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 & 2025
"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
20th Anniversary Events
Spirit of Sankofa: Bridging the Legacies of BCM and BCF Featuring: Archival Exhibit, Panel, & Performance Read more
SF Chronicle article features BCF for events to see in 2025
Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now
Celebrating 20 years!!!
20th Anniversary Events
Spirit of Sankofa: Bridging the Legacies of BCM and BCF
Featuring: Archival Exhibit, Panel, & Performance
February 7 (Fri @7p)
Panel Discussion, Throwback to the Future, moderated by Dr. Halifu Osumare
Featuring: Joanna Haigood, Robert Moses, Raissa Simpson, Dazaun Soleyn
Two generations of Black Choreographers dialogue about how the issues during the
Black Choreographers Moving Toward the 21st Century (BCM) a national dance initiative (1989-1995) have shifted, yet remain the same today, during the 20th anniversary of Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now (BCF).
Join us for a stimulating discussion about what it means to be Black in the Bay Area dance scene Then and Now.
Free w/ Museum Admission
Doors open at 6p
6 – 7p Enjoy viewing MoAD’s beautiful art exhibit and BCF’s Artful Archival Exhibit
7p Throwback to the Future, Panel Discussion
Directly following the panel – stay for our Cake & Chat Event!
Attend this panel at MoAD and receive a special discount code to BCF performances at Dance Mission Theater.
February 8 (Sat @12, 2, 4p)
Dynamic Performances of Healing Intimacy
Featuring Dazaun Soleyn and Algin "Align" Sterling
Choreographers/collaborators Soleyn and Sterling create and perform
an engaging structured movement & music improvisation.
With Special Guests: Claire Fisher-Mendez and Jordon E. Dabney
An immersive piece that activates MoAD's galleries in response to the current exhibition,
Liberatory Living: Protective Interiors & Radical Black Joy.
Each iteration is different, come for one or stay for all three!
FREE to the Public
RSVP at MoAD
BCF @ MoAD events are in community partnership with and co-sponsored by the Museum of the African Diaspora.
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.