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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- SF BAY GUARDIAN 2009
RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOR PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF BLACK DANCE
IN THE BAY AREA, 2019 & 2025
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SAVE THE DATE
BCF: Here & Now - 2027
New Voices/New Works
February 20 & 21
Performances @ 7:30p
Dance Mission Theater, 3316 - 24th St., San Francisco
New Voices/New Works
Call for Choreographers
This is an opportunity for emerging and mid-career choreographers to participate in the Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now ~ 2027.
Participating in this program provides selected artists with performance opportunity, publicity, tech support, and a videographer and photographer to document performances.
Interested choreographers are required to have 2 years of professional presentations of your choreography to apply for this opportunity!
Application due date, October 9, 2026
BCF will notify selected choreographers the week of October 26, 2026.
Email completed applications to: bcfnextwave@gmail.com
*Space on the program is limited so please get your application in early.
The Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now – is made possible by the support of the San Francisco Arts Commission, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, the Zellerbach Family Foundation, and community partner Dance Mission Theater.
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