Joe Goode Performance Group

Promotes understanding, compassion and tolerance among people through the innovative use of dance and theater

Performance

LASOS | REYES Dance

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LASOS, Spanish word for ties, is a new work of film and live performance exploring the links between childhood trauma and chronic pain within the context of Latin American culture and traditions.

Conceived and directed by Jocelyn Reyes, LASOS mines the artist’s personal story of recovery from debilitating pain. Like many first-generation Latin Americans living in the U.S., Reyes received a loving but severe upbringing in which corporal punishment was commonplace. After moving to San Francisco in 2017, she began to develop signs of fibromyalgia, a condition which eventually overwhelmed her central nervous system leaving her bedridden for months. LASOS explores the journey Reyes made in the year that followed, uncovering the hidden ties between her childhood experience of abuse and her present-day affliction. With LASOS, Reyes aims to give hope that it’s possible to break the cycle of suffering just as it’s possible to break the cycle of violence.

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Thursday, September 29 | 8pm

Friday, September 30 | 8pm
(7:15pm – pre-show discussion with pain psychologist Valerie Wei-Yee Jackson)

Saturday, October 1 | 8pm
(with post-show reception)

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In the creation of LASOS, Reyes will be collaborating with movement artists Jess Bozzo, Caitlin Hicks, Maya Mohsin and Brooke Terry, music composers Emmet Webster, Michael Webster and Wolf Woodcock, lighting designer Grisel Torres and costume designer Monique Prieto.

LASOS is generously supported by the Joe Goode Performance Group Co-Production Program, the CA$H Grant from Dancers’ Group and the San Francisco Arts Commission.

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COVID PROTOCOLS:

  • The Annex requires audiences to be masked at all times. No concessions will be available.
  • Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test dated within 72 hours of the event are required. Children under 5 may attend without proof of vaccination or a negative test.
  • Fully vaccinated performers may be unmasked on stage. Our COVID policies are based on scientific knowledge, the current local conditions of the pandemic, and our ethos of accessibility and community care.

Please contact [email protected] if you have questions or concerns.

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ACCESSIBILITY

Joe Goode Annex is a wheelchair accessible theater (ramp to front entrance, no internal stairs) with wheelchair seating available for up to six power or manual wheelchairs. Theater seats are movable and have no armrests. Wheelchairs can be seated next to each other and next to theater seats. The Annex has two single-stall all-gender restrooms that are accessible for power and manual wheelchairs.

Please contact [email protected] if you will be using ADA seating or need any additional accommodations.

2022 FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival

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The 2022 FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival brings together an array of contemporary dance works by choreographers from the Bay Area and beyond. This year’s Festival features premieres by FACT/SF, Amit Patel & Ishika Seth, Chinchin Hsu, Sharp & Fine, Drama Tops (Seattle), and slowdanger (Pittsburgh). All 6 groups will perform each evening, and both evenings of the Festival will be followed by a short post-show discussion. The Festival has an estimated run time of 80-minutes, with one intermission.

The 2022 Festival unfolds over two weekends, the first at the Joe Goode Annex (July 29 & 30) and the second at ODC Theater (August 5-7). The second weekend includes a world premiere by FACT/SF and a regional premiere by DISCO RIOT (San Diego). More info: factsf.org

The FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival is part of FACT/SF Fieldwork, a set of programs that nourish the contemporary dance ecology by providing opportunities, support, and material resources to fellow artists. In addition to the Festival, Fieldwork currently includes Production Support Grants, Fiscal Sponsorship, Summer Dance Lab Scholarships, and our touring platform, PORT (Peer Organized Reciprocal Touring).

This year’s Festival was curated via an open self-nomination process in which artists were paid to self-nominate themselves for consideration. Every artist received a meeting with members of the 8-person curatorial panel, and curation by the panel was done by consensus. FACT/SF will open its next round of self-nominations in October 2022 for programming in 2023.

The 2022 FACT/SF Summer Dance Festival is supported by FACT/SF Individual Donors and a Legacy Grant from the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation. FACT/SF is additionally supported by the California Arts Council and San Francisco Grants for the Arts. This year’s Festival kicks off FACT/SF’s 15th anniversary season, which will continue through 2023.

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COVID Protocols: The Annex requires audiences to be masked at all times within the theatre. Concessions will be available, which audiences may consume outside, or in the lobby, replacing their mask after each sip. Proof of vaccination is required and boosters encouraged. All performers, technicians, and staff at the Annex and in the Festival are vaccinated.

Our COVID policies are based on scientific knowledge, the current local conditions of the pandemic, and our ethos of accessibility and community care. Please contact [email protected] if you have questions or concerns.

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Access Accommodations: Joe Goode Annex is a wheelchair accessible space with wheelchair seating available for up to six power or manual wheelchairs. Theater seats are movable and have no armrests. Wheelchairs can be seated next to each other and next to theater seats. The Annex has two single room all gender restrooms that are accessible for power and manual wheelchairs. Please contact [email protected] if you will be using ADA seating or need any additional accommodations.

FACT/SF has a ‘No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds’ policy. If you would like to attend but the sliding scale prices offered are out of range, please email [email protected].

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Calendar Page photo: Sarah Woods-LaDue for Sharp & Fine. Photo by RJ Muna. Description: A dancer in an empty space extends one hand out towards the camera while a translucent white sheet is wrapped around their body, obscuring their face, and billowing out behind them.

Ticketing Page Photo: FACT/SF in BackstitchBack. Photo by Robbie Sweeny. Description: A black and white photo of a dimly lit stage and five dancers, each of their arms extended in different directions, facing a black upstage wall.

Nol Simonse: Death Pod / Christy Funsch: kid subjunctive

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Christy Funsch and Nol Simonse share in-progress performances of two new works: Nol’s “Death Pod” and Christy’s “kid subjunctive.” “Death Pod” asks, “how do we want to handle our own death?” with Word for Word member Jim Cave. “kid subjunctive” is a group work that renders playful futuritivity.

Saturday May 28, 2022 | 4pm – Nol Simonse’s “Death Pod” w/ ASL
Sunday May 29, 2022 | 4pm – Christy Funsch’s “kid subjunctive” w/ASL

This is a free event! Capacity is limited- please register in advance. To support Nol and Christy’s work, please consider donating at THIS LINK 

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COVID Protocols

  • Audiences must provide proof of vaccination and be masked at all times.

Accessibility

  • ASL Interpretation will be available at both showings
  • The Joe Goode Annex is ADA accessible with wheelchair seating available. for up to six wheelchairs. Theater seats are movable and have no armrests.
  • Bathrooms are single-stall all-gender ADA accessible.
  • Please email bo[email protected] to request or inquire about accommodations.

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Image Description: zoe huey is is in front of a blurry colorful background. They are facing away from the camera and only their head and one arm are in the photo. They have light skin and their hair is short and black. They are wearing a black, tight-fitting long-sleeved shirt with a hole in the right elbow, a short-sleeved tan T shirt and a black face mask. Their right arm is bent at the elbow with their right hand behind their head. They are bending towards the left and looking towards the right. Photo by Robbie Sweeny

Dance Lovers 10 | James Graham Dance Theatre

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…Duets by couples, crushes, and comrades 

 

DANCE LOVERS is an annual performance event held in San Francisco around Valentine’s Day.  James Graham Dance Theatre produces and curates DANCE LOVERS. Graham invites artists to present duets in various styles/genres with diverse pairings (friends, lovers, family members). The event began in 2011 at what was then called Kunst-Stoff Arts in San Francisco.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday
May 5, 6, 7, 2022
8pm

Tickets: $20-40

Performances by:

YiTing (Gama) Hsu & Hien Huynh
Megan Lowe & Brenton Chang
SanSan Kwan & Lenora Lee
Alex Mok & Elise Sande-Kerback
Adrienne Ziluca & Vishal Kumar
Rosie Ueng & James Graham
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Joe Goode Annex is a wheelchair accessible space with ADA seating available.  Please contact [email protected] if you will be using ADA seating.

 

photo by Robbie Sweeny

LINES Ballet | Training Program Winter Showcase LIVESTREAM

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Alonzo King LINES Ballet | Training Program dances together in performance for the first time in two years! Join the celebration.

This compelling evening will feature a collection of new works by eminent faculty artists Brett Conway, Carmen Rozestraten, and Erik Wagner as well as guest artists Chuck Wilt of UNA Projects and Sidra Bell of Sidra Bell Dance New York.

Though you cannot be with us in person, we are excited for you to join us via livestream!

Thursday, December 16 at 7:30pm PST
Friday, December 17 at 7:30pm PST

Megan Lowe Dances: Tangram

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An evening of dynamic partnering featuring Megan Lowe and Brenton Cheng that uses physical puzzles to explore relationship, geometry, and their shared Chinese heritage.

Thurs-Sun, Dec 9-12, Various Times

Megan Lowe Dances presents “Tangram”, an evening of dynamic partnering featuring Megan Lowe and Brenton Cheng that uses physical puzzles to explore relationship, geometry, and their shared Chinese heritage. Propelled by momentum, Brenton and Megan lift and are lifted by each other in ever-changing roles of mover and moved, pushing the boundaries of what is possible. “Tangram” performances have grown from the seeds of “Finger Trap” and “Maw Jaw” and continue the mission of deepening roots to heritage, deconstructing familiar tropes, and offering the fruits of those efforts back as thought-provoking dance performance.

To start off the evening, MLD will be sharing our film “Maw Jaw” created in partnership with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, which was presented as part of the 24th annual United States of Asian America Festival in free outdoor events at Portsmouth Square and Kapwa Gardens, May/June, 2021. “Maw Jaw” rehearsals occurred outside in public spaces—activating benches, railings, poles, stairs, and play structures around San Francisco Chinatown—inviting passersby to witness and be a part of the creative process, enhancing cross-generational community engagement, and inspiring interest in dance as a tool to engage with the environment/people around us.

In a time with particularly strong anti-Chinese sentiment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making work that contributes to the visibility of Chinese American artists feels especially urgent.

Megan Lowe Dances is fiscally sponsored by Dancers’ Group, and the “Tangram” project is honored to be supported by Kenneth Rainin Foundation NEW Program, Dancers’ Group’s CA$H Dance, FACT/SF Co-Production Grant, and generous individual donors.

THURS, December 9th, 7pm – BUY
FRI, December 10th, 8pm – BUY
SAT, December 11th, 5pm – BUY
SAT, December 11th, 8pm – BUY
SUN, December 12, 7pm – BUY

ANNEX COVID PROTOCOLS

Proof of vaccination is required for entry into this show. Please bring the physical card, a photo, or a CA-issued QR code.

Masks required at all times.

The dancers are all fully vaccinated and will be performing unmasked.

Read our full Covid-19 Protocols here.

Photo by RJ Muna

A Pulso Dance Project: Hidden Spaces

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Presenting the live premiere of Hidden Spaces, a contemporary dance performance created and performed by A Pulso Dance Project,  a dance collective based in San Francisco.

Sat-Sun, Nov 20-21, 7pm

Hidden Spaces is a contemporary dance piece which explores the curiosities, intrigues and parts of ourselves that we keep hidden from each other as human and social beings, and the process of elucidating the sides of ourselves we choose to show while obscuring the sides we keep in the shadows.

SAT, November 20th, 7pm – Buy
SUN, November 21st, 7pm – Buy

Proof of vaccination is required for entry into this show. Please bring the physical card, a photo, or a CA-issued QR code.

Masks required at all times.

A Pulso dancers are all fully vaccinated and will be performing unmasked.

Photo by Kyle Adler

Printz Dance Project: Ink and Bone

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PDP presents Ink and Bone…a Dancers Journal, the world premiere of a story-driven, text-rich dance piece fusing Printz’ contemporary-jazz choreography with personal stories, prose, and visual imagery.

Thu-Sat, Nov 4-13, 8pm

The company of contemporary-jazz dancers along with two actors harness stories of pain and trauma through an enlightened lens. Prior to the Covid lockdown, The Kennedy Center/The REACH offered Printz Dance Project a residency to develop a movement piece about Stacey Printz’s written journey of personal chronic pain. In March of 2020, the company hit the pause button and used the rawness of their quarantine journey to reconsider the angle of their story. After so many challenges, they are excited to be mounting this heartfelt, at times humorous, thought provoking world premiere.

Stacey Printz | Director/Choreographer/Writer
Jenni Bregman | Assistant Director
Michael John Garces | Dramaturg
Wolfgang Wachalovsky | Video & Lighting Designer

Performers/Creative Collaborators
Carlos Aguirre (Actor), Alice Moore (Actor), Dancers: Jenni Bregman, Sadie Carhart, Nhan Ho, Kim Holt, Camille Henrot, Jadell Lee, Stacey Printz, Victor Talledos

THU, November 4th, 8pm, with Artist Q&A + Reception – Buy
FRI, November 5th, 8pm – Buy
SAT, November 6th, 8pm – Buy
THU, November 11th, 8pm – Buy
FRI, November 12th, 8pm, with Artist Q&A – Buy
SAT, November 13th, 8pm, Closing Reception – Buy

Proof of vaccination is required for entry into this show. Please bring the physical card, a photo, or a CA-issued QR code.

Masks required at all times.

PDP Covid Protocol:

1. We are a fully vaccinated company!

2. All company members will get tested at the beginning of both tech/show weeks

3. We ask all attending audience members to show proof of vaccination and wear masks

4. Performers will not be masked

Photo courtesy of Stacey Printz

Time of Change: Show with ASL Interpretation

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Sep 9: Show with ASL Interpretation

This show includes American Sign Language Interpretation. $0-48 Sliding Scale. Contact [email protected] for ticket access!

Time of Change features live speaking, singing, and a pre-recorded audio tour for which live ASL interpretation and written transcripts will be provided. 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 on a ‘Slow Street’ and street lights) with the audience group of 20. Three ushers and 1 production staff will be supporting patrons.
JGPG staff are available to assist with reserving tickets, either via email or calling 415-561-6565 to leave a message with your name, phone number, and times to call you back!

Time of Change COVID safety:

ALL PERFORMANCES ARE:
MOSTLY OUTDOORS (only 1 section inside a large, open church space)
SMALL AUDIENCES (20-60)
SOCIAL DISTANCING OBSERVED
VACCINES REQUIRED (for indoor portions)
MASKS ON (for all, all the time)
The safety of our audiences, cast, and crew are our top priority.

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.]

The body is a political territory, every gesture, every posture is a statement of who this person is in this moment of action or this very public moment of being seen.

- Joe Goode