Joe Goode Performance Group

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Time of Change: Show with Audio Description

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Sep 12: Show with Haptic Access Tour + Audio Description* for blind/low vision audiences

This show includes Live Audio Description and a Haptic Access Tour by Stephanie Hewett of Gravity Access Services for visually impaired audience members. Haptic Access Tour begins at 6:30pm on Sunday, Sep 12. JGPG staff are available to assist with reserving tickets. Please call 415-561-6565 to leave a message with your name, phone number, and times to call you back!

Please note: audiences will be traversing just under 0.5 miles within a 2.5 block of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. This show’s live performance does require audiences to cross 4 intersections (with stop signs (2) on a ‘Slow Street’ and street lights (2)) with the audience group of 20. Three ushers and 1 production staff will be supporting patrons. Folks using our Audio Description services are encouraged to bring a companion or friend for support navigating the show, at no cost. Please make note on your ticket order, or when you’re reserving via phone: 415-561-6565. 

You may also reserve the ‘Tour with Audio Description‘ ticket here on our website, if you wish. If you need more support with pricing, give us a call at 415-561-6565 or email [email protected].

For blind and visually impaired audience members, Joe Goode Performance Group partners with Gravity Access Services to offer live audio description and a haptic access tour. Audio description is a live audio track spoken by a professional audio describer to audience members with visual impairments through a wireless headset system. It provides clear and engaging descriptions of the meaningful visual details of a performance. Haptic access tours (20-30 minutes) are a live pre-show tour that allows patrons to experience—through touch and their own movement— the space, performers, costumes and objects in addition to key movement elements in the performance.

For more information, to book a spot in a Haptic Access Tour or to reserve a headset please call:  415-561-6565

See the world premiere of Time of Change created by the Artistic team, co-directors: Joe Goode/Joe Goode Performance Group, Melecio Estrella and OYSTERKNIFE (Chibueze Crouch + Gabriele Christian). This is an in-person show that will guide small audience groups through the streets of the Haight-Ashbury to witness several pop-up moments of movement, music, monologue and more.

Tickets: Advance registration required.
15 Artist Tickets @ $20
35 General Admission @ $48
Saturday shows will include a VIP experience for 5 people @ $125

SALES END AT 5:00pm the day BEFORE each show.

This ensures audiences and JGPG staff can be accommodated with COVID safety protocols, access needs, and clear communication about show logistics. Please plan ahead and reserve your ticket early!

Time of Change will weave and examine the utopian ideals and failures of the hippie era – as they relate to our current revolution. The project will uplift real peoples’ histories, examine the whiteness of the hippie movement, and explore what intersectional liberation means.

JGPG is presenting this project with SF Heritage (in the Doolan-Larson Residence at Haight x Ashbury), to celebrate their 50th Anniversary (and JGPG’s 35th). Read more about Time of Change here.

Where: Outdoor and indoor locations in the Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood
(Our show has several different walking routes that will be randomly assigned to each party of ticket-holders. Some cover a longer distance (8+ blocks) others are somewhat shorter (5-7 blocks). Please indicate in the ‘Comments’ section [when checking out on your ticket order] if your party has a preference on route distance and if anyone in your party has access needs. We will be following up with the email you provide before your show time with several reminders, details and opportunities to ask questions. Please reach out via email if you have any concerns or questions: [email protected])

Contact us at [email protected] for access support (cost or otherwise) to this event.

Photo by RJ Muna
[image description: Highly colorized portrait on a bright blue background, with a yellow and pink toned figure holding a bouquet of flowers in front of their chest. A diagonal splash of red, cyan and yellow flower blossoms are tossed mid-air in front of the figure.]

Time of Change – Pay-What-You-Can Preview

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See the world premiere of Time of Change created by the Artistic team, co-directors: Joe Goode/Joe Goode Performance Group, Melecio Estrella and OYSTERKNIFE (Chibueze Crouch + Gabriel Christian). This is an in-person show that will guide small audience groups through the streets of the Haight-Ashbury to witness several pop-up moments of movement, music, monologue and more.

Time of Change will weave and examine the utopian ideals and failures of the hippie era – as they relate to our current revolution. The project will uplift real peoples’ histories, examine the whiteness of the hippie movement, and explore what intersectional liberation means.

JGPG is presenting this project with SF Heritage (in the Doolan-Larson Residence at Haight x Ashbury), to celebrate their 50th Anniversary (and JGPG’s 35th). Time of Change is emerging as a collaborative process, with neighborhood meetings, co-creation, and community agency. Read more about Time of Change here.

SALES END AT 5:00pm the day BEFORE the show.

Advance registration required.
This ensures audiences and JGPG staff can be accommodated with COVID safety protocols, access needs, and clear communication about show logistics. Please plan ahead and reserve your ticket early!

Where: Outdoor and indoor locations in the Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood
(Our show has several different walking routes that will be randomly assigned to each party of ticket-holders. Some cover a longer distance (8+ blocks) others are somewhat shorter (5-7 blocks). Please indicate in the ‘Comments’ section [when checking out on your ticket order] if your party has a preference on route distance and if anyone in your party has access needs. We will be following up with the email you provide before your show time with several reminders, details and opportunities to ask questions. Please reach out via email if you have any concerns or questions: [email protected])

Sep 1-12, 2021. Wednesdays-Sundays: 7:30pm
Sep 9: Show with ASL Interpretation
Sep 12: Show with Haptic Access tour (6:30pm) + Audio Description for blink/low vision audiences

Tickets:
Pay-what-you-can Preview $10-38 Sliding Scale
15 Artist Tickets @ $20
35 General Admission @ $48
Saturday shows will include a VIP experience for 5 people @ $125

Tickets now on sale

Creators’ Circle Donors will get special early ticket access starting June 17.
JGPG Donors will receive access June 25.

Contact us at [email protected] for access support (cost or otherwise) to this event.

Daddy Matters: Movement-Based Storytelling Series

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Dates: Tuesdays, 4-6pm pst, July 27th, and August 17th

This class series, informed by the Daddy Matters (www.joegoode.org/event/daddy-matters) work created by Richard and Jhia Jackson, is a supported exploration of three different choreographic elements of dance: story, music, and movement. Classes can be taken as a single drop-in or as a progressive series: each class will build on the previous and each element can also be explored independently. Much like the Daddy Matters work, this series is open to all who want to move or be moved, and can be taken independently or with family, friends, or colleagues.

Participants will engage in an in-depth exploration of the elements of story, music, and movement to expand and deepen their presence with themselves, their class partner, and others. Throughout the series, the creative prompts will allow for everyone to share and move at their own comfort level, encouraging an ongoing exploration of our ability to make intentional, respected choices. As the class series progresses, the prompts will draw more and more from movement as the primary art form, facilitating opportunities to work together in crafting and sharing the inspirations that come from our explorations. This will result in the opportunity for in-class sharing, as well as contributing to the living archive on the Daddy Matters webpage (www.jhiajackson.com/daddy-matters). For more specifics on the content of each standalone class, please visit the Daddy Matters webpage or the individual class registration pages.

This series is developed and led by Richard Jackson, Jhia Jackson, Damara Vita Ganley, and Patricia West.

Registration is open! Click here to RSVP.

For a living archive of this project & info on past sessions, please visit www.jhiajackson.com/daddy-matters

Dear reader,

You are invited to join Jhia, Damara, Patricia, and myself in the second session of our Daddy Matters virtual class series, Music, on Tuesday, July 27th, from 4pm – 6pm pst.

In this class, we will be exploring the music of your life and your relationships. Music is a means to communicate emotions. In determining the playlist for Daddy Matters, I thought about the music I listen to, how that music made me feel, and the impact it had on others. The music has to sound good and I wanted some good old fashioned feet tapping, finger tapping music – music where the song is halfway over before you realize you were already moving along with it. Music is the glue that brings together the story and movement, it brings together all of the elements necessary to create a work of art.  

Music comes in many different shapes, formats, and styles. Recently, I watched a dance performance without music and I found myself creating music in my mind. Even when we think there is no music, music is still present. We invite you to join us – on your own or with someone special – to explore what it means to view your life as art and what happens when we explore the music in our lives. 

~RICHARD

Richard Jackson, Jr. (he/him) is a New Jersey native and an avid music lover who is guilty of influencing and nurturing his daughter, Jhia Jackson’s, love of music and dance.  Using his extensive library of over 1,500 of record albums (vinyl) and attending live performances, it afforded him an opportunity to connect today’s music with its roots in yesterday’s artists. He is a graduate of Howard University, with a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, and Pepperdine University, with a Master’s degree in Business Administration.  Richard, who has been living with Parkinson’s for over 20 years, has no formal dance training or credits beyond what has been absorbed by attending over 20 years of Jhia’s dance and cheer performances. 

Jhia Louise Jackson (she/they) is an artist, academic, and activist who regularly engages in interdisciplinary projects. She has worked with artists such as Alexandra Pirici, Joya Powell/Movement of the People Dance Company, Raissa Simpson/Push Dance Company, RAWdance, Cally Spooner, Kim Epifano/Epiphany Dance Theater, and dNaga Dance. As the founder of j.habitus and a current doctoral student in Sociology at UCSF, she creates visceral explorations and presentations of topics drawn from her academic and activist work. She earned her BA in Dance, Sociology, and Ethics from Loyola Marymount University in LA and her MS in Bioethics from Columbia University. She is the founder of Emerging Black Bay Artists, an online community supporting the professional development of early and mid-career Black artists in the Bay Area. Visit www.jhiajackson.com to learn more about her work.

Damara Vita Ganley (she/they) is committed to art making practices that inspire connection, collaboration and correspondence with the heart. They have been a part of the JGPG community as student, artist and education co-coordinator since 2008.
Working with Jhia and Richard in Daddy Matter’s has brought her into a deeper creative journey with her own family and has deepened her commitment and understanding of relationship as the orienting compass for everything at all times. The inspired care that she sees Jhia and Richard offer one another and others is like a recipe – something to follow and reference as a way to nourish and celebrate our complex lives and relationships.

Patricia West (she/her) is an educator and performing artist. She aims to create and support spaces that foster self-expression and collaboration. Patricia is grateful to have continued to work artistically with and serve people across varied diverse communities all over the Bay Area and beyond. Patricia is currently one of the Education Coordinators for JGPG and has been a company member since 2006. Jhia and Richard’s work has inspired Patricia with ways to creatively tend to her relationships with those she loves, both living and deceased. Patricia shares Daddy Matters’ value in the ways music, movement, story and presence are integral in order to deepen our understanding of ourselves and are threads that uniquely weave us with one another.

photo by Amal Bisharat from RAWdance’s Concept Series 23 (2018)

Daddy Matters with Jhia + Richard Jackson

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Joe Goode Performance Group and the JGPG Dance for Parkinson’s Program presented Daddy Matters on May 22, 2021— an ongoing father-daughter duet co-created & performed by Jhia Jackson and Richard Jackson. Daddy Matters has structured improvisation, audience direction, and a blend of Black contemporary music styles to engage with themes of race, family, and Parkinson’s Disease. The work is generated from an interview with Grandma Tiger, creating an intergenerational experience that evolves over time as the family shifts and the work’s intended audience does as well.

 

For this culminating event, we invited families, artists, healthcare practitioners, and those living with Parkinson’s Disease or similar neurological conditions to join us in creating a space for reflection on the role of family relationships in promoting human flourishing.

NEXT: stay tuned for more details on Jhia & Richard’s class series! Registration for families (chosen or otherwise) will open soon!

For a living archive of this project, please visit jhiajackson.com/daddy-matters

Jhia’s website page will be updated with video from the event, information on our subsequent class series, and more resources drawn from the virtual experience.

Tickets were on a sliding scale, which means we provided three different levels of ticket prices, all with the same level of access, in order to support the accessibility of this event. Level names reflect themes present in the work, reminding you that your presence is already a contribution.

Richard Jackson, Jr. is a New Jersey native and an avid music lover who is guilty of influencing and nurturing his daughter, Jhia Jackson’s, love of music and dance.  Using his extensive library of over 1,500 of record albums (vinyl) and attending live performances, it afforded him an opportunity to connect today’s music with its roots in yesterday’s artists. He is a graduate of Howard University, with a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, and Pepperdine University, with a Master’s degree in Business Administration.  Richard, who has been living with Parkinson’s for over 20 years, has no formal dance training or credits beyond what has been absorbed by attending over 20 years of Jhia’s dance and cheer performances. 

Jhia Louise Jackson is an artist, academic, and activist who regularly engages in interdisciplinary projects. She has worked with artists such as Alexandra Pirici, Joya Powell/Movement of the People Dance Company, Raissa Simpson/Push Dance Company, RAWdance, Cally Spooner, Kim Epifano/Epiphany Dance Theater, and dNaga Dance. As the founder of j.habitus and a current doctoral student in Sociology at UCSF, she creates visceral explorations and presentations of topics drawn from her academic and activist work. She earned her BA in Dance, Sociology, and Ethics from Loyola Marymount University in LA and her MS in Bioethics from Columbia University. She is the founder of Emerging Black Bay Artists, an online community supporting the professional development of early and mid-career Black artists in the Bay Area. Visit www.jhiajackson.com to learn more about her work.

photo by Amal Bisharat from RAWdance’s Concept Series 23 (2018)

Time of Change – Work in Progress Showing

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See the first preview of JGPG’s newest work, Time of Change – with the Artistic team, co-directors: Joe Goode/Joe Goode Performance Group, Melecio Estrella and OYSTERKNIFE (Chibueze Crouch + Gabriel Christian). This virtual showing will be shared via Zoom, with live and newly recorded videos from each of the Artistic team.

Time of Change will weave and examine the utopian ideals and failures of the hippie era – as they relate to our current revolution. The project will uplift real peoples’ histories, examine the whiteness of the hippie movement, and explore what intersectional liberation means. JGPG is presenting this project with SF Heritage (in the Doolan-Larson Residence at Haight x Ashbury), to celebrate their 50th Anniversary (and JGPG’s 35th). Time of Change is emerging as a collaborative process, with neighborhood meetings, co-creation, and community agency. Read more about Time of Change here.

Advance registration required. Tickets now available!
Contact us at [email protected] for access support (cost or otherwise) to this event.

Virtual Open House 6.0

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The Joe Goode Annex presents Virtual Open House 6.0!

we are very excited to bring you our new series of Virtual Open Houses – a platform for digital performance.

Still seeking BIPOC artists! Submit your video here.

Show date: Friday, April 9th @7pm PST, streamed via Twitch.tv/joegoodeannex – please note, audiences will need to register via Twitch in order to participate in the live chat feature. We recommend it! To do so, you will need to create a username + pw (all free!) so please plan ahead and give yourself time to do so! You WILL be able to VIEW ONLY the stream without an account.

Suggested donations $5-30 encouraged to support artist stipends, future programs, and our tech team.

VOH 6.0 Artists:
Hannah Meleokaiao Ayasse (she/her or they)
Mark Travis Rivera (he/him) / Mark Travis Dance
Nico Maimon (she/they)
Shawn Hawkins / Dark Faith Dance Company
Nafi Thompson ( she/her) / Neon Blue Productions

“we are learning how to be an accessible, virtual venue- while resisting white supremacy’s perpetuation of scarcity, merit & perfectionism in art making. we will not be evaluating any submissions for merit + aim to build a platform that matched our values.” GG, Melissa, and Nico of JGPG

some inside info on the selection of artists for this round
Our process was primarily on first-come first-served basis, with some light arranging by JGPG staff team GG, Melissa, Nicole—to work towards a balanced set of artists based on the following:

  • We held a minimum of 4 out of the 5 slots for BIPOC artists.
  • Work highlighting Queer/Trans Black Indigenous People of Color (QTBIPOC) visibility/bodies in the work itself
  • Having a range and balance of age, ability and career stage
  • This is not a merit-based ‘selection’ process. We will not be personally evaluating submitted content.
  • We are able to offer $50 stipends for each work

stay tuned for future open houses

LINK TO LIVE STREAM on TWITCH.TV – join at 7pm pst!

Virtual Open House 5.0

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The Joe Goode Annex presents Virtual Open House 5.0!

we are very excited to bring you our new series of Virtual Open Houses – a platform for digital performance.

Still seeking BIPOC artists! Submit your video here.

Show date: Friday, February 26 @ 7pm PST, streamed via Twitch.tv/joegoodeannex – please note, audiences will need to register via Twitch in order to participate in the live chat feature. We recommend it! To do so, you will need to create a username + pw (all free!) so please plan ahead and give yourself time to do so! You WILL be able to VIEW ONLY the stream without an account.

Suggested donations $5-30 encouraged to support artist stipends, future programs, and our tech team.

VOH 5.0 Artists: Carmina Marquez (they/she) + Maneesh Raj Madahar (he/him) | Chhoti Maa (Vreni Michelini Castillo – she / they / elle) | Chibueze Crouch (she/hers) | pateldanceworks (Bhumi Patel – she/they) | Sandra Scheuber (she/her)

“we are learning how to be an accessible, virtual venue- while resisting white supremacy’s perpetuation of scarcity, merit & perfectionism in art making. we will not be evaluating any submissions for merit + aim to build a platform that matched our values.” GG, Melissa, and Nico of JGPG

some inside info on the selection of artists for this round
Our process was primarily on first-come first-served basis, with some light arranging by JGPG staff team GG, Melissa, Nicole—to work towards a balanced set of artists based on the following:

  • We held a minimum of 4 out of the 5 slots for BIPOC artists.
  • Work highlighting Queer/Trans Black Indigenous People of Color (QTBIPOC) visibility/bodies in the work itself
  • Having a range and balance of age, ability and career stage
  • This is not a merit-based ‘selection’ process. We will not be personally evaluating submitted content.
  • We are able to offer $50 stipends for each work

stay tuned for future open houses

LINK TO LIVE STREAM on TWITCH.TV – join at 7pm pst!

Arriving with Joe Goode

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Arriving: Virtual Retreat with Joe Goode

Sat-Sun, Jan 23-24, 10am-1pm PT
Price: $125*

A 2-day (virtual) retreat for the body and the spirit

Each day will include:
Movement for Humans – a gentle series of guided movement (mostly on the floor) designed to restore and replenish the body
Guided meditation, both walking and sitting
Sharing of inspirational texts and quotes (dharma)
Time for writing and reflection and small group shares

The sessions are designed for individuals of all ages and abilities. No dance training is required. Both sessions will be held via Zoom.

*if price is a barrier, please reach out to [email protected]
**contact [email protected] to let us know of accommodations you need to access/use Zoom

Virtual Open House 4.0

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The Joe Goode Annex presents Virtual Open House 4.0!

we are very excited to bring you our new series of Virtual Open Houses – a platform for digital performance.

Show date: Friday, December 18 @ 7pm PST, streamed via Twitch.tv/joegoodeannex – please note, audiences will need to register via Twitch in order to participate in the live chat feature. We recommend it! To do so, you will need to create a username + pw (all free!) so please plan ahead and give yourself time to do so! You WILL be able to VIEW ONLY the stream without an account.

Suggested donations $5-30 encouraged to support artist stipends, future programs, and our tech team.

Artist Lineup:
Anandha Ray (she/her)
Andreina Maldoando (she/her)
Jeffrey Yip (he/him)
Sarah Bush (she/they) of Sarah Bush Dance with Julianna Cressman, KJ Dahlaw, Risa Ofelia Diaz, courtney hope, Frances Teves Sedayao
Tiff Tonel (they/them)

“we are learning how to be an accessible, virtual venue- while resisting white supremacy’s perpetuation of scarcity, merit & perfectionism in art making. we will not be evaluating any submissions for merit + aim to build a platform that matched our values.” GG, Melissa, and Nico of JGPG

some inside info on the selection of artists for this round
Our process was primarily on first-come first-served basis, with some light arranging by JGPG staff team GG, Melissa, Nicole—to work towards a balanced set of artists based on the following:

  • We held a minimum of 4 out of the 5 slots for BIPOC artists.
  • Work highlighting Queer/Trans Black Indigenous People of Color (QTBIPOC) visibility/bodies in the work itself
  • Having a range and balance of age, ability and career stage

stay tuned for future open houses in 2021

LINK TO LIVE STREAM on TWITCH.TV – join at 7pm pst!

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