Joe Goode Performance Group

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Joe Goode Performance Group: Are You Okay? @ The Rincon Center

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Joe Goode Performance Group presents Are You Ok?

Show Dates and Times: 

Thursday – Sunday – 8pm nightly

Run Time: Approximately 75 minutes | No Intermission

August 14th through August 17th

August 21st through August 24th

August 28th through August 31st

*On Friday, August 22nd, attendees who purchase a specially-priced ticket will be invited to join Joe and the cast of Are You Okay? at STK Steakhouse for drinks, appetizers, and dessert immediately following the show. 

More information to follow after your ticket has been purchased and confirmed. 

 

***Just ADDED***

$35 Rush Tickets 
Are You Okay? Rush Tickets Available Nightly @ the Door
  • Tickets available one hour prior to curtain (7pm)
  • Tickets are first come first serve and based on availability
  • Reference Rush 35 at Box Office
  • Not applicable on sold out nights
  • Check website daily for announcements

 

*SOLD OUT – Pay-What-You-Want Preview — Starting at $1 – *SOLD OUT
Join us for an invited dress rehearsal on Wednesday, August 13th with tickets starting at just $1! This is a great chance to see the show before opening night — but act fast, seats are limited and expected to sell out quickly.

AND… 

$35 Tickets for Audiences 35 & Under
To support and welcome our younger audiences, we’re offering $35 tickets for the August 28th performance to anyone age 35 and under. This code only applies to the $60 (Doing Great) rate allocation. Use code Goode35 at checkout.

 

 

Are You Okay?–to premiere at the historic Rincon Center in downtown San Francisco–is an immersive, site specific dance theater work that asks how we are managing in a world that is personally and collectively unstable.

In a precarious time when our lives, health, jobs, governments and the technologies that connect us are in constant flux, Are You Okay? proposes that embodied and collaborative creativity is not a privileged luxury, but a critical survival technique.

Are You Okay? is the latest immersive work from Joe Goode, whose installations at such sites as the SF Mint, the Lilienthal-Haas House, Haight-Ashbury, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, have thrilled San Francisco audiences for more than two decades.

Created and directed in collaboration with Melecio Estrella of Bandaloop, and performed by members of the Joe Goode Performance Group, Are You Okay? is not to be missed.

Are You Okay? is generously made possible by:

Frances Hellman & Warren Breslau

John Sander & Patti White

 

Photo by RJ Muna
Image Description (AI generated): A poster for Joe Goode Performance Group’s upcoming production titled “Are You Okay?” features a monochrome image with striking yellow accents. In the upper right, a person with curly hair and visible tattoos crouches inside a white box, grasping their head in apparent distress. Below, another dancer is caught mid-motion, upside down with legs extended upward, creating a dynamic and surreal visual. Splashes of bright yellow paint accent the image, emphasizing key text. 

When Eyes Speak presents “Saabit Qadam”-Perseverance

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When Eyes Speak presents “Saabit Qadam” – Perseverance ft. Farah Yasmeen Shaikh and Noorani Dance Company along with Nikita Shah

Show Dates & Times:

10/11/25, Saturday, 4pm + 7pm

10/12/25, Sunday, 2pm

No Intermission | Concessions will be served | Post show Q&A

*We recommend the use of masks, and will provide some at the door.

 

We present the 5th iteration of When Eyes Speak, San Francisco’s First South Asian Choreography Festival, curated by Preethi Ramaprasad and Shruti Abhishek. When Eyes Speak has been featured as a Critic’s Pick by the San Francisco Chronicle, and has been supported by the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco Arts Commission, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, Dance Mission Theatre, and Safehouse Arts to name a few. The festival hopes to support artists in endeavors showcasing the ingenuity and vastness of South Asian diasporic movement and art practices.

Saabit Qadam – Perseverance is Farah Yasmeen Shaikh and Noorani Dance Company’s humble way of honoring the artists of Pakistan – highlighting some that have been of great personal nostalgic influence, from childhood to present day. Whether their work was steeped in activism or not, they have persevered throughout decades, to develop, reclaim, and celebrate their artistry, and that of their history and culture – shared with many across various borders that define the South Asian diaspora and beyond. The show also features the artwork of Kalamkari artist and deisgner Nikita Shah.

Dancer Name & Photo Credit: Farah Yasmeen Shaikh, Image by Hussain Zaidi 

Image Description: Farah holds her earring grinning as she enjoys a moment of movement. She is wearing an off-white kathak outfit.

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This Holiday Season Consider Giving to JGPG 

Art transmitted human to human in the flesh, in close proximity, in the imperfect perfection of our humanness, is an antidote to division and isolation.

The future of Joe Goode Performance Group aims to build on its foundation of experimentation and promotion of compassion by exploring new frontiers of dance and theater.

Joe Goode Performance Group is a 501c3 tax exempt organization. Your gift is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Our tax-exempt number is 94-2993917.

Reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions about your tax-deductible donation to JGPG.

Photo by Robbie Sweeny
Dancers: Joe Goode & Melecio Estrella (COVER)
Image Description: Joe (right) and Melecio (left) both wear black shirts and reach up into the air.

Movement for Humans

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EVERY SATURDAY, 10AM – 11:15AM PST VIA ZOOM and 10AM – 11:30AM  in-person at the annex

 

Saturdays 10am – 11:15am (online) & 10am – 11:30am (in-person) –  (9:50am opening of the online studio)

Movement for Humans Online Studio 
Meeting ID: 833 1694 6717

Passcode: 667905

Open Saturday classes taught either by Joe Goode or Joe Goode Performance Group company members focusing on gentle, restorative movement.

Online and In-Person Schedule

The first Saturday of every month will be in-person at the Annex (marked below). In-person classes are 15 minutes longer than online classes and go from 10am – 11:30am.

 

*Joe is teaching Virtual Movement for Humans Saturday August 1st at 10am. 

August

Movement for Humans w/Joe – ONLINE Saturday (8/1) – Taught by Joe

Check back soon for more teacher updates. 

Joe Goode Annex Rentals

RENT THE JOE GOODE ANNEX FOR YOUR NEXT REHEARSAL, WORKSHOP, OR PERFORMANCE!

  • Affordable Rates
  • Transit Accessible by BART (16th St Mission) and multiple bus lines
  • 28 ft x 42 ft (1176 sq ft) studio/stage space
  • Sprung marley floors with radiant floor heat
  • Rentable daily from 9am-11pm | 7 days/week
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Fluorescent, Natural, and theatrical lighting
  • Easy to use sound system

Click here to read our full COVID Protocols 

annex rental availability calendar

PRIVATE REHEARSAL & PUBLIC CLASSES/WORKSHOPS RENTALS

Non-Profit Rates:

Private Rehearsals: $25/hour 
Classes/Workshops: $40/hour

Large Rental Discount – 10% off when you book 20 or more hours.

 

COVID protocols:

COVID Protocols and requirements:
Read the full JGPG Protocols: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nXnjGeQe1ndDy6gtBj8jEKwF-rU7CmGyQXggG1GKjA8/edit#

  • Rentals must keep accurate lists of participants at every individual session, and make those lists available to Joe Goode Performance Group for contact tracing upon request. Any possible COVID exposures that occur must be reported to JGPG and to all participants in the class immediately.
  • Masks are highly recommended for audience members of Performances regardless of capacity, but not required.
  • The Annex is currently operating at full capacity (75 seats).

 

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Ready to book? Check availability on our public calendar then email [email protected] with the dates and times you want!

Check Availability

STUDIO RENTAL POLICIES
  • Deposit of 10% is due at time of booking.  Monthly payment plans are available for long-term rentals.
  • All rental activities are subject to Joe Goode Performance Group approval and availability of the space. 
  • JGPG reserves the right to cancel a rehearsal or class rental due to unforeseen / emergency circumstances. Fully contracted performance rentals will take priority and not be moved, unless in the case of an extreme situation or unresolvable conflict.  A bumped renter will be notified as soon as possible and receive credit for a future reservation.
  • Payment can be made via credit card or check. Credit card payments are subject to a credit card processing fee added to the total invoice.
CANCELLATION POLICIES
  • Bookings of 2 or more rehearsals canceled more than 48 hours prior will receive a full refund minus your deposit unless immediately rebooking canceled space. 
  • Bookings canceled within 48 hours are non-refundable but can be credited to a future reservation if booked at time of cancellation. 
  • All fees for unused studio time canceled without notice are not refundable and not eligible for credit.
  • Cancellation due to COVID related illness or exposure are fully refundable and can be rebooked without incurring additional fee’s.

PERFORMANCE & PUBLIC EVENT RENTALS 

  • Theatrical Repertory Plot of LED & conventional instruments with multiple open rigging points 
  • Column-free, flexible stage area with sprung, marley laid floor
  • Standard seating – 75 seats on risers (subject to COVID capacity limits)
  • Upstairs Green Room with costume and prop storage 
    • (please note our green room and technicians booth is on the second floor and up a flight of stairs – technician set up can be moved into the theater space for accessibility upon request.)  
Rates:

NEW SPACE RATES * EFFECTIVE 11/1/23 *
Tech Rehearsal: $70/hr
Public Showing: $75/hr
Performance: $110/hr

NEW STAFFING RATES * EFFECTIVE 11/1/23 *
JGPG Technician (required for all tech rehearsals and performances): $30/hr
JGPG House Manager (required for all performances and showing): $30/hr
JGPG Box Office Manager (required for all ticketed events): $30/hr

TICKETING RATES (ticketed events are required to use our ticketing system)
Ticketing Page Set-up: $65 flat rate
Event Sales Tracking & Reconciliation: $50 flat rate

Read the full letter here – Effective Nov 2023

INCLUDED
  • Personalized production support (including 1-2 production meetings) from the Annex Venue Manager and Technical Director
  • Box office and ticketing set-up and website hosting (required for all ticketed rentals)
  • Performance staffed by trained Annex Front of House and Technicians (required)
  • Inclusion on the Joe Goode Performance Group website calendar and one social media promotion post
  • Audio/Visual: PA system, 35mm plug input, 4 channel audio console
  • Furniture: 100 stackable chairs, 2 tables
  • Amenities: Wheelchair accessible lobby and theater, 2 single-stall gender neutral restrooms, WIFI
NOT INCLUDED
  • Lighting design/lighting designer (renter is required to provide their own LD for any changes/additions to the repertory plot)
  • Projectors – the Annex has three projectors available for use for an additional $50 flat fee.
  • Additional marketing support or promotion
  • Liability Insurance (required) – all public events are required to have liability insurance. Proof of coverage is due 30 days before the event

Performance Pricing Estimates:

Performance rentals are custom built based on an artist’s production needs and artistic vision.

These examples are designed to help you get a sense of the Annex’s price points and projected costs, they are not exact quotes.

The following are examples of simple performance rentals. A simple performance involves:

  1. Use of repertory lighting plot (no additional instruments or custom lighting design)
  2. Pre-recorded sound
  3. No major technical components such as projection or live music.

Use of projection, additional lighting instruments, complicated staging, or changes to the rep plot will require additional tech time.

 To get quotes specific to your production, initiate a conversation by emailing [email protected]

Two-Show Performance Weekend:
12 hours of technical rehearsal (load-in, cue to cue & dress run) w/staffing $1104
8 hours of performance (four hour minimum/show) w/staffing $1316
Box Office set-up and production support (flat fee) $165

Total:

 $2585
Three-Show Performance Weekend:
12 hours of technical rehearsal (load-in, cue to cue & dress run) $1104
12 hours of performance (four hour minimum/show) $1554
Box Office set-up and production support (flat fee) $215

Total:

 $2873

 

Ready to learn more? Email [email protected] to start the discussion with the Production team!

Check Availability

The Annex is open for booking private rehearsals, workshops and public classes.

Joe Goode Annex COVID Protocols

Email us with inquiries and questions.
Check our calendar of virtual & live events

header image: photo by Robbie Sweeny. to become other than dust – Annex Co-Production.
by jose e abad with Malia Byrne and Gabriel Christian. lighting by Grisel Torres