B L A C K C H O R E O G R A P H E R S
F E S T I V A L: H E R E & N O W
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BCF is Celebrating 20 Years!!!
AWARDED ~BEST OF THE BAY
- SF BAY GUARDIAN 2009
RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOR PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF BLACK DANCE
IN THE BAY AREA, 2019
Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now
Celebrating 20 years!!!
BCF Concerts
in association with Dance Mission Theater
Saturday, February 22 & Sunday, February 23 @ 7:30p
Dance Mission Theater, 3316 – 24th St., San Francisco
Featuring the works of:
Byb Chanel Bibene
$20 Adv/Students/Seniors
$25 General at the door
$35 VIP - Reserved Seating
2 - Performances Pass @ $30 ($15 per performance date)
New Voices / New Works
in association with Dance Mission Theater
Saturday, March 1 & Sunday, March 2 @ 7:30p
Dance Mission Theater, 3316 – 24th St., San Francisco
Tara Bucknor (Sat)
Gabriele Christian
Clarissa Dyas
William Brewton Fowler Jr (Sat)
dominique lesleyann
Sriba Kwadjovie (Sun)
Aja Randall, Patricia West, Damara Vita Ganley - DAP
Justin Sharlman
Natalya Shoaf
Dazaun Soleyn - dazaundance
Tamara Williams-Xavier - Moving Spirits (Sun)
$20 Adv/Students/Seniors
$25 General at the door
$35 VIP - Reserved Seating
2 - Performances Pass @ $30 ($15 per performance date)
Sunday, March 2, pay-what-you-will (PWYW)
Tickets will be available beginning in December
*Programming subject to change
More 20th Anniversary Events
BCF Special Events – FREE to the Public w/ BCF 20th Exhibit, Spirit of Sankofa: Bridging the Legacies of BCM to BCF:
February 7 (Fri @7p) – BCF @ MoAD, Spirit of Sankofa –
Panel Discussion, Throwback to the Future, moderated by Dr. Halifu Osumare
Featuring: Joanna Haigood, Robert Moses, Raissa Simpson, Dazaun Soleyn
Attend this panel at MoAD and receive a special discount code to BCF performances at Dance Mission Theater.
February 8 (Sat @12, 2, 4p) – BCF @MoAD, Spirit of Sankofa –
Performances featuring: Dazaun Soleyn & Algin “Align” Sterling
March 22 (Sat @ 2p) – BCF @ SFPL, Spirit of Sankofa –
Panel & Performances facilitated by Dr Halifu Osumare
featuring: Natalya Shoaf, Byb Chanel Bibene, Justin Sharlman, and dominique lesleyann
May 3 - June 21 @ Minnesota Street Project - Spirit of Sankofa – Panel & Performances
Different Panels and Performances featured for each event!
The Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now – is made possible by the on-going support of the San Francisco Arts Commission, City of Oakland Cultural Arts Funding Program, the Zellerbach Family Foundation, community partners Dance Mission Theater and Dimensions Dance Theater.