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
"Every milestone naturally brings reflection, but the Black Choreographers Festival's 20th anniversary slated for February is powered by something far more profound than nostalgia." -Rachel Howard Read more
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THE AFRICAN & AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTS COALITION and K*STAR*PRODUCTIONS
Celebrating the Legacy of
African American Arts & Culture
The 11th Annual Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now
presents a special summer performance celebrating the legacy of
African & African American art and culture - soulful, beautiful, inspiring.
Oakland
Summer Showcase
Saturday
August 15
8:00 pm
featuring:
Pre-concert Reception – 7:30pm
Cake & Chat following the performance
TICKET / INFORMATION
900 Fallon Street, Oakland
Street parking available. BART accessible @ Lake Merritt Station
General in Advance/Students/Senior Tickets: $15
General Tickets at door: $20
Special Rate for youth 14-under: $10
Purchase tickets online:
or purchase tickets by phone: 800-8388-3006
Festival programming subject to change.
San Francisco
February 21 - 22
Saturday & Sunday 7:30pm
featuring:
Byb Chanel Bibene
Antoine Hunter, in collaboration with Ellen Sebastian Chang
Brontez Purnell (Sat only)
Carmen Roman
Phylicia Stroud
Nafi Watson
Kharyshi Wiginton & Jene Levine-Snipes (Sun only)
Jamie Wright (Sun only)
Pre-concert Reception – Saturday, February 21, 6:30pm
San Francisco
FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 1
Saturday & Sunday 7:30pm
featuring:
Christal Brown
Maurya Kerr
Robert Moses
Raissa Simpson
Post-performance Q & A – Sunday, March 1
Cake & Chat following every BCF performance!
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The Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now ~ 2015 – is made possible in part by the generous support of the San Francisco Arts Commission and on-going support of the Zellerbach Family Foundation and community partners Dance Mission Theater, Laney College Theater, Dimensions Dance Theater, SafeArtsHouse, ODC Theater, and YBCA.