pm; Friday May 31, 7:00pm; Saturday June 1, 2:00pm
Duration: 25 minutes, no intermission, Shared Program with Tara Brandel
Location: Firehouse
Ticket Information:
Early Bird: $15
General Admission: $25
At the door: $28
Cara Vita: A Clown Concerto is a solo clown piece which explores the joys, sorrows, and hilarity of romance, relationships, and child-rearing through music, acrobatics, and magic. Created and performed by Felicity Hesed, this comedy offers a female perspective on life.
Deborah Slater Dance Theatre
USA - Solos Lost & Found
Date and Time: Friday May 31, 9:30pm; Saturday June 1, 8:00pm; Sunday June 2, 7:00pm
Duration: 50 minutes, no intermission
Location: Firehouse
Ticket Information:
Early Bird: $15
General Admission: $25
At the door: $28
Short solos tell stories of love and loss. In Grace Floats, a Maine woman waits for the return of her fisherman husband. In Beneath the Thin Skin, a standstill monologue surrounds the remnants of innocent loved ones. And finally, a table and chair pay homage to timeless classics that put DSDT on the map.
Conspiracy of Venus
USA - The Sixth Extinction? Songs of Lament and Celebration
Date and Time: Sunday June 2, 2:00pm
Duration: 90 minutes, with intermission
Location: Chapel
Ticket Information:
Early Bird: $15
General Admission: $25
At the door: $28
Conspiracy of Venus women's vocal ensemble sings songs by Joni Mitchell, the Pixies and many others, and original compositions by Joyce Todd McBride.
Compagnie Virginie Brunelle
Canada - Complexe des Genres (2012, US Premiere)
Date and Time: Thursday May 30, 8:30pm
Duration: 65 minutes, no intermission
Location: Cowell Theater
Ticket Information:
Early Bird: $15
General Admission: $25
At the door: $28
Overwhelmed by their fears, men and women collide in a forlorn attempt to validate their own existence. Their excesses lead them on the road to ruin, guided by their desperate desire to feel something, to feel alive. A physical and acrobatic choreography imbued with remarkable visual poetry.
Amy Lewis / Agnes Szelag
USA - ANIMA MAGNETA (World Premiere)
Date and Time: Friday May 24, 9:30pm; Saturday May 25, 9:00pm
Duration: 60 minutes, no intermission
Location: Firehouse
Ticket Information:
Early Bird: $14
General Admission: $22
At the door: $25
Experience a surrogate reality where seemingly disparate ideas and dimensions suddenly coexist. ANIMA MAGNETA, by choreographer Amy Lewis and sound artist Agnes Szelag, transforms sensory awareness through the interweaving of dance, video, and sound. Get ready for time to shift and other worlds to appear.
Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose
USA - Stories of Justice (2018, San Francisco Premiere)
Date and Time: Saturday May 25, 2:00pm
Duration: 45 minutes, no intermission, Shared Program with Guru Shradha
Location: Cowell Theater
Ticket Information:
Early Bird: $15
General Admission: $25
At the door: $28
Stories of Justice will examine the non-violent resistance strategies of Martin Luther King, Jr. to demonstrate that the fight for social justice is ongoing and that past struggles provide lessons that enable us to confront our current problems.
