Feb/March 2006
Theater
CounterPULSE
Dessert First: dancing and eating the way we want...
Fri.Sun.
Feb 17-19, 8 pm $20/door, $15/adv.
An
innovative fusion of gourmet food and exhilarating dance that explores our
complex relationships with food and with ourselves. Melissa Hudson and her new
company, HudsonDance, have created a theatrical feast designed to engage all
the senses, with new choreography by Hudson and guests Bibliodance, as well as
a corresponding taster menu of tantalizing hors d’oeuvres from the critically
acclaimed Ghetto Gourmet. Reservations strongly encouraged - dont miss
it! Res/Info: info@counterpulse.org or
(415) 626-2060 CounterPULSE is located just west of the corner of 9th Street
and Mission, at 1310 Mission Street (north side of Mission Street).
Collage @ Counterpulse
Fri/Sat Feb. 24 & 25, 8 pm $10-15
A collage of new works
from four fresh choreographers. Join Amy Lewis, Isabelle Sjahsam, Mica Miro,
and Rebecca Gilbert for an exciting evening of dance with classical,
theatrical, and pop influences. Res/Info (510) 593-4447
CounterPULSE is located just west of the corner of 9th
Street and Mission, at 1310 Mission Street (north side of Mission Street).
Jess Curtis/Gravity—Intercontinental Collaborations 2
@ CounterPULSE
Thurs.–Sun., March 16-19 & 23-26, 8:30 pm $15-20
Jess Curtis/Gravity presents an evening of fun and
thoughtful interdisciplinary dance and aerial works choreographed by Jess
Curtis in collaboration with international guests Jörg Müller (France), Claire
Cunningham (Scotland) and Jami Quarrel (England). Can two people’s limitations
or “dis-abilities” combine to become virtuosic? When do our skills become
liabilities? Which is more beautiful, our fragility or our strength? Res/Info: (415) 435-7549 CounterPULSE
is located just west of the corner of 9th Street and Mission, at 1310 Mission
Street (north side of Mission Street).
The Gong Show @ The DarkRoom
Friday
February 3, 10, 17, 8pm
Saturday February 4, 11, 18, 8pm
Tickets
$15 at the door $12 on Ticketweb
Bang a Gong! Get it on!
Are you ready to whoop, laugh, shout, moan and groan with
delight? Well, hold on to your hats folks, The Gong Show Live
is coming to The Dark Room this February! See fearless
ringmaster, Chucky Baby (a.k.a. Chuck Barris, a.k.a. Craig
Dickerson of “Love Sick,” “Batman” and “Emperor Norton” fame)
wrangle the most motley group of drop outs, has-beens, freakers, tweakers,
rejects and flat out weirdos ever to grace the stage of
The Dark Room Theatre. In the spirit of the original 70’s variety
show competition, Swift Kick productions brings you “The Gong
Show Live”.
Our
All Star Celebrity Judge line-up includes Bad
Movie Night alumi Mikl M, Sherilyn Connelly, Dr. Hal, Geek Boy
and Jim Fourniadis as well as Dave McKew from Uphill Both Ways,
Mr. “Odd By Nature” himself Sean Owens and special guest judge,
“Cannibal the Musical” creator and "Dad’s Garage" founder,
Sean Daniels.
Acts that manage to get away without being gonged, will be scored
by our celebrity judges on a scale of 1-10. The highest scored act at
the end of the show wins a special secret grand prize. Come be a
part of the insanity!
CHUCKY BABY WANTS YOU!
The
Black Choreographers Festival:
Here & Now
2006
THE AFRICAN & AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTS COALITION
K*STAR* PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH ODC THEATER PRESENT
February 10-12,2006
Friday & Saturday - 8:00 pm
Sunday - 7:00 pm
Project Artaud Theater
450 Florida (@ 17th St.), San Francisco, CA
Featuring
Chloe Arnold (from LA)
Kim Sims-Battiste / Culture Shock Oakland
Joanna Haigood
Robert Moses
Deborah Vaughan/Dimensions Dance the Theater (Sat/Sun)
From the BCF’s Mentor Program, 2 Emerging Artists will debut work
Paco Gomes (Sat)
Susan Voyticky (Fri / Sun)
Special Guest
Destiny "Harpist from the Hood"
Pre-concert music live (Sat)
Family Matinee Sunday - February 12
@ 3:00 pm
Featuring Youth Companies
African Queens
Destiny Arts
Dimensions Extensions
Zaccho Youth Group
and Emerging Artists:
Paco Gomes
Susan Voyticky
Ticket Prices
$20 general admission
$15 /students/seniors/advance tickets
$10 general family matinee
Call the Box Office: 415-863-9834 or visit
www.odctheater.org
Special
Events
BCF Master Class Series
Ronald K.Brown/Evidence
Sat, Jan 28th - 11am - 1pm
ODC Theater (San Francisco)
The first of many classes being offered in the BCF Master Class Series
Art Exhibit featuring Kimara Dixon
February 10th -12th FREE
Dance on Film Series featuring Alonzo King's Lines Ballet
February 11th, 4-6pm FREE
Post-performance Curtain Talks
Sunday, February 12th
WE NEED
NEW TAIKO DRUMS!!
Dance Brigade and friends are hosting the first ever Benefit
FunRaiser, February 12 at Medjool's in the Mission District. This Fundraiser is
to buy new drums for the Company. The Bay Area's premiere socially relevant,
women-identified dance company has been performing in the Bay Area since 1975.
After performing hundreds of benefits for other grass root organizations, Dance
Brigade is hosting a fun packed event so that the community can support them
back. Come dance to the rocking music of DJs Page Hodel, Edaj and Black, sample
the delicious food from Medjool, San Francisco's finest Middle Eastern
restaurant and see some of the area's most outstanding talent, Including Dance
Brigade, Jennifer Berezan, Allan Frias from Fox TV's So You Think You Can Dance
and his company Mind Over Matter and many more.
Dance Brigade builds community through the arts by creating,
presenting, producing and teaching issue-oriented dance theater that explores
the complex issues confronting contemporary Americans. Founded in 1984, Dance
Brigade supports a seven-member professional women's dance company, operates
the 140-seat Dance Mission Theater, produces an annual season showcasing
emerging and established Bay Area choreographers, and conducts an instructional
dance program that serves approximately 400 adults and 400 youth per week.
WHAT:
4-6pm: Drinks, food and slideshow
6-7:30pm: Performances
7:30pm: Dance with DJ's Page Hodel, Edaj, And Black
WHEN:
February 12, 2006
WHERE:
Medjool Restaurant
2522 Mission Street at 21st
San Francisco
WHO:
- Dance
Brigade
- Melanie
DeMore
- Jennifer
Berezan
- Allan
Frais's Mind Over Matter
- Hand
To Hand
- Debbie
Lammam
- Katja
and other guests
COST:
$25-$100 no one turned away for lack of funds
FOR RESERVATIONS:
Call 415 273-4633
