Dance Mission Theater: Dance is B(l)ack! Festival

Dance Is B(l)ack is a four-day festival in June (22nd, 23rd, 29th, 30th) that affirms the creative achievements, vast dance knowledge and lived experiences of Black dance educators living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. There will also be an exclusive screening of Harriet’s Gun 2: Shapeshifting Towards A Radically Imagined Black Future. Curated by Samad Guerra.

UPDATED SCHEDULE

Saturday, June 22nd
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM – Contemporary w/ Gabriele Christian
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM – Afro-Haitian w/ Laurie Fleurentine
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Vogue and Tone w/ Jocquese Whitfield
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM – Hip Hop w/ Brandie Norris

Sunday, June 23rd
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM – House w/ Terence Paschal
3:30pm – Harriet’s Gun 2024: Program A screening

Saturday, June 29nd
11:00am-12:30pm – Afro-Brazilian with Dandha da Hora (NEW TIME!)
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM – House w/ Lauren Benjamin
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Hip Hop w/ Trey Russel
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Reggaeton w/ Akemi Smoot
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM – Cuban-Haitian Folkloric w/ Jose “Cheo” Rojas

Sunday, June 30th
12-2pm – Cuban and Brazilian mixed class with Dandha da Hora and Susana Arenas Pedroso (NEW TIME!)
2pm – Harriet’s Gun 2024: Program B screening

Class is supported in part with support from Dream Keeper Initiative and SFAC.