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Press 2021

Press 2020

‘Polyphonia’ delivers a musical journey around the world at Presidio Theatre, The Daily Californian, November 12, 2020

Press 2019

World Arts West Leadership Transition

World Arts West Board of Directors’ Statement on Leadership Transition

About the 2019 Festival

41st Annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival: A celebration of culture, dance, and music, Asian Journal, July 11, 2019
Review: The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival brings the noise, San Francisco Chronicle, July 8, 2019
The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley over July Fourth and the weekend, Berkeleyside, July 3, 2019
Ethnic Dance Fest transcends borders 41 years in, 48Hills, July 2, 2019
Berkeley Hosts Ethnic Dance Festival, Oakland Magazine, July 2019
Afro Urban Society: Uniting the African Diaspora through Dance, In Dance, July/August 2019
Berkeley’s Bearettes first to bring majorette-style dance to UC system, UC Berkeley News, June 25, 2019
San Francisco Chronicle Datebook Pick, June 25, 2019

Press 2018

Year in Review, San Francisco Chronicle, December 18, 2018
Best Arts Festival, SF Bay Guardian Best of the Bay Readers’ Poll, October 2018
Ethnic Dance Festival soars to new heights at Opera House, San Francisco Chronicle, July 17, 2018
Ethnic Dance Festival is Color, Vitality, and Virtuosity, San Francisco Classical Voice, July 17, 2018
SF Ethnic Dance Festival features a 200-year-old Eskimo celebration, The Mercury News, July 12, 2018
San Francisco’s Ethnic Dance Festival celebrates 40 years, San Francisco Chronicle, July 8, 2018
A Vibrant World Onstage: Ethnic Dance Festival Turns 40, SF/Arts Monthly, July 2018 issue
Summer Arts Preview, 7x7 Magazine, June 6, 2018
10 Picks for Bay Area Summer Dance, KQED Arts, May 30, 2018
You Can Get Anything You Want at the Ethnic Dance Festival, San Francisco Classical Voice, May 29, 2018
San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Celebrates 40 Years, In Dance, May 2018
S.F. Ethnic Dance Festival Prepares for a Spectacular 40th Season, San Francisco Classical Voice, May 1, 2018
40th Anniversary San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival Press Release

Press 2017

2017 In Review: A Year of Expanding Boundaries in Dance, San Francisco Chronicle, December 31, 2017
Ethnic Energies, Bay Area Reporter, July 20, 2017
SF Ethnic Dance Festival lights up War Memorial, San Francisco Examiner, July 12, 2017
Leah Garchik column, San Francisco Chronicle, July 12, 2017
Ethnic Dance revelations mark Festival opening, San Francisco Chronicle, July 9, 2017
San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival opens July 8 at Opera House, San Jose Mercury News, July 5, 2017
Celebrating diversity through music and dance, Asian Journal, June 29, 2017
Three Summer Dance Performances to Catch in Grand Spaces, KQED Arts, June 28, 2017
Ethnic Dance Festival moves to grand new venue, San Francisco Chronicle, June 21, 2017
10 Spring and Summer Festivals, The New York Times, May 21, 2017
39th Annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival