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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
"BCF is a chance to find standout choreographers whose work
should be seen far more often." - San Francisco Chronicle
AAAPAC & K*Star*Productions
present
Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now - 2019
New Voices / New Works
Celebrating 15 years of BCF with
4 weekends of
Unique and Dynamic Performances!
BCF - SF
February 16 & 17
Byb Chanel Bibene
Gregory Dawson
Joanna Haigood
Antoine Hunter
Robert Henry Johnson
Raissa Simpson
Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th St., San Francisco
7:30 pm
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February 23 & 24
Alexander Diaz
dana e. fitchett
Ashley Gayle & Noah James
Shawn Hawkins (Saturday only)
Cherie Hill
Joslyn Mathis Reed
Dazaun Soleyn
Jamie Wright (Sunday only)
Dance Mission Theater
3316 24th St., San Francisco
7:30 pm
Co-presented with Dance Mission Theater
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March 2 & 3
SAFEhouseArts
Frankie Lee Peterson lll
Natalya Shoaf
145 Eddy St., San Francisco
7:30 pm
( limited seating )
Sponsored by RAW a residency program of SAFEhouse Arts
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BCF - Oakland
March 9 & 10
Kendra Kimbrough Barnes
Dayse Brasil (in collaboration
w/Tô Aí dancers
Tracee Henson (Sunday only)
Shawn Hawkins (Sunday only)
Robert Henry Johnson
Dazaun Soleyn (Saturday only)
Māhealani Uchiyama
Nafi Thompson (Saturday only)
Laney College Theater
900 Fallon St. Oakland
7:30 pm
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All performances - tickets are:
$15 - General
$10 - Children 14 and under





































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, SAFEhouse Arts, Dimensions Dance Theater, Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, Laney College Theater and Dance Dept.
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