Two evenings in tribute to the wide spectrum and long continuum of black dance in America. Featuring Laura Elaine Ellis of the Black Choreographers Festival; L.A.’s, untitled dance company featuring Kanye West collaborator Eclipse; and San Francisco’s Deep Waters Dance Theater under the artistic direction of Urban Bush Women alum Amara Tabor-Smith. Also included is the West Coast debut of AsÈ Dance Theater Collective, an NYC based dance company directed by MANCC Fellow and San Francisco native Adia T. Whitaker.
Sunday, October 14th | Devotion: The Live Yoga Series| The Malonga Casquelord Center | 1428 Alice St. Oakland | 10am | Sliding Scale Donation to Youth Speaks | All Ages
Yoga and dance instructor Candida Martinez leads an inviting blend of Ashtanga, Hatha & power Vinyasa movement. Designed for novice and expert urban practitioners, the class will be set to the live sounds of worldly soul singers, Khalil.Anthony, Viveca Hawkins and Jennifer Johns.
Thurs.- Sat. Oct 25-27; November 1-3 | Scourge | ODC Theater| 3153 17th St., SF | 8pm | $25 General, $10 Youth 18 and Under, Plus $65 Benefit* | All Ages
The Living Word Project repertory piece, Scourge, completes an international tour with a return to the Bay Area. Scourge is an evening length theater piece where poetry meets movement and music in a meditation of the myth and reality of Haiti.
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