It’s the Festival as you’ve never seen it before!
The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Film is an original, full-length production that takes you to unique settings around the Bay Area to experience inspiring dance, spoken word, and music from Cuba, Guinea, Hawaii, India, Iran and Turkey, Mexico, and the US, presented by extraordinary local artists.
Featuring:
Darius Simpson*
Spoken Word
Denmis Bain Savigne + Angel Yoel Mulen-Robert*
Rumba from Cuba
Eddie Madril
Native American Hoop Dance
Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco
Son Jarocho from Mexico
Hālau o Keikialiʻi
Hula Kahiko from Hawaii
Lahydi Dance Collective*
Djun Djun & Dance from Guinea
Miriam Peretz
Dance inspired by Sufi poetry & devotional whirling from Iran & Turkey
Molodi*
US Stepping & Body Percussion
Mythili Kumar of Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose
Bharatanatyam from South India
*denotes artists new to the Festival
Darius Simpson*
Spoken Word
Denmis Bain Savigne + Angel Yoel Mulen-Robert*
Rumba from Cuba
Eddie Madril
Native American Hoop Dance
Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco
Son Jarocho from Mexico
Hālau o Keikialiʻi
Hula Kahiko from Hawaii
Lahydi Dance Collective*
Djun Djun & Dance from Guinea
Miriam Peretz
Dance inspired by Sufi poetry & devotional whirling from Iran & Turkey
Molodi*
US Stepping & Body Percussion
Mythili Kumar of Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose
Bharatanatyam from South India
*denotes artists new to the Festival
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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INTERACTIVE ONLINE SCREENING AND EVENTS
Premiere of the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Film Thursday, October 7, at 7pm Join the Festival artists for this special interactive online screening, during which the artists will introduce their segments of the film and share some thoughts about their work. You’ll also have the opportunity to chat with them - this will be your only chance to gather with all of the Festival artists this year! TICKETS: $25 ~ Your ticket also includes an Online Panel Discussion and Movement Workshop~ Panel Discussion Tuesday, October 5, at 7pm The Music is the Dance: An exploration of the inextricable link between dance and music. In many traditions, there IS no distinction between them. With three of the artists appearing in the film: Jay R Beatbox (with Molodi), José Roberto Hernandez of Vinic-Kay (with Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco), and Kawika Alfiche (with Hālau o Keikialiʻi) Movement Workshop Wednesday, October 6, at 7pm Learn about Stepping and Body Percussion and their origins in Africa and evolution through African American fraternities in this interactive online workshop with Antwan Davis, Co-Founder of Molodi. |
IN-PERSON SCREENINGS
NOTE: Proof of full Covid vaccination is required to attend the in-person film screenings, and masks that cover the nose and mouth will be required. There may be additional protocols in place, including capacity limits, depending on local health policies. Your safety is our priority! Saturday, October 9, at 3pm and 7pm Grand Lake Theatre | 3200 Grand Lake Avenue, Oakland TICKETS: $15 in advance; $16 at the door $12 for children aged 12 years and under for the 3pm matinee *Q&A with the makers of the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Film, following the 7pm screening: Learn how the filmmakers took the Festival from the stage to film. Featuring Festival Co-Artistic Directors Latanya d. Tigner and Māhealani Uchiyama, along with the film’s Director, Sonia D. Pina, Program & Production Manager for World Arts West. Moderated by Patrick Makuakāne, Kumu Hula of Nā Lei Hulu i ka Wēkiu and former Co-Artistic Director of the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. Saturday, October 16, at 3pm and 7pm AMC Kabuki 8 | 1881 Post Street, San Francisco TICKETS: $15 in advance; $16 at the door $12 for children aged 12 years and under for the 3pm matinee |
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ON DEMAND ONLINE
October 17 - 31 View the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Film online at your leisure, through October 31, 2021. TICKETS: $15 |